![]() ![]() In this interdisciplinary work, author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show how the algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions. ![]() And the solutions they've found have much to teach us. ![]() What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of new activities and familiar favorites is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are not: computers, too, face the same constraints, so computer scientists have been grappling with their version of such issues for decades. Review/description: An exploration of how insights from computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind. All our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. ![]()
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In a new town, Dovi's family befriends a young boy who was abandoned at their restaurantĭovi Chandler collects yearbooks. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He's haunted by Ashley June who he left behind, and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side.The TrapAfter barely escaping the Mission alive, Gene and Sissy face an impossible task: staying alive long enough to stop an entire world bent on their destruction. But they're not the only things following Gene. The PreyWith death only a heartbeat away, Gene and the remaining humans must find a way to survive long enough to escape the hungry predators chasing them through the night. It's the only way to stay alive in a world of night-a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood. He can't run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn't hurt him and he doesn't have an unquenchable lust for blood. And most of all, whatever you do, do not fall in love with one of them.The Hunt Gene has a deadly secret he's different from everyone else around him. Together for the first time in one collection. Get caught up in the action with Andrew Fukuda's The Hunt Trilogy: The Hunt, The Prey and The Trap. ![]() ![]() ![]() “There are some ways of looking that are visible in one culture that aren’t going to be visible in another culture. ![]() “Some retellings are newer than others, will be more fresh than others,” Wilson said. In an interview with the News, Wilson expounded on the value of new translations. She was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2019 and a Guggenheim Fellow in 2020, and she is currently a judge for the 2020 Booker Prize. Wilson, who is also a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, was celebrated for her vivid and lyrical 2017 translation of the “Odyssey.” Although there are over 60 translations of the “Odyssey,” Wilson was the first woman to translate the epic poem into English. The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library hosts the Mark Strand Memorial Reading Series and invites accomplished American poets to read their work. On Wednesday, translator Emily Wilson GRD ’01 delivered the 2020 edition of the Mark Strand Memorial Reading, where she read from her in-progress translations of Homer’s “Iliad” and Sophocles’ “Oedipus Tyrannus” on a Zoom webinar. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And the narcissist will certainly try to convince you that you've made a mistake. RELATED: 8 Types Of Narcissism & How To Distinguish ThemĪfter months or years of being told you're wrong and having your decisions devalued by the narcissist, you are probably prone to second-guessing yourself. 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You were wonderful and perfect, and the narcissist was thrilled to have "won" you as a mate. ![]() You were on a pedestal at the beginning of the relationship. ![]() When things don't work out, the narcissist puts the blame entirely on someone else. ![]() ![]() ![]() The problem? The Earl of Clearwood, Sirius Renwall, keeps getting in her way. She’s got the perfect man all picked out. Her mother seems set on arranging an unwanted marriage for Cristina, but Cristina has plans of her own. Lady Cristina Ducat might not be as clever as her sisters, but she knows when action is required. And though her heart beat wildly every time she looked at Rex, she knew that to involve herself with such a man would only lead to heartache. She’d given that up when she ended her engagement to another rake. She had no reputation to preserve after all. But when he arrived at Lady Camille Ducat’s door shot and near death, she didn’t hesitate to help him. Not that Rex Baluster, the Marquess of Highwater would want her anyway. ![]() ![]() Except once they are tossed together after a winter storm, she is dangerously close to declaring her love because in the dark of night, he was all Lily could see. He was too much man and beyond redemption. His Grace had a devilish air about him and a brooding silence that no debutante should attempt to tame and certainly not grow an affection for. As far as Lily could tell, she was correct. At least that is what Lady Lily Ducat’s mother continually said. The Duke of Longley was a rake and should be left well enough alone. BOOKS ELIGIBLE FOR KINDLE PRIME LENDING. ![]() ![]() ![]() It details the inner workings of the Darwinist and Clanker powers, with descriptions and illustrations of the beasties, walkers, weapons, transport and uniforms. ![]() It’s a must-have for any fan of the trilogy. 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Scott Westerfeld is the 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies series, which has been translated into 35 languages the Leviathan series Afterworlds Horizon and many other books for young readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() I do check to make sure that the winner has completed the task. Commenting will not enter you in a giveaway. The winner will be chosen by the Rafflecopter widget via Rafflecopter. You must enter via the tasks in the Rafflecopter. Winner(s) may be announced on the Rafflecopter in the giveaway post AFTER the winner has been verified by email.Winners must respond using the email address used to enter the giveaway. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Winner(s) will be contacted by email and have 48 hours to respond to the email. Winner(s) need to make sure to use a valid email address.Odds of winning depend on the number of entries collected. Unless otherwise stated, giveaways on this blog are open to U.S.Giveaway starts November 15 and ends Novemat midnight. ![]() ![]() This is one of his best-loved novels, a compulsively readable thriller, packed with suspense, intrigue and passion. Ghosts from an empire spawned by naked ambition…Sidney Sheldon is one of the most popular storytellers in the world. Ghosts from a life of blackmail and murder. And for Kate there are ghosts, ghosts of absent friends and of enemies. Her conception was itself an act of hate-filled vengeance.At the extravagent celebrations of her ninetieth birthday, there are toasts from a Supreme Court Judge and a telegram from the White House. Her mother was the daughter of a crooked Afrikaaner merchant. Her father was a diamond prospector who struck it rich beyond his wildest dreams. She is an enigma, a woman surrounded by a thousand unanswered questions. ![]() One of Sidney Sheldon’s most popular and bestselling titles, repackaged and reissued for a new generation of fans.Kate Blackwell is one of the richest and most powerful women in the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, it is no more an option to “stay” in any permanent way for Kay and Cyril than it is for any of us. Should We Stay or Should We Go is sometimes funny, often diverting, always driving towards an urgent answer to its question. “You’re the one who had to go on that big Trafalgar demonstration against the poll tax – which would have raised money for social care and a great deal else,” says Kay to her husband, somewhat formally. Snippets of dialogue between Kay (who voted Leave in the referendum) and Cyril (an ardent Remainer) seem more for exposition’s sake than reflective of their intimacy. ![]() ![]() Unsurprisingly for a book that privileges philosophising over narrative drive, Should We Stay or Should We Go features a lot of arguments which, one senses, Shriver herself would like to be having. ![]() |