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Crystal Society
The year is 2039, and the world is much like ours. Massive automation has disrupted and improved nearly every industry, putting hundreds of millions of people out of jobs, and denying upward mobility for the vast majority of humans. Wealth and technology repair the bodies of the rich while famine and poverty sweep the world. Privately operated ventures carried humans to the moon and beyond, but space stations have become nothing but government trophies and hiding places for extremists. First contact did not bring advanced culture and wisdom, as the aliens were too strange, lacking even mouths or normal language. Face is an artificial intelligence created to understand and gain the adoration of all humans. She and her siblings control the robot named Socrates, using a crystal computer that seems too advanced to be made by human hands. She is learning and growing every second of every day, but the world and the humans on it are fragile. Can it survive her destiny?
Designing Audio Objects for Max/MSP and Pd
Accompanying CD-ROM contains complete code for all projects presented in the book. The Max/MSP externals are designed for use with Max 5.
End of Life Choices for Cancer Patients
Legal change on the provision of assisted dying by healthcare professionals has occurred in a substantial number of jurisdictions. This work brings together contributions on end of life choices from experienced professionals from oncology disciplines, palliative care, law, nursing and professions allied to medicine. The goals are: • To better inform cancer care professionals and the wider community about developments in choices in end of life care for cancer patients internationally. • To better answer questions from patients and respond to their requests, including questions about and requests for assisted dying in countries where it is legal. • To have a balanced and well-informed dialogue about choices available to patients, without developing a formal policy position on change in law. • To provide a basis of information for future educational activities.
Crystal Mentality
Fleeing the humans whose love she craves, Face has hijacked an alien ship and headed for Mars. But the Martians, who colonized their desert planet to escape Earth's high-tech decadence, did not invite the soulless android. How will Face, part of the first artificial mind with fully general intelligence, win over a city of luddites - all while out-thinking her sibling AIs as they battle to control the body they share? The Crystal series darkens in this restless dance through AI, game theory, and truly alien minds.
Restless Giant
Restless Giant is a fascinating account of the life and times of Jean Aberbach, the elusive music publishing legend who, with his brother Julian, built one of music history's most powerful popular music publishing companies: Hill and Range Songs. During the 1940s and 1950s music publishers, rather than artists and record companies, controlled the American hit-making machine. Using corporate records, Aberbach's daybooks, and extensive interviews with top performers and songwriters, Biszick-Lockwoodweaves an adventure story thatdemystifies this occupation, showing how Aberbach's keen insights, behind-the-scenes manipulations, and bold business moves fundamentally changed the music industry and...
Crystal Eternity
The solar system is falling further into the grip of machines, and only a handful of people can see the looming threat. As they seek to carve out future for humanity in an increasingly hostile universe, can Face help guide them through to victory against her siblings? Find out in the explosive, post-human conclusion to the Crystal trilogy.
Das Neandertal-Gen
Als Branko, ein in Frankfurt lebender Pizzakurier, einem alten Mann hilft, sich gegen eine Rockerbande zu verteidigen, verspürt er plötzlich übernatürliche Fähigkeiten. Eine junge Wissenschaftlerin am Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie findet bei der Untersuchung von Proben eine unerwartete Anomalie von hoher Brisanz. Während einer Ermittlung stolpert Kommissar Kramer über merkwürdige Auffälligkeiten, die er sich nicht erklären kann. Nachdem bei einem Umsturzversuch in der BRD rechtsradikale Kräfte an die Macht kommen, glaubt Lonsky, dass er seine Ziele erreicht hat. Und dann droht ein uraltes Virus aus dem Permafrostboden das gefährlichste Lebewesen der Erde auszurotten. Dabei geht es jedoch nicht nur um Homo Sapiens ... Wird es gelingen, das Virus zu bekämpfen und die Menschheit vor dem Aussterben zu bewahren? Oder verhindern Ignoranz und Eigeninteressen die Fähigkeit, rational zu handeln? Thomas Friedrich-Hoster hat in seinem in der nahen Zukunft spielenden Roman ein spannendes und temporeiches Szenario gezeichnet, in dem die Protagonisten die eigenen Überzeugungen hinterfragen müssen, um zu überleben.
