About thirty years ago in 1985, Neil Postman’s novel, Amusing Ourselves to Death, was published. At the time, the television was all the rage. Being a relatively new form of media, not many people stopped to think of the negative side effects of television, until Postman released his findings. His novel repeats the words “the medium is the message”, which means that the way that we receive messages is going to change the overall meaning of the message. This applied directly to television, as entertainment
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Robotics: Utopia or Dystopia Robotics: Utopia or Dystopia? Table of Contents: Serial No. | Particular | Page No. | 01. | Introduction | 04 | 02. | Definition of a Robot | 04 | 03. | History of Robotics | 05 - 10 | 04. | The implications of robotics for jobs in manufacturing | 10-12 | 05. | The implications of robotics for jobs in the service sector: | 12 -13 | 06. | Robotics and future jobs, utopia or Dystopia | 13-15
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Embracing big brother: How facial recognition could help fight crime - CNN.com 2014-09-16, 10:03 AM It looks like you are from Canada. Would you like to make International your default edition? SET EDITION: U.S. TV: CNN CNNi INTERNATIONAL CNN en Español MÉXICO HLN ARABIC Yes | No Sign up Close Log in Home TV & Video U.S. World Politics Justice Entertainment Tech Health Living Travel Opinion iReport Money Sports WATCH CNN: Defense Secretary
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White Paper Analysis of Large-Scale Bitcoin Mining Operations (or how Bitcoin miners make $845 Million a Year) Introduction of the Modular 1.2MW Bitcoin Mining Container For inexpensive, efficient and rapid cluster deployment. Table of Contents What is Bitcoin Mining? ..................................................................................................................... 3 Industrial-Scale Bitcoin Mining of Today ......................................................
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Chapter 1 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value 1) All of the following are accurate descriptions of modern marketing, EXCEPT which one? A) Marketing is the creation of value for customers. B) Marketing is managing profitable customer relationships. C) Selling and advertising are synonymous with marketing. D) Marketing involves satisfying customers' needs. E) Marketing is used by for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Answer: C 2) According to the opening scenario
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Robotic Surgery Table of Contents Introduction 3 Historical Development of Robotics 4 Political and Legal Influences 6 Economic Considerations 8 Technology in Today’s Culture 10 Environmental Concerns 12 Moral and Ethical Implications 13 Psychological and Sociological Effects 17 Conclusion 18 References 20 Introduction Robotic surgery, or computer-assisted surgery, is the term used to describe the technology of using robotic systems to aid in surgical procedures
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تكنولوجياالتصنيف الذكاء الاصطناعي بيتر نورفيج بيتر نورفيج هو مدير أبحاث بشركة جوجل. وهو يقدم دروسًا تعليمية مفتوحة عبر الإنترنت بجامعة ستانفورد بولاية كاليفورنيا يعرض فيها مقدمة عن الذكاء الاصطناعي. قبل ذلك كان مديرًا لقسم العلوم الحاسوبية بمركز أميس للأبحاث التابع لناسا، الذي لعب دورًا رائدًا في استخدام التخطيط، والبرمجة، وتحديد الخطأ الذاتي على متن المركبة الفضائية ديب سبيس 1. ترجمة: أحمد شكل بعد أكثر من نصف قرن على اختراع الذكاء الاصطناعي، يمكن لثلاثة تطورات أساسية أن تبشر بظهور ذكاء الآلات
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Telemedicine Introduction According to the American Telemedicine Association, telemedicine has become a world leading innovative strategy for providing quality health care to patients via the exchange of medical services using communication technology (Siegal, 2012). This exchange of medical information has brought the accessibility to health care to many patient in which otherwise would not have the required resources to access many health care services. In many scenarios, telemedicine has
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LAS 432 Course Capstone Project Robotic Surgery (LAS 432 - 08) Robert Clark April 19, 2015 Team F Team Leader: Dylan Zinkiewicz - D# 03342318 Team Members: Alisha Young - D# 01615918 Antonice Thomas - D# 01487783 Brooke White - D# 01489597 Katherine Vega - D# 01487783 Contents Alisha Young Intro to Robotic Surgery 2 Antonice Thomas Timeline 10 Overview 15 The Future 17 Dylan Zinkiewicz Economic Talk 19 Marketing & Media Influence 24 Katherine Vega Psychological
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122 Harvard Business Review | July–August 2007 | hbr.org Marcos Chin The goal of forecasting is not to predict the future but to tell you what you need to know to take meaningful action in the present. EOPLE AT COCKTAIL PARTIES are always asking me for stock tips, and then they want to know how my predictions have turned out. Their requests reveal the common but fundamentally erroneous perception that forecasters make predictions. We don’t, of course: Prediction is possible only in a world
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