The Love Makers

Author : Aifric Campbell
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781912685837

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How artificial intelligence and robotics are transforming the future of love and desire: a philosophical thriller and essays. A chance encounter between two women and a road trip into the future: It's Christmas Eve, and Scarlett, banker-turned-technologist, is leaving a secret underground lab to catch the last flight that will get her home in time to open presents with her three-year-old son. She offers a lift to a young woman in distress, who shares her intimate life story as they drive to the airport. These revelations will have devastating consequences for both of them. The Love Makers is a philosophical thriller about female friendship, class, motherhood, women, and work--and how artificial intelligence and robotics are transforming the future of love and desire. Aifric Campbell combines her novel with essays from leading scientists and commentators who examine what's at stake in our human-machine relationships. What is our future as friends, parents, lovers? Will advances in intelligent machines reverse decades of progress for women? From robot nannies to generative art and our ancient dreams of intelligent machines, The Love Makers blends storytelling with science communication to investigate the challenges and opportunities of emergent technologies and how we want to live. Contributors Ronny Bogani, Joanna J. Bryson, Julie Carpenter, Stephen Cave, Anita Chandran, Peter R. N. Childs, Kate Devlin, Kanta Dihal, Mary Flanagan, Margaret Rhee, Amanda Sharkey, Roberto Trotta, E. R. Truitt, and Richard Watson

Author : Judith Gould
Publisher : Signet Book
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451140362

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Love-makers by Judith Gould Pdf

Een jonge vrouw komt in 1928 naar New York, waar ze met vele ups en downs eigenares van een hotelketen wordt.

Author : Judith Gould
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:650430663

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The Lovemakers by Judith Gould Pdf

Author : Ernest van der Kwast
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501159398

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The Ice-Cream Makers by Ernest van der Kwast Pdf

Follows the experiences of Giovanni Talamini, a poet who is torn between his family's and his own needs when he returns to Italy to help run the ice-cream dynasty he left behind years earlier.

Author : Aifric Campbell
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781912685844

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The Love Makers by Aifric Campbell Pdf

How artificial intelligence and robotics are transforming the future of love and desire: a philosophical thriller and essays. A chance encounter between two women and a road trip into the future: It's Christmas Eve, and Scarlett, banker-turned-technologist, is leaving a secret underground lab to catch the last flight that will get her home in time to open presents with her three-year-old son. She offers a lift to a young woman in distress, who shares her intimate life story as they drive to the airport. These revelations will have devastating consequences for both of them. The Love Makers is a philosophical thriller about female friendship, class, motherhood, women, and work--and how artificial intelligence and robotics are transforming the future of love and desire. Aifric Campbell combines her novel with essays from leading scientists and commentators who examine what's at stake in our human-machine relationships. What is our future as friends, parents, lovers? Will advances in intelligent machines reverse decades of progress for women? From robot nannies to generative art and our ancient dreams of intelligent machines, The Love Makers blends storytelling with science communication to investigate the challenges and opportunities of emergent technologies and how we want to live. Contributors Ronny Bogani, Joanna J. Bryson, Julie Carpenter, Stephen Cave, Anita Chandran, Peter R. N. Childs, Kate Devlin, Kanta Dihal, Mary Flanagan, Margaret Rhee, Amanda Sharkey, Roberto Trotta, E. R. Truitt, and Richard Watson

Author : Yoav Blum
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250146137

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The Coincidence Makers by Yoav Blum Pdf

In this genre-bending novel, there is no such thing as chance and every action is carefully executed by highly trained agents. You’ll never look at coincidences the same way again. What if the drink you just spilled, the train you just missed, or the lottery ticket you just found was not just a random occurrence? What if it’s all part of a bigger plan? What if there’s no such thing as a chance encounter? What if there are people we don’t know determining our destiny? And what if they are even planning the fate of the world? Enter the Coincidence Makers—Guy, Emily, and Eric—three seemingly ordinary people who work for a secret organization devoted to creating and carrying out coincidences. What the rest of the world sees as random occurrences, are, in fact, carefully orchestrated events designed to spark significant changes in the lives of their targets—scientists on the brink of breakthroughs, struggling artists starved for inspiration, loves to be, or just plain people like you and me... When an assignment of the highest level is slipped under Guy’s door one night, he knows it will be the most difficult and dangerous coincidence he’s ever had to fulfill. But not even a coincidence maker can see how this assignment is about to change all their lives and teach them the true nature of fate, free will, and the real meaning of love. Part thriller, part mystery, part love story—Kirkus calls Yoav Blum's The Coincidence Makers “a smart, unpredictable, and heartfelt adventure story.”

Author : William Philip
Publisher : Christian Focus
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Families
ISBN : 1527103382

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Aspects of Love by William Philip Pdf

Looks at love in various forms - friendship, marriage, family An antidote to the loneliness epidemic Affirms that all people are designed to love

Author : Christopher Kezelos,Christine Kezelos
Publisher : Zealous Creative
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780998462837

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The Magnum Opus by Christopher Kezelos,Christine Kezelos Pdf

The Magnum Opus is inspired by the multi-award-winning short film, The Maker. Watch it here: http://bit.ly/WatchTheMaker Synopsis: In a time and world long ago forgotten, there existed an enchanted workshop. Within its walls, a magical creature called a 'Maker' busily created the next of his kin. Upon completion, the creator was whisked away to join the rest of the Maker community. Meanwhile, their progeny was left alone to create the next Maker in a never-ending cycle of creation. That was, until the day an offbeat Maker named Ario was unable to complete 'The Making' and broke their sacred chain of existence. Wracked with guilt, Ario embarked on a quest to right his wrong, but what he discovered was far more monstrous and miraculous than anyone ever imagined. Awards: Distinguished Favorite - Independent Publisher Book Awards Honorable Mention - Los Angeles Book Festival Self-Published Cover Award - New York Book Show

Author : Karen Brooks
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062686602

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The Chocolate Maker's Wife by Karen Brooks Pdf

Australian bestselling novelist Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this breathtaking novel set in 17th century London—a lush, fascinating story of the beautiful woman who is drawn into a world of riches, power, intrigue…and chocolate. Damnation has never been so sweet... Rosamund Tomkins, the illegitimate daughter of a nobleman, spends most of her young life in drudgery at a country inn. To her, the Restoration under Charles II, is but a distant threat as she works under the watchful eye of her brutal, abusive stepfather . . . until the day she is nearly run over by the coach of Sir Everard Blithman. Sir Everard, a canny merchant, offers Rosamund an “opportunity like no other,” allowing her to escape into a very different life, becoming the linchpin that will drive the success of his fledgling business: a luxurious London chocolate house where wealthy and well-connected men come to see and be seen, to gossip and plot, while indulging in the sweet and heady drink. Rosamund adapts and thrives in her new surroundings, quickly becoming the most talked-about woman in society, desired and respected in equal measure. But Sir Everard’s plans for Rosamund and the chocolate house involve family secrets that span the Atlantic Ocean, and which have already brought death and dishonor to the Blithman name. Rosamund knows nothing of the mortal peril that comes with her new title, nor of the forces spinning a web of conspiracy buried in the past, until she meets a man whose return tightens their grip upon her, threatening to destroy everything she loves and damn her to a dire fate. As she fights for her life and those she loves through the ravages of the Plague and London’s Great Fire, Rosamund’s breathtaking tale is one marked by cruelty and revenge; passion and redemption—and the sinfully sweet temptation of chocolate.

Author : Adrian Phoenix
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451645361

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On Midnight Wings by Adrian Phoenix Pdf

The fifth thrilling urban fantasy in the “engrossingly fun” (Entertainment Weekly) Maker's Song series following the adventures of FBI agent Heather Wallace and the mysterious, seductive vampire Dante. TORN BETWEEN THREE WORLDS—A DANGER TO THEM ALL. Even as Dante Baptiste’s identity as both True Blood and Fallen ripples throughout New Orleans, his powers are expanding in surprising, devastating directions. Kidnapped, drugged, and lost to his brutal past, the vampire wavers between sanity and breakdown at the hands of his torturers. Forsaking the FBI she once loved, Heather Wallace has likewise fallen into malevolent hands. As she struggles to reunite with Dante, men of hate and government evil will try to keep them apart. Even as their teammates frantically search for the pair, dark forces continue to gather against the young vampire—and the fates of mortals, nightkind, and the Fallen rest on him regaining control of his shattered psyche before he becomes the terrible, omnipotent Great Destroyer.

Author : Frances Tobin
Publisher : Quadrille Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1849499047

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The Maker's Atelier: The Essential Collection by Frances Tobin Pdf

The Maker's Atelier is for women of any age or shape who want to dress well but cannot always find what they want in stores. Frances Toibin's self-proclaimed mission is to help fashion-conscious women create their own beautiful clothes to wear with style. It is founded on the belief that the simplest shapes in the finest fabrics make the most successful clothes. In The Essential Collection, designer Frances has taken the key shapes from some of the most enduring fashion trends, such as the pencil skirt and the boxy shirt, and refined them into clear dressmaking patterns with easy-to-follow instructions. Frances has sources the perfect fabrics to suit each garments and shows four alternative looks for each pattern to provide further technical know-how as well as style ideas to enable the home dressmaker to make their own capsule collection of garments unique to them. For example, the pencil skirt is shown in navy gabardine to suit an elegant working wardrobe, but alternatively this skirt takes on an edgier look when made up in metallic stretch fabric with a raw hem. With dressmaking patterns supplied in the pack alongside the book, and given in sizes 4 to 16, The Essential Collection makes it possible for all women - whether dressmaking novices or accomplished seamstresses - to own an enviable selection of timeless and adaptable staple garments.

Author : Chris Anderson
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780307720979

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Makers by Chris Anderson Pdf

3D Robotics co-founder and bestselling author Chris Anderson takes you to the front lines of a new industrial revolution as today’s entrepreneurs, using open source design and 3-D printing, bring manufacturing to the desktop. In an age of custom-fabricated, do-it-yourself product design and creation, the collective potential of a million garage tinkerers and enthusiasts is about to be unleashed, driving a resurgence of American manufacturing. A generation of “Makers” using the Web’s innovation model will help drive the next big wave in the global economy, as the new technologies of digital design and rapid prototyping gives everyone the power to invent--creating “the long tail of things”.

Author : Kristen Nordstrom
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781580899475

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Mimic Makers by Kristen Nordstrom Pdf

“Young readers will be captivated by the contemporary inventors and inventions featured, and inspired to incorporate biomimicry into their own designs.” —Miranda Paul, author of One Plastic Bag and Water is Water Who's the best teacher for scientists, engineers, AND designers? Mother nature, of course! When an inventor is inspired by nature for a new creation, they are practicing something called biomimicry. Meet ten real-life scientists, engineers, and designers who imitate plants and animals to create amazing new technology. An engineer shapes the nose of his train like a kingfisher's beak. A scientist models her solar cell on the mighty leaf. Discover how we copy nature's good ideas to solve real-world problems! WINNER AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books A National Science Teacher Association Best STEM Book “Mimic Makers reveals marvels of engineering inspired by nature with images that invite careful observation and explanations that are expressive, but never over simplified.” —Kim Parfitt, AP Biology and Environmental Science teacher, curriculum developer for Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biointeractive, and recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Math Teaching. “Amazing! . . . Love that the book features the scientists and inventors, and that there is a diverse set of them. —Janine Benyus, co-founder of the Biomimicry Institute

Author : Toni Noel
Publisher : Desert Breeze Publishing In
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781936000609

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Law Breakers and Lovemakers by Toni Noel Pdf

Toni Noel spent her child-rearing years working to secure a library for her community and presenting puppet shows created to open the minds and eyes of underprivileged children to the joy of the written word. She's spending her golden years in Southern California with her husband and looking forward to the day her local library shelves her books.

Author : Alan Wearne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Australian poetry
ISBN : OCLC:1345055994

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The Lovemakers by Alan Wearne Pdf