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January 13, 2024

Natural General Intelligence How understanding the brain can help us build AI

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Free Download Natural General Intelligence: How understanding the brain can help us build AI by Christopher Summerfield
English | March 15, 2023 | ISBN: 0192843885 | 352 pages | EPUB | 16 Mb
Since the time of Turing, computer scientists have dreamed of building artificial general intelligence (AGI) – a system that can think, learn and act as humans do. Over recent years, the remarkable pace of progress in machine learning research has reawakened discussions about AGI. But what would a generally intelligent agent be able to do? What algorithms, architectures, or cognitive functions would it need? To answer these questions, we turn to the study of natural intelligence. Humans (and many other animals) have evolved precisely the sorts of generality of function that AI researchers see as the defining hallmark of intelligence. The fields of cognitive science and neuroscience have provided us with a language for describing the ingredients of natural intelligence in terms of computational mechanisms and cognitive functions and studied their implementation in neural circuits.

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January 11, 2024

Natural Growth Inhibitors and Phytohormones in Plants and Environment

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Free Download Natural Growth Inhibitors and Phytohormones in Plants and Environment by Valentine I. Kefeli , Maria V. Kalevitch
English | PDF | 2003 | 331 Pages | ISBN : 1402010699 | 30.5 MB
This book represents the authors’ lifetime dedication to the study of inhibitors and phytohormones as well as its practical applications for achieving a more sustainable agriculture. Their work focuses on the functions of various groups of active molecules, their direct effect upon plant growth, but also implications for their impact upon the surrounding environment are explored. The main idea of the book evolved from the need to determine a balance among natural growth inhibitors and phytohormones. This approach was pursued through a better understanding of their biochemical pathways, their effects on plants physiological functions, and their influence upon stress factors on plant ontogenesis. Therefore, this effort proposes a more holistic approach to the study of plant physiology, in which the plant-soil interactions are discussed, with a profound description of different allelochemicals and their effects on plants growth. A rigorous attention is also paid to discuss the role of microorganisms in ecosystems and their capability to synthesize physiologically active substances, which trigger also unique plant-microbial interactions. These synergies are leading scientists to the discovery of major breakthroughs in agriculture and pharmacology that are revolutionizing old epistemologies and thus, contributing to the emergence of a philosophy of interconnectedness for the whole biosphere.

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January 11, 2024

Elephant Trees, Copales, and Cuajiotes A Natural History of Bursera

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Free Download Judith X. Becerra, "Elephant Trees, Copales, and Cuajiotes: A Natural History of Bursera"
English | ISBN: 0816551944 | 2024 | 272 pages | PDF | 15 MB
Predominantly native to the U.S. Southwest, Mexico, and the Caribbean, the various species of Bursera have been prized throughout history for their distinctive aromas, medicinal properties, workable wood, and attractive appearance. Despite its extensive past and current use as incense in religious ceremonies, and its resourceful antiseptic ability to treat a range of maladies, no comprehensive book exists on this vital yet overlooked plant. Highlighting bursera’s importance and impact within the desert Southwest and Mexico, this volume will be the first book to describe the ecology, evolution, ethnobotany, and peculiar chemistry of the many species of Bursera.

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January 10, 2024

The Exercise Cure A Doctor’s All-Natural, No-Pill Prescription for Better Health and Longer Life

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Free Download Jordan Metzl, "The Exercise Cure: A Doctor’s All-Natural, No-Pill Prescription for Better Health and Longer Life"
English | 2013 | pages: 304 | ISBN: 1623360102 | EPUB | 11,1 mb
What if there were a drug to treat every illness, across all body systems, proven potent against heart disease, depression, arthritis, PMS and erectile dysfunction – even in chronic diseases such as asthma, dementia, and certain types of cancer? What if it had no side effects, was completely free, readily available, and worked for everyone? Every single person who took it decreased her risk of premature death and raised his quality of life. Would you want it?

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