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Gaia's Web
A riveting exploration of one of the most important dilemmas of our time: will digital technology accelerate environmental degradation, or could it play a role in ecological regeneration? At the uncanny edge of the scientific frontier, Gaia’s Web explores the promise and pitfalls the Digital Age holds for the future of our planet. Instead of the Internet of Things, environmental scientist and tech entrepreneur Karen Bakker asks, why not consider the Internet of Living Things? At the surprising and inspiring confluence of our digital and ecological futures, Bakker explores how the tools of the Digital Age could be mobilized to address our most pressing environmental challenges, from climate...
The Sounds of Life
An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature’s sounds The natural world teems with remarkable conversations, many beyond human hearing range. Scientists are using groundbreaking digital technologies to uncover these astonishing sounds, revealing vibrant communication among our fellow creatures across the Tree of Life. At once meditative and scientific, The Sounds of Life shares fascinating and surprising stories of nonhuman sound, interweaving insights from technological innovation and traditional knowledge. We meet scientists using sound to protect and regenerate endangered species from the Great Barrier Reef to the Arctic and the Amazon. We discover the shocking impacts of noise po...
Designed Technologies for Healthy Aging
Designed Technologies for Healthy Aging identifies and presents a variety of contemporary technologies to support older adults’ abilities to perform everyday activities. Efforts of industry, laboratories, and learning institutions are documented under four major categories: social connections, independent self care, healthy home and active lifestyle. The book contains well-documented and illustrative recent examples of designed technologies—ranging from wearable devices, to mobile applications, to assistive robots— on the broad areas of design and computation, including industrial design, interaction design, graphic design, human-computer interaction, software engineering, and artificial intelligence.
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Interaction Design for 3D User Interfaces
This book addresses the new interaction modalities that are becoming possible with new devices by looking at user interfaces from an input perspective. It deals with modern input devices and user interaction and design covering in-depth theory, advanced topics for noise reduction using Kalman Filters, a case study, and multiple chapters showing hands-on approaches to relevant technology, including modern devices such as the Leap-Motion, Xbox One Kinect, inertial measurement units, and multi-touch technology. It also discusses theories behind interaction and navigation, past and current techniques, and practical topics about input devices.
I suoni segreti della natura
Il mondo naturale è ricco di conversazioni, molte delle quali fuori dell’intervallo di udibilità dell’orecchio umano. Oggi però gli scienziati utilizzano strumenti digitali all’avanguardia per scoprire questi suoni incredibili, che rivelano l’esistenza di fitte comunicazioni fra creature della stessa specie e di specie diverse – animali, piante, microrganismi, persino sistemi geologici. La tecnologia spesso ci distrae dalla natura, ma se invece potesse essere la chiave per riconnetterci a essa? Come in un romanzo, Karen Bakker ci conduce in un susseguirsi di storie affascinanti e sorprendenti sui suoni prodotti dalle specie viventi non umane e su come vengono percepiti; linguagg...
The Sounds of Life — Die verborgene Welt der Tiere und Pflanzen
Technologie lenkt uns oft von der Natur ab, aber was wäre, wenn sie uns stattdessen hilft Tiere und Pflanzen wirklich zu verstehen oder sogar mit ihnen zu sprechen? In der Natur wimmelt es von Klängen, von denen viele außerhalb des menschlichen Hörbereichs liegen: Es ist die verborgene Kommunikation der Tiere und Pflanzen. Wissenschaftler setzen bahnbrechende digitale Technologien ein, um diese erstaunliche Kommunikation zwischen unseren Mitgeschöpfen zu entschlüsseln. The Sounds of Life erzählt faszinierende Geschichten über nichtmenschliche Klänge, beruhend auf den neuesten Erkenntnissen der Bioakustik. Wir erfahren, wie künstliche Intelligenz nichtmenschliche Geräusche entschlÃ...
Canine-centered Computing
Canines and humans have lived together for many thousands of years, to our mutual benefit. In addition to providing companionship, dogs can perform critical roles, such as assisting humans with medical concerns, searching for lost individuals, and detecting substances by scent. Researching how technology might be designed for canines has the potential to significantly improve the lives of both dogs and humans. We draw upon the extensive foundations and literature in human-centered computing to identify and adapt models and methods that are relevant for canines. Our work surveys the landscape of canine-centered computing and canine psychophysics, and generates a framework and set of guidelines to help inform the requirements, design, and evaluation of systems for canines. Our principal aim is to invite and challenge human computer interaction (HCI) researchers to contribute to the field of canine-centered computing, and we conclude with a call to action in this promising nascent field.
Fast After 50
Fast After 50 is for every endurance athlete who wants to stay fast for years to come. For runners, cyclists, triathletes, swimmers, and cross-country skiers, getting older doesn’t have to mean getting slower. Drawing from the most current research on aging and sports performance, Joe Friel--America’s leading endurance sports coach--shows how athletes can race strong and stay healthy well past age 50. In his groundbreaking book Fast After 50, Friel offers a smart approach for athletes to ward off the effects of age. Friel shows athletes how to extend their racing careers for decades--and race to win. Fast After 50 presents guidelines for high-intensity workouts, focused strength training...
