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The Nostradamus collection [videorecording]. by Bridges, Vincent.; Eid, Joseph F.; Ellis, Luke.; Lauterbach, Kreg.; Monahan, Richard.; Pickard, Andy.; A & E Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218747; New Video Group.(CARDINAL)219113;
The lost book of Nostradamus, Nostradamus 2012: Vincent Bridges, historian ; The Nostradamus effect: Joseph Eid, Farshad Farahat, Arick Salmea.Examines an old book found in the stacks of the Italian National Library that may have been written by the famed prophet Nostradamus ; a detailed historical investigation of Nostradamus' 2012 doomsday prophecy ; describes the history of soothsayers and prophets, from ancient tales of mystics and oracles to biblical prophecies and modern age prophets, and discusses why forecasting the future is compelling for many people.Not rated.DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Prophecies.; Television specials.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nostradamus, 1503-1566; Armageddon.; Prediction (Logic);
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The lost book of Nostradamus [videorecording] by Buckley, Betty.(CARDINAL)344987; Hollister, Sarah.; Lauterbach, Kreg.; Lurie, James.; 1080 Entertainment (Firm); Arts and Entertainment Network.(CARDINAL)225081; History Channel (Television network)(CARDINAL)330875; New Video Group.(CARDINAL)219113;
Narrator, James Lurie.Examine an unusual manuscript dating to 1629 discovered in Rome containing cryptic and bizarre images along with over eighty watercolor paintings by the master visionary himself.DVD.
Subjects: Biographical (Nonfiction); Biographical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Documentary; Television programs.; Nostradamus, 1503-1566.; Nostradamus, 1503-1566; Divination.; Prediction (Logic); Prophets;
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Skatepark rally /
"A predicting outcomes game." Targets standards in these areas: predicting outcomes, making inferences. For 2 to 4 playersAges 6+
Subjects: Educational games.; Board games; Language arts; Prediction (Logic); Reading (Elementary); Reading comprehension; Reading games;
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The predictioneer's game : using the logic of brazen self-interest to see and shape the future / by Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce,1946-(CARDINAL)515537;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240) and index.What will it take to put you in this car today? -- Game theory 101 -- Game theory 102 -- Bombs away -- Napkins for peace : defining the question -- Engineering the future -- Fast-forward the present -- How to predict the unpredictable -- Fun with the past -- Dare to be embarrassed! -- The big sweep : the history of worms or bali high, balilow.
Subjects: Game theory.; Economic man.; Self-interest.;
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I can predict, I won't be tricked! / by Pederson, Bridget.(CARDINAL)480668;
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Subjects: Forecasting; Induction (Logic);
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Blockchain chicken farm and other stories of tech in China's countryside / by Wang, Xiaowei,1986-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246).Ghosts in the machine -- On a blockchain chicken farm in the middle of nowhere -- When AI farms pigs -- Buffet life -- Made in China -- "No one can predict the future" -- Gone shopping in the mountain stronghold -- Welcome to my pearl party."From FSGO x Logic: stories about rural China, food, and tech that reveal new truths about the globalized world"--
Subjects: Wang, Xiaowei, 1986-; Technology; Technology and state;
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The Rise of China vs. the Logic of Strategy / by Luttwak, Edward.(CARDINAL)140649; Ebrary Academic Complete Subscription Collection.;
The fallacy of unresisted aggrandizement -- Premature assertiveness -- "Great-state autism" defined -- Historical residues in Chinese conduct -- The coming geo-economic resistance to the rise of China -- China's aggrandizement and global reactions -- The inevitable analogy -- Could China adopt a successful grand strategy? -- The strategic un-wisdom of the ancients -- Strategic competence: the historical record -- The inevitability of mounting resistance -- Why current policies will persist -- Who will resist? Australia: weaving a coalition -- Japan: disengaging from disengagement -- Defiant Vietnam: the newest American ally? -- South Korea: a model Tianxia subordinate? -- Mongolia: northern outpost of the coalition? -- Indonesia: from ostracism to coalition? -- The Philippines: how to make enemies -- Norway: Norway? Norway! -- The three China policies of the United States -- Conclusions, assumptions, findings, predictions, envoi.Mode of access: World wide Web.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Geopolitics;
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Future babble : why expert predictions are next to worthless, and you can do better / by Gardner, Dan,1968-(CARDINAL)490093;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-294) and index.The unpredictable world -- In the minds of experts -- The experts agree : expect much more of the same -- Unsettled by uncertainty -- Everyone loves a hedgehog -- When prophets fail -- The end is nigh.
Subjects: Fallacies (Logic); Perception.; Thought and thinking.; Uncertainty.;
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Perfectly irrational : the unexpected ways we defy logic at work and at home / by Ariely, Dan.(CARDINAL)354827;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Lessons from procrastination and medical side effects -- Paying more for less : why big bonuses don't always work -- The Meaning of labor : what Legos can teach us about the joy of work -- The IKEA effect : why we overvalue what we make -- The Not-invented here bias : why "my" ideas are better than "yours" -- The Case for revenge : what makes us seek justice? -- On adaptation : why we get used to things (but not all things, and not always) -- Hot or not? : adaptation, assortative mating, and the beauty market -- When a market fails : an example from online dating -- On empathy and emotion : why we respond to one person who needs help but not to many -- The Long-term effects of short-term emotions : why we shouldn't act on our negative feelings -- Lessons from our irrationalities : why we need to test everything.How can confusing directions actually help us? Why can large bonuses make CEOs less productive? Why is there such a big difference between what we think will make us happy and what really makes us happy? In his groundbreaking book Predictably Irrational, social scientist Dan Ariely revealed the multiple biases that lead us into making unwise decisions....
Subjects: Logic.; Practical reason.;
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Capacity and level of service at ramp-freeway junctions (Phase II) / by Roess, Roger P.(CARDINAL)325703; Ulerio, Jose M.(CARDINAL)325702; National Cooperative Highway Research Program.(CARDINAL)281856;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction -- Comparing predictions of lane distribution -- Comparing predictions of density and speed -- Findings -- References.The general objective of the research was to identify and investigate common ranges of application, consistency of internal logic, and consistency of results of the 1994 Highway Capacity Models for ramp-freeway junctions and FHWA's FRESIM simulation model.
Subjects: Highway capacity; Roads; Traffic flow;
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