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Artificial intelligence (AI) is used every day to predict consumer behavior, make medical diagnoses, and pilot driverless cars. But AI is threatening to replace human workers and invade people's privacy. This book explores the positive and negative aspects of this rapidly advancing technology, with insight from scientists, industry leaders, and others on the front line of AI research.
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"Virtual reality is having a huge impact on how people play, shop, do business, and just live their lives today. It may seem odd to think of developments in a virtual, 'unreal' world changing the lives of people in the real world, but that's exactly what is happening every day. Surgeons, engineers, shoppers and students are peering into VR headsets as the future comes into focus today"--Provided by publisher.
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Within the next decade, cars are expected to steer, accelerate, brake, and perform all other tasks on their own with no assistance from passengers behind the wheel. But there are many hurdles yet to overcome before completely autonomous vehicles are common. Some of these hurdles involve developing new technology, but others include convincing people that self-driving cars will be safe and reliable.
6) The 57 bus
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Anti-Racist Non-fiction: YA
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Young Adult LGBTQIA History, Memoirs, and Resources
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Young Adult LGBTQIA History, Memoirs, and Resources
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"One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued...
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Briefly explores the history of video games and tracks the rise and increasing popularity of competitive video gaming and e-sports. Discusses how e-sports could be affecting and changing society and the potential dangers of video game addiction. Forecasts the future of gaming technology and competition.
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Investigates the pros and cons of smartphones and their prevalence in society, addressing concerns about privacy and information and how smartphones positively and negatively affect each. Forecasts the future of smartphone technology and what could be done to make its use more privacy oriented.
10) Women and sports
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Explores the history of women's participation in sports, the business side of women in the world of sports, the culture of women's sports, and the future of women in sports. Includes a timeline, resources for further research, and sidebars of additional information.
11) Hot comb
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"Hot Comb offers a poignant glimpse into Black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular story "Hot Comb" is about a young girl's first perm--a doomed ploy to look cool and to stop seeming "too white" in the all-black neighborhood her family has just moved to. In "Virgin Hair" taunts of "tender-headed" sting as much as the perm itself. It's a...