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From deepfakes to GPT-3, deep learning is now powering a new assault on our ability to tell what's real and what's not, bringing a whole new algorithmic side to fake news. On the other hand, remarkable methods are being developed to help automate fact-checking and the detection of fake news and doctored media. Success in the modern business world requires you to understand these algorithmic currents, and to recognize the strengths, limits, and impacts...
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There is a logical flaw in the statistical methods used across experimental science. This fault is not a minor academic quibble: it underlies a reproducibility crisis now threatening entire disciplines. In an increasingly statistics-reliant society, this same deeply rooted error shapes decisions in medicine, law, and public policy with profound consequences. The foundation of the problem is a misunderstanding of probability and its role in making...
423) The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves
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In this groundbreaking book, Keith Law, baseball writer for The Athletic and author of the acclaimed Smart Baseball, offers an era-spanning dissection of some of the best and worst decisions in modern baseball, explaining what motivated them, what can be learned from them, and how their legacy has shaped the game.
For years, Daniel Kahneman's iconic work of behavioral science Thinking Fast and Slow has been required reading in front offices across...
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Lawrence Weinstein is University Professor of Physics at Old Dominion University. He is the coauthor of Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin (Princeton). Patricia Edwards is senior lecturer in art at Old Dominion University. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she lives in Norfolk, Virginia.
Simple and effective techniques for quickly estimating virtually anything
Guesstimation 2.0 reveals the...
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Sa longue carrière de consultant aux USA, en France et en Algérie lui a permis de s'inspirer des meilleurs pratiques mondiales pour rédiger cet ouvrage. Ses analyses de prospective économique se sont avérées, par le passé, d'une incroyable exactitude.
Voilà ce qu'il nous dit en substance « Le scénario de la déchéance est fort probable si des mesures salutaires et radicales ne voient pas le jour très rapidement. Tout le monde y perdrait....
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In 1884, professional baseball was still in its infancy. The National League was less than a decade old, the National Association (which had been around since 1871) was now defunct, the American Association (which began two years earlier) were nipping at the NL's heels, and a new league-the Union Association-was in its first year. With all that going on, a hard-playing, hard-drinking club out of tiny Wilmington, Delaware-the Quicksteps-were so dominating...
427) AI Mastery Trilogy
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Dive into the "AI Mastery Trilogy," the ultimate collection for professionals seeking to conquer the world of artificial intelligence (AI). This 3-in-1 compendium is meticulously crafted to guide you from the foundational principles of AI to the intricate mathematical frameworks and practical coding applications that will catapult your expertise to new heights. Book 1: "AI Basics for Managers" by Andrew Hinton is your gateway to understanding and...
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A fast-food chain once tried to compete with McDonald's quarter-pounder by introducing a third-pound hamburger-only for it to flop when consumers thought a third pound was less than a quarter pound because three is less than four. Separately, a rash of suicides by teenagers who played Dungeons and Dragons caused a panic in parents and the media. They thought D&D was causing teenage suicides-when in fact teenage D&D players died by suicide at a much...
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Armed with a few simple rules, you can tackle even the most complex of problems.
Complexity surrounds us. We have too much e-mail, juggle multiple remotes, and hack through thickets of regulations from phone contracts to health plans. But complexity isn't destiny. Sull and Eisenhardt argue there's a better way. By developing a few simple yet effective rules, people can best even the most complex problems.
In Simple Rules, Sull and Eisenhardt masterfully...
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With every passing season, statistical analysis is playing an ever-increasing role in how hockey is played and covered. Knowledge of the underlying numbers can help fans stretch their enjoyment of the game. Acting as an invaluable supplement to traditional analysis, Stat Shot: A Fan's Guide to Hockey Analytics can be used to test the validity of conventional wisdom and to gain insight into what teams are doing behind the scenes - or maybe what they...
431) Salina facts
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198?
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6 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
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Un rapport précis de l'enquête sur les engagements et les actions du Gouvernement français pour l'innovation.
Cette année encore, l'Observatoire donne rendez-vous au Gouvernement pour faire le bilan annuel du Pacte pour la Croissance, la Compétitivité et l'Emploi vu des start-up, PME et ETI innovantes. Pour la 3ème année consécutive, le Comité Richelieu et GAC Group publient les résultats d'une enquête sur les engagements et les actions...
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Habib Ammari is director of research at the French National Center for Scientific Research and professor of mathematics at the École Normale Superiéure. Elie Bretin is a postdoctoral researcher in mathematics at the École Polytechnique. Josselin Garnier is professor of mathematics at Université Paris VII. Hyeonbae Kang is the Jungseok Chair Professor of Mathematics at Inha University in South Korea. Hyundae Lee is assistant professor of mathematics...
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In Game of My Life New York Yankees, everyone from stars to supersubs offers personal stories revealing the obstacles they had to overcome in order to succeed on sports' biggest stage. Some of the biggest names to ever don the pinstripes are captured in personal portraits here, from Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera to Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Ron Guidry, and all the way back to Yogi Berra and Tommy Henrich. Along with taking readers behind the...
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Immer mehr Unternehmen bauen Chatbots, damit ihre Kunden und Mitarbeiter in natürlicher Sprache mit den Systemen des Unternehmens kommunizieren können. Mittels Chatbots können dialogintensive Prozesse automatisiert und neue Wissensquellen erschlossen werden. Das vorliegende essential führt die Grundlagen von Chatbots ein und zeigt mit Praxisbeispielen der Schweizerischen Post, wo sie angewendet werden können, worauf bei ihrer Gestaltung geachtet...
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Orlando Cepeda breaks into the majors with a home run. Willie Mays drills four homers in a single game while sick to his stomach. Felipe Alou prays for a ninth-inning miracle with the National League pennant on the line. In Game of My Life San Francisco Giants, you'll experience the exceptional moments of fan favorites Will Clark, Rich Aurilia, Robby Thompson, and Rod Beck, as well as current stars like Tim Lincecum, described in their own words as...
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Tales from the Angels Dugout is a humorous and fascinating look at the lighter side of forty-one years of frustration, followed by the excitement of 2002. Author Steve Bisheff reminds us of those colorful days with original owner Gene Autry and the struggles under the ownership of Walt Disney Co., as well as the curses, hexes, and tragedies that haunted the Angels for so long. Tales from the Angels Dugout is just what Angels fans have been waiting...
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With the "Curse" a distant memory, the Boston Red Sox are the first team this century to win three World Series titles. Before 2004, an obnoxious Yankees fan might have smirked: The Red Sox in the World Series? The world's shortest book!
In actual fact, the Red Sox have played in twelve World Series and won eight. Even during their stories 86-year drought, the Sox took four Series to Game Seven before losing.
Lavishly illustrated, From the Babe...
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