The hidden costs of artificial intelligence-from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality, and freedom"This study argues that [artificial intelligence] is neither artificial nor particularly intelligent. . .. A fascinating history of the data on which machine-learning systems are trained.
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. The Wedding Book for Every Seasonwill guide you every step of the way until you walk down the aisle. Start with a stroll through the four seasons. This evocative volume offers ideas and inspiration—from seasonal flowers and decorations to what to wear and how to organize the perfect celebration.
The number one bestseller - warm, witty, honest and human, a manifesto for staying alive, whatever your demons
In the vast tapestry of your life, what are the memories and images that stand out? For anyone who has struggled to keep a journal or diary, this will help unlock those priceless memories and record them forever. Inspired by the YouTube phenomenon, this i
A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of failed capitalism. In this account of Europe's economic rise and catastrophic fall, the author pinpoints the flaws in the European Union's design - a design that was thought up after the Second World War, and
'A landmark work' Brian EnoImagine a world with no banks. No stock market. No tech giants.No billionaires. Imagine if Occupy and Extinction Rebellion actually won. In Another Now world-famous economist, Yanis Varoufakis, shows us what such a world would look like.Far from being a fantasy, he describes how it could have come about - and might yet. But would we really want it?
The Sunday Times bestseller 'A monumental, gripping book ... Outstanding' Sunday Times Wherever there is human judgement, there is noise. 'Noise may be the most important book I've read in more than a decade. A genuinely new idea so exceedingly important you will immediately put it into practice.
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots. Some people are exceptionally manipulative. They can convince anyone about anything and lure them with their charm. They enjoy controlling others and will do anything to get what they want. Sound familiar?
Kniha má za cíl zkoumat aspekty současných a historických přírodních, společenských a kognitivních prostředí skrz řadu částečně komparativních čtení souvisejících hledisek filozofie, environmentálních studií, literární kritiky, poezie, kulturní historie a literárních, kulturních a prostorových teorií.
You're not imagining it. People are getting ruder. And this is a serious problem. The book that inspired the iTunes Top Ten podcast Did you know that even one rude comment in a life and death situation can decrease a surgeon's performance by as much as 50%? That we say we don't want rude politicians, but we vote for them anyway? Or that rude language can sway a jury in a criminal case?
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WITH A NEW CHAPTER ON TURNING THIRTY 'There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today and very soon the world will know it' Lisa Taddeo, author Three Women 'The book we will thrust into our friends' hands.
Your go-to guide to a better life, starting with the way you think Join 6 million readers around the world who have capitalised on the power of now First published in 1959, David J Schwartz's classic teachings are as powerful today as they were then. Practical, empowering and hugely engaging, this book shows that the key to success is the way you think.
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year 'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry 'You should read Humankind.
What if a happier life was only a few simple choices away?
'Beautifully written and brilliantly argued, Possessed is one of the few things you really need to own' Daniel Gilbert How ownership came to own us - and what we can do about it Our love affair with possessions seems to be all-consuming, even as we face economic and environmental breaking points.
It has never been more important to sleep well. Stop sabotaging your own sleep and finally wake up energised and refreshed How to Sleep Well is a guidebook that can change your sleep and help you live your life more fully. Whether you struggle to fall asleep, sleep too lightly, wake too often or simply cannot wake up, this book can help you get on track to sleeping well and living better.
*The International Bestseller* 'Superb, hugely enjoyable ... a spirited examination of the hubris and hypocrisy of the super-rich who claim they are helping the world' Aditya Chakrabortty, Guardian What explains the spreading backlash against the global elite?
The history-making, ground-breaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young activist who has become the voice of a generation'Everything needs to change. And it has to start today' In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day.
