“June 2000, astronomers made an extraordinary discovery. One that promises to solve one of the biggest problems in cosmology – how and why galaxies are created. Incredibly, the answer involves the most weird, destructive and terrifying objects in the Universe – supermassive black holes. Scientists are beginning to believe that these forces of pure destruction actually help trigger the birth of galaxies and therefore are at the heart of the creation of stars, planets and all life.”

ISBN: 157586018X
Title: Defending AI Research: A Collection of Essays and Reviews (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)
Author: by John McCarthy (Editor)
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Publication Date: 1996-06-01
Number Of Pages: 130
Size: 5,4 MB
Format: PDF
John McCarthy's influence in computer science ranges from the invention of LISP and time-sharing to the coining of the term AI and the founding of the AI laboratory at Stanford University. One of the foremost figures in computer sciences, McCarthy has written papers which are widely referenced and stand as milestones of development over a wide range of topics

ISBN: 0262050730
Title: Profiling Machines: Mapping the Personal Information Economy
Author: Greg Elmer
Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Number Of Pages: 176
Average Amazon Rating: 5.0

In this book Greg Elmer brings the perspectives of cultural and media studies to the subject of consumer profiling and feedback technology in the digital economy. He examines the multiplicity of processes that monitor consumers and automatically collect, store, and cross-reference personal information