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In 1999, Texas passed a landmark clean energy law, beginning a groundswell of new policies that promised to make the US a world leader in renewable energy. As Leah Stokes shows in Short Circuiting Policy, however, that policy did not lead to momentum in Texas, which failed to implement its solar laws or clean up its electricity system. Examining clean energy laws in Texas, Kansas, Arizona, and Ohio over 30 years Stokes argues that organized combat between advocate and opponent interest groups is central to explaining why states are not on track to address the climate crisis.

How the rich and powerful use math to exploit you, and what you can do to beat them at their own game Everything we do today is recorded as data that's sold to the highest bidder. Plugging our personal data into impersonal algorithms has made government agencies more efficient and tech companies...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An ode to triangles, the shape that makes our lives possible Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly...

Are you ready to join the ranks of entrepreneurs making a fortune with AI? In "ChatGPT Millionaire Fast Track," you’ll discover how to harness the revolutionary power of ChatGPT and other AI tools to create multiple streams of income—faster and smarter than ever before. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, freelancer, or side-hustler, this step-by-step guide will teach you exactly how to use AI to build profitable online ventures in 2024 and beyond.

Le fondateur de la théorie du chaos et de la relativité. Cédric Villani nous guide à travers l'œuvre de Henri Poincaré, qui fut le plus grand mathématicien de son temps, un éminent philosophe des sciences et le précurseur génial dans de nombreux domaines de recherches qu'il a fondés, la théorie du chaos et la relativité notamment. Une lumineuse histoire des sciences.

Human Stories in AI with StatQuest and Lighting AI is about the career journeys of passionate AI experts. From their humble beginnings to conquered challenges, we'll be inspired by the real-world experiences of professionals thriving in the ever-evolving AI landscape.

Discover how mathematics is revolutionizing natural language processing. In this newsletter, we explore the mathematical models that underpin the understanding, analysis, and generation of text. Learn how algorithms transform raw data into useful information, and how mathematical concepts such as probability, linear algebra, and statistics play a key role in the development of linguistic technologies. Whether you're a professional in the field or simply curious, follow our analyses to better understand the advancements in this rapidly growing sector.

The Instant New York Times Bestseller | With a New Preface from Nate Silver for 2025 New York Times Book Review Paperback Row selection “Engaging and entertaining . . . a glimpse of the economy of the future.” —Tim Wu, New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author...

Is there a secret formula for getting rich? For going viral? For deciding how long to stick with your current job, Netflix series, or even relationship? This book is all about the equations that make our world go round. Ten of them, in fact. They are integral to everything from investment...

"A gripping guide to the modern taming of the infinite." —New York Times Part history, part philosophy, part love letter to the study of mathematics, Everything and More is an illuminating tour of infinity. With his infectious curiosity and trademark verbal pyrotechnics, David Foster Wallace...

From the New York Times-bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong—himself a world-class geometer—a far-ranging exploration of the power of geometry, which turns out to help us think better about practically everything How should a democracy choose its representatives? How can you stop a...

Inventare la Matematica - Storie di matematiche e matematiciLa serie, prodotta dal Laboratorio FDS del Dipartimento di Matematica in collaborazione con METID - Politecnico di Milano, ha come obiettivo la divulgazione della matematica - senza formule - attraverso le biografie di alcuni dei suoi protagonisti, non tutti noti al grande pubblico. Le prime 4 puntate sono dedicate a quattro grandi matematiche, tutte vissute prima che la carriera accademica fosse aperta alle donne. Ogni puntata ne presenta i tratti essenziali e ne approfondisce in modo semplice, in forma di dialogo con un esperto, ...

Foucault fue más historiador que filósofo. Tras una investigación laboriosa, concluyó que conocimiento y poder han ido íntimamente ligados a lo largo de la historia. Ilustró esta idea central de su filosofía mediante estudios sobre la locura, la...

Do you want to learn how to master Excel? Just like other important software, this software offers so many different functions for different reasons. You are able to customize your working environment to offer an ease of use. For example, if you are not going to use the paint function because you are working on statistics spreadsheets, then you probably do not need it to be in your working area. Items that you do not need will just get in the way and make your work area cluttered.

Vòng 2 giải VĐQG hứa hẹn mang đến nhiều trận cầu hấp dẫn khi các đội bóng hàng đầu đều muốn khẳng định vị thế. Phong độ hiện tại cho thấy sự ổn định của những ứng viên nặng ký, trong khi các tân binh vẫn đang tìm cách thích nghi với nhịp độ giải đấu. Lịch thi đấu có phần khó khăn với một số đội bóng khi phải làm khách trên sân đối thủ có hàng thủ chắc chắn. Mặc dù không đề cập sâu về các yếu tố cá cược, nhưng tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái vẫn ...

Chào mừng bạn đến với tập đầu tiên của series podcast chuyên sâu về bóng đá. Trong hành trình tám phần sắp tới, chúng ta sẽ cùng phân tích, nhận định về các giải đấu lớn, cập nhật phong độ đội bóng, cũng như những chuyển động quan trọng trên thị trường cầu thủ. Series hướng đến việc mang đến góc nhìn toàn diện, khách quan về sân cỏ, giúp người nghe có cái nhìn rõ nét và sâu sắc hơn về môn thể thao vua. Đặc biệt, trong mỗi tập, chúng tôi sẽ đề cập ...

E=mc2 was born in 1905, the brainchild of Albert Einstein. In this lucid and brilliant book, one of the best popularizers of science illuminates one of science's most complex concepts. Ranging widely from Exit signs in theatres to the future fate of the earth, from smoke detectors to black holes...

A New York Times bestseller John Urschel, mathematician and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, tells the story of a life balanced between two passions For John Urschel, what began as an insatiable appetite for puzzles as a child developed into mastery of the elegant systems and...

A guide to changing how you think about numbers and mathematics, from the prodigy changing the way the world thinks about math. We all know math is important: we live in the age of big data, our lives are increasingly governed by algorithms, and we're constantly faced with a barrage of...

Wry, witty and humane, Goodwin explains mathematical subtleties so painlessly that you hardly need to think about numbers at all. He demonstrates how statistics that are meant to make life simpler often make it simpler than it actually is, but also reveals some of the ways we can use maths to make better decisions. Along the way we learn about fitness tracking, the history of IQ testing, China's social credit system, Effective Altruism, and how someone should have noticed that Harold Shipman was killing his patients years before they actually did.