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Somma Zero
A partire dall'ascesa dell'amministrazione Trump le relazioni fra Cina e Stati Uniti sono entrate in una spirale negativa. Dall'inizio degli anni '20, sono in molti gli osservatori che vedono una relazione sempre più tesa e una competizione che si gioca quasi esclusivamente sul terreno delle tecnologie. Tanto le élite cinesi quanto quelle statunitensi vedono nel progresso tecnologico – sempre più dual use – la ricetta per il primato economico, militare e di politica internazionale. E allora viene da domandarsi: il governo americano sta cercando di dare forma a una lega anti-cinese a stampo democratico? E Pechino sta lentamente forgiando un nuovo reame tecnologico attraente per i leader del sud globale? Per capire meglio questi meccanismi complessi, Somma Zero attraversa i vari ambiti dove la sfida tecnologica si palesa cercando di indagare varie implicazioni: si parte dalla sfera dei semiconduttori e delle auto elettriche passando per il mondo delle infrastrutture tecnologiche e delle criptovalute, fino al digitale e all'intelligenza artificiale.
Black Box
Cosa succede se al sistema di video-sorveglianza diamo la possibilità, in autonomia e senza una vera supervisione umana, di individuare il volto di una persona e associargli un'identità e un punteggio? L'utilizzo di queste tecnologie all'apparenza neutrali, indipendenti e più precise dell'uomo, risulta invece imperfetto e portatore di diversi pregiudizi. Nel 2017 la Polizia Italiana si è dotata del sistema S.A.R.I. (Sistema Automatico di Riconoscimento Immagini), di cui poco si conosce. Dopo tre anni, nel 2020, l'amministrazione comunale di Como ha installato il primo sistema di riconoscimento facciale in Italia. Attraverso le politiche securitarie, sorveglianza e tecnologie biometriche oliano un motore già ben avviato, portando nuovi strumenti a supporto di quel "potere disciplinare" di cui parlava il filosofo Foucault. In Black Box Laura Carrer racconta i casi attuali di utilizzo dei sistemi biometrici, inevitabilmente soggetti a bias algoritmici e riflette sul concetto di sicurezza urbana e di società che, attraverso queste applicazioni, si viene a configurare.
Digital Nudge
Pillola blu o pillola rossa? Illusione o consapevolezza? Ricordate la scena di Matrix? Se c'è una cosa che l'essere umano fa più di ogni altra, oltre a respirare, è proprio quella di prendere decisioni. Ogni ora, ogni minuto, ogni secondo della nostra vita è costellato da decisioni grandi e piccole, alcune quasi ininfluenti, altre determinanti per il nostro futuro. Eppure, nessuno ci ha mai insegnato a prendere decisioni. Non esiste una materia a scuola, non un esame da pochi crediti all'università: nulla, per quella che è la competenza chiave per qualunque essere umano. Qualche tecnica ma nessuna cultura, nessuna conoscenza di cosa significhi davvero decidere, di come funzioni il proc...
Translating Children's Literature
Translating Children’s Literature is an exploration of the many developmental and linguistic issues related to writing and translating for children, an audience that spans a period of enormous intellectual progress and affective change from birth to adolescence. Lathey looks at a broad range of children’s literature, from prose fiction to poetry and picture books. Each of the seven chapters addresses a different aspect of translation for children, covering: · Narrative style and the challenges of translating the child’s voice; · The translation of cultural markers for young readers; · Translation of the modern picture book; · Dialogue, dialect and street language in modern children...
American Grand Strategy from Obama to Trump
This book maintains that the theory of imperialism should incorporate the concept of an “operational code” of political elites to account for agencies’ actions. This concept would explain the strategic continuity and tactical change in US grand strategy from Obama to Trump. While both presidents pursued a strategy of off-shore balancing, their competing worldviews led to tangible differences in the way they sought to restore American power after Bush and to contain the rise of China. This book offers an important contribution after the departure of Bush concluded the 21st century debate on imperialism, at a time when an increasingly post-American world order has undermined the “end of the state” thesis. Indeed, over the last twelve years US grand strategy has emphasized inter-state competition rather than the annihilation of rogue regimes. These events require renewed efforts for the theory of imperialism to contribute to Globalisation Theory at this crucial historical junction.
Algae Based Polymers, Blends, and Composites
Algae Based Polymers, Blends, and Composites: Chemistry, Biotechnology and Material Sciences offers considerable detail on the origin of algae, extraction of useful metabolites and major compounds from algal bio-mass, and the production and future prospects of sustainable polymers derived from algae, blends of algae, and algae based composites. Characterization methods and processing techniques for algae-based polymers and composites are discussed in detail, enabling researchers to apply the latest techniques to their own work. The conversion of bio-mass into high value chemicals, energy, and materials has ample financial and ecological importance, particularly in the era of declining petrol...
Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 82, 2 - Semptember 2013
Bejaoui, Bouhlel, Barca, Geology, Mineralogy and Fluid inclusions investigation of the Fluorite deposit at Jebel Kohol, northeastern Tunisia Bracco, Brajkovic, Comotti, Rolandi, Characterization of Elephant and Mammoth Ivory by Solid State NMR Caucia, Marinoni, Leone, Adamo, Investigation on the gemological, physical and compositional properties of some opals from Slovakia Fazlnia, Alizade, Petrology and geochemistry of the Mamakan gabbroic intrusions, Urumieh (Urmia), Iran: Magmatic development of an intra-oceanic arc Fulignati, Kamenetsky, Marianelli, Sbrana, PIXE mapping on multiphase fluid inclusions in endoskarn xenoliths of AD 472 eruption of Vesuvius Gualtieri, Giacobbe, Rinaudo, Croce, Allegrina, Gaudino, Yang, Carbone, Preliminary results of the spectroscopic and structural characterization of mesothelioma inducing crocidolite fibers injected in mice Barone, Bruno, Giuffrida, Mazzoleni, Raneri, Archaeometric investigation of a Late Roman marble statue from Kaucana (RG) with considerations on the diffusion of Thasos marble in Sicily Castorina, Masi, REY and Sr-Nd isotopic ratios of acqua regia extracts to assess pedogenic processes and pollution in soils from Ravenna
American Opera Singers and Their Recordings
This book focuses on American opera singers and what their recordings say about their artistry. It is not a book about all American opera singers, since many who had important careers on stage, made few, if any, recordings. And many of those who did make recordings, did so prior to the introduction of electrical recording in 1925 (and the resulting advances in the reproduction of the human voice). Opera enthusiasts can only imagine the sound of Farinelli's voice or read what his contemporaries have written about it, but with almost any famous or near-famous singer of recent years, enthusiasts do not have to imagine. Their voices are available through the technology of sound recording. There are 53 entries, one each for 52 singers and a composite entry for a group of Hollywood vocalists. Each entry contains biographical information and is followed by a discography of operatic recordings to be used in conjunction with the critical commentaries. The entries are in alphabetical order by the singer's last name and provide critical analyses of key recordings and of the artists' gifts and limitations.
Heritage Building Information Modelling
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is being debated, tested and implemented wherever you look across the built environment sector. This book is about Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM), which necessarily differs from the commonplace applications of BIM to new construction. Where BIM is being used, the focus is still very much on design and construction. However, its use as an operational and management tool for existing buildings, particularly heritage buildings, is lagging behind. The first of its kind, this book aims to clearly define the scope for HBIM and present cutting-edge research findings alongside international case studies, before outlining challenges for the future ...
Male Osteoporosis
This book represents a comprehensive, clinically oriented text covering all aspects of male osteoporosis, from the basic concepts of bone physiology and regulation of bone remodeling in men, the causes and pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the most frequent causes of osteoporosis, to diagnostic and screening protocols, as well as prevention and treatment approaches. It offers a broad overview of male osteoporosis by specialists involved in research and clinical practice and discusses the practical issues encountered. Filling a gap in the literature, this volume is a valuable resource for general practitioners, clinical endocrinologists, geriatricians and experts in osteoporosis.
