Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI

Anil Ananthaswamy
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A rich, narrative explanation of the mathematics that has brought us machine learning and the ongoing explosion of artificial intelligence

Machine learning systems are making life-altering decisions for us: approving mortgage loans, determining whether a tumour is cancerous, or deciding whether someone gets bail. They now influence developments and discoveries in chemistry, biology, and physics—the study of genomes, extra-solar planets, even the intricacies of quantum systems. And all this before large language models such as ChatGPT came on the scene.

We are living through a revolution in machine learning-powered AI that shows no signs of slowing down. This technology is based on relatively simple mathematical ideas, some of which go back centuries, including linear algebra and calculus, the stuff of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century mathematics. It took the birth and advancement of computer science and the kindling of 1990s computer chips designed for video games to ignite the explosion of AI that we see today. In this enlightening book, Anil Ananthaswamy explains the fundamental math behind machine learning, while suggesting intriguing links between artifical and natural intelligence. Might the same math underpin them both?

As Ananthaswamy resonantly concludes, to make safe and effective use of artificial intelligence, we need to understand its profound capabilities and limitations, the clues to which lie in the math that makes machine learning possible.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

香港地質之美

大埔地質教育中心
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香港成為世界級地質公園，你認識香港的地質嗎？

萬宜水庫的六角形柱，是大自然的鬼斧神工。你可知道六角形柱如何形成？它的結構是甚麼？在生活上如何應用得到？

本書除了深入介紹各地區的地質結構及特色，還將地質資源與日常生活應用相連，探求這些大自然賦予的資源如何妥善應用，從而令大家珍惜及愛護地球。

香港雖屬彈丸之地，卻擁有獨特且多樣的地質構造和地貌，其中新界東北及西貢一帶更成為世界認可的地質公園展示園區。
本書將會︰
．深入介紹地質公園園區內具代表性的景點
——包括︰黃竹角咀、馬屎洲、鴨洲及糧船灣等
．將地質資源與日常生活應用相連
——介紹石英、玻璃、鐵質等的由來和應用
．提供地質考察的交通和路線
——教讀者親臨實地，了解香港各種地質
．簡單科學小實驗
——讓讀者在家中動手做，認識地質原理

各種岩石、結晶、地貌及生境，全方位認識香港獨特的地質。

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The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health Is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier

Kasley Killam
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A groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy that introduces the need for social health—the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected—to truly flourish.

Exercise. Eat a balanced diet. Go to therapy. Most wellness advice is focused on achieving and maintaining good physical and mental health. But Harvard-trained social scientist and pioneering social health expert Kasley Killam reveals that this approach is missing a vital component: human connection.

Relationships not only make us happier, but also are critical to our overall health and longevity. Research shows that people with a strong sense of belonging are 2.6 times more likely to report good or excellent health. Perhaps even more astonishingly, people who lack social support are up to 53% more likely to die from any cause. Yet social health has been overlooked and underappreciated—until now.

Just as we exercise our physical muscles, we can strengthen our social muscles. Weaving together cutting-edge science, mindset shifts, and practical wisdom, Killam offers the first methodology for how to be socially healthy. An antidote to the loneliness epidemic and an inspiring manifesto for seeing wellbeing as not only physical and mental, but also social, The Art and Science of Connection is a handbook for thriving.

In this essential book, you will:

• Learn a simple yet powerful framework to understand, evaluate, and bolster your social health.
• Discover the exact strategy or habit you need, as well as research-backed tips, to cultivate and sustain meaningful connection now and throughout your life.
• Glean actionable insights to develop a sense of community in your neighborhood, at work, and online from a spirited group of neighbors in Paris, the CEO of a major healthcare company, and an artificially intelligent chatbot.
• Get an insider look at the innovative ways that doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs, architects, government leaders, and everyday people are catalyzing a movement toward a more socially healthy society.

The Art and Science of Connection will transform the way you think about each interaction with a friend, family member, coworker, or neighbor, and give you the tools you need to live a more connected and healthy life—whether you are an introvert or extrovert, if you feel stretched thin, and no matter your age or background. Along the way, Killam will reveal how a university student, a newlywed, a working professional, and a retired widow overcame challenges to thrive through connection—and how you can, too.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

說故事的技藝 : 普立茲獎評審親傳的寫作課 教你寫出打動人心、擴大影響力的爆文寫作指南 (Storycraft)

傑克•哈特 (Jack Hart)
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影響力就是你行走的資產！
會說故事的人有福了，優秀的說故事能力所發揮的影響力，甚至超過大眾媒體，
善用說故事的力量，打造你的影響力

★★普立茲獎評審教寫作，慷慨傳授畢生絕學★★
本書作者傑克•哈特，於2002、2003 年擔任普立茲特稿寫作獎（Feature Writing，即長篇報導故事）評審，曾任《俄勒岡報》主編兼寫作指導，獲美國報紙新聞編輯協會授予的國家教學獎、威斯康辛大學服務獎。在他職場生涯中，曾與數十位作家合作數百篇故事，豐富的實務經驗促使他寫下《說故事的技藝》，這本書是論述非虛構寫作最權威的一本，廣泛用於美國大學課程。

他提醒寫作者：
熟習各種不同的敘事形式，是寫作成功的關鍵；另一個關鍵是充分了解故事理論，避免犯下致命錯誤，將素材放在不適合的敘事形式中。

怎麼做？本書先以「主角—情節糾葛—收尾」故事模型、「敘事弧」的理論開始，以生動的文字娓娓道來；接著再分別從結構、觀點、聲音與風格、角色、場景、動作、對話、主題等面向一一說明並援引實例，一步步教你如何完善說故事的技藝。

還有，本書更精采介紹非虛構寫作，從報導、故事性敘事、釋義性敘事、其他敘事等等，讓你一窺高手如何運用說故事的技藝，讓自己的文字彰顯出價值，字字戳心，讓讀者一再敲碗，喊著還要看更多。

看完本書，你或許無法奪得普立茲獎，但肯定能贏得觀眾。

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Peak Performance: Success in College and Beyond

Sharon Ferrett
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With a major focus on building better habits, Peak Performance, 11e, teaches students to identify triggers for their habits, how to create a productive behavior routine and a reward that leads to a cycle of success. Through the power of grit, perseverance and resiliency, students learn to practice a positive, open mindset that focuses on growth, learning, and effort. The author also provides students practical advice about getting involved in clubs and campus events, connecting with students, tutors, advisers, and instructors to avoid feeling overwhelmed during their new start in college.

Peak Performance delivers the essential tools for managing time and resources by showing students how to:
• Empower themselves to feel that they belong in college and that the tools for success are all around them
• Learn how habits work and how to replace counter-productive habits with positive habits that will help them in college and beyond
• Learn to integrate all learning styles for maximum success
• Learn how to seek out support and resources on campus for challenges new students face, and remain persistent in pursuit of their goals
• Relate what they are exploring now to future success on the job
• Strive to cultivate the qualities, habits, and skills of peak performers

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實戰圖解麥肯錫金字塔原理 : 120個圖解+21個表達場景,職場必勝四力一學就會,思考力.寫作力.演說力.問題解決力

郭力
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你想要提高思考力、寫作力、
演講力和問題解決力嗎？

本書一次滿足你4個願望

全圖解／實案解說／易學易懂／隨學隨用／乾貨滿滿!!

本書適合所有希望提高
思考力、寫作力、演講力和問題解決力的讀者閱讀。

金字塔原理是麥肯錫專家芭芭拉‧明托
所提出的結構化思考、寫作及表達技術，
它能幫助人們快速提升
邏輯思維能力和歸納總結能力，
無數人的職場競爭力因而大幅提升。

本書運用圖解和案例的方式，
詳細、具體地介紹了
如何運用金字塔原理幫助我們
解決寫作、演講、商業演示和
解決問題等方面的問題，
進而提升我們的職場競爭力。

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