Inteligencia artificial: computadoras y máquinas inteligentes (Artificial Intelligence: Clever Computers and Smart Machines)

For ages, the idea of machines that think and act on their own has gripped scientists, thinkers, and the general public. This book explores the history of artificial intelligence (A.I.), and how science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. It examines the technologies involved in A.I. and its inevitable effects on work, life, health, and many other aspects of human society. Rooted in history and science, this book provides an inside look at a topic that captivates engineers, scientists, and dreamers, but also raises important ethical issues and challenges how we see ourselves and our...

"Los perros en mi vida" captura el amor y la calidez compartida entre la Maestra Suprema Ching Hai y sus numerosos perros con fotos a todo color y leyendas poéticas escritas desde el punto de vista de los caninos. La Maestra Suprema Ching Hai había estado compilando estos conmovedores cuentos de perros desde que comenzó a adoptarlos, uno tras otro, de los refugios en 2001. Fue un viaje milagroso para estos perros en su renacimiento a través de su compasión. Los lectores de este libro verán a los perros bajo una nueva luz: ¡seres nobles con mucho amor!

Mandalas are a reflection of life and when we color mandalas, skills and talents we didn't think we had rise to the surface. We develop a special and unique sensitivity to Mother Nature. We perceive everything with a new and growing intensity. In short, the satisfaction we feel is enormous.

¿Dónde puedes encontrar el color azul? ¿Tiene algún significado especial este color? Los jóvenes lectores aprenderán a identificar objetos azules y los lugares donde aparecen en Azul, uno de los libros de Los niños y la ciencia: Colores. Where can you find the color blue? Does this color have any special meanings? Young readers will learn to identify blue objects and the places they appear in Blue, a Science Kids: Colors book.

The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow,...