Summary: As neural research and digital technology converge, many scientists envision a so-called singularity event in which humans and computers become inseparable. This program explores that possibility, focusing on the work of key players in brain research and artificial intelligence. Drs. Jose Delgado, Miguel Nicolelis, and Philip Kennedy-all pioneers in brain/computer interfacing-explain their...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Hopkins, Jon
Summary: "Singularity marks the fifth album from the UK electronic producer and composer and the follow up to 2013's Mercury Prize nominated Immunity. Where Immunity charted the dark alternative reality of an epic night out, Singularity explores the dissonance between dystopian urbanity and the green forest. It is a journey that returns to where it began - from the opening note of foreboding to the...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Domino Recording Co. 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC HOPSummary: Automated mail sorter and synthesized speech machine; technology
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1956
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Schlesinger, Henry R.
Summary: The first popular history of the technology which harnessed electricity and powered the greatest scientific and technological advances of the modern era. Line drawings throughout.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.31 SCHGreen Day
Contents: Brutal love -- Missing you -- 8th Avenue serenade -- Drama queen -- X-Kid -- Sex, drugs & violence -- A little boy named Train -- Amanda -- Walk away -- Dirty rotten bastards -- 99 revolutions -- The forgotten.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Reprise 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK GRESummary: Without adopting new technological developments, a company's profits will lag; with them, they can soar. This program uses two case studies-Ford and Australia Post-as they introduce very different types of technology in their respective organizations. Can these companies hope to maintain sales, market share, and profit if they are not in a position to exploit the latest technological advancements?
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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De Castrique, Mark.
Summary: The Singularity-the looming point of no return when Artificial Intelligence surpasses human cognitive abilities, with consequences no one can foresee, and only a handful of people understand.Rusty Mullins, ex-Secret Service, has never heard of the Singularity. He only knows that after the deadly challenges of his last job for security firm Prime Protection, he swore he'd stop risking his life...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Poisoned Pen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DECCasey, Kathryn.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Minotaur 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CASCorso, Phil
Summary: "The martial art of tae kwon do is based on more than 5,000 years of Korean tradition. It's a combat system that focuses not only on physical performance but also on mental and spiritual wellness. The name of this martial art loosely means foot, fist, and discipline, and tae kwon do combines the strength of the body with the agility of the mind. Today, tae kwon do is a popular martial art for...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.815 CORSummary: This video examines THC and the cannabinoids marijuana, hashish, and hash oil. Expert commentary is presented by former NFL player Charles Hunt, a pharmacist, a police officer, addiction counselors, a historian, a pastor, recovering addicts, and others. Together, they explain the history and biological effects of THC, investigating its use, abuse, and hazards, and its reputation as a gateway drug.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Mexakinz (Musical group)
Contents: Introlude.--U don't even know me.--Never in this world.--Plead insanity.--Problems.--La plaga.--2 many MC's.--Confessions (hell don't pay).--Frost interlude.--Instinct.--Provoke the extreme.--Burnin' hot.--Realism.--Headz or taylz.--The wake up show
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Wild West Records 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP MexakAdamson, Thomas K.
Summary: Presents information on tae kwon do, including basic skills, training, competitions, and safety.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: SportsZone/Abdo Publishing 2015
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Summary: "A fast-paced, mind-expanding literary work about scientific discovery, ethics and the unsettled distinction between genius and madness.Albert Einstein opens a letter sent to him from the Eastern Front of World War I. Inside, he finds the first exact solution to the equations of general relativity, unaware that it contains a monster that could destroy his life's work.The great mathematician...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pushkin Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LABCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction LabatutSolnit, Rebecca.
Summary: A survey of the historical contributions of Eadweard Muybridge documents his role in filmmaking technology and as a war photographer before standing trial for the murder of his wife's lover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MUYBRIDGE, EADWEARD SOLSummary: High-tech innovation has triggered an avalanche of new business opportunities. Module one of this program examines how information technology is changing the airline business in Hong Kong. In module two, the impact of the evolving Internet infrastructure on markets and business organization is discussed. In module three, tomato-growing in Iceland is a case in point for the way technological...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: An idealistic NYC public defender burned out by the system and on the brink of disbarment, teams up with a former client who draws him into a high-stakes heist, all while the universe is collapsing around them.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE NAKSummary: Examines the myth and reality of Che Guevara including his friendship with Castro, his world travels, his days as guerilla leader and his death at age 39.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 1997
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHEKelly, Kevin
Summary: An expert tech writer discusses the forces and trends that will revolutionize daily life through the upcoming technological advances of the next thirty years.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303 KELClark, Stuart (Stuart G.)
Summary: A groundbreaking guide to the universe and how our latest deep-space discoveries are forcing us to revisit what we know―and what we don't. This is the first book to address what will be an epoch-defining scientific paradigm shift. Stuart Clark will ask if Newton's famous laws of gravity need to be rewritten; if dark matter and dark energy are just celestial phantoms? Can we ever know...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523 CLASummary: Singularity Principle is a feature length science-fiction film about the consequences of renegade experiments into Parallel Universes with attention to scientific detail that delivers a story to both illuminate and entertain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Double A Pictures 2014
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Woolf, Alex
Summary: "How have technology and science helped historians and archaeologists through the years? How does today's technology help us understand the past? What role does technology hold for the future of history studies? From the invention of metal detectors through to today's computer modeling of long-dead people, our knowledge of the past has always been improving thanks to technology. This book looks...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Raintree 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930.1 WOOSkogen, Jennifer
Summary: "After an unthinkable tragedy on Halloween, Jackson must decide if he should stay in Grey Hills, or pack up everything and leave with Sam and the others. ... When Jackson starts sleepwalking and hearing voices, he isn't sure if he is going crazy, or if he has inherited an unspeakable power. Meanwhile, Claire is determined to find out exactly what happened on Halloween, which brings Jackson...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SKOBelfast Gypsies
Contents: Gloria's Dream (2:16 min) -- The Crazy World Inside Me (3:06 min) -- Midnight Train (3:31 min) -- Aria Of The Fallen Angels (3:56 min) -- It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (3:48 min) -- People! Let's Freak Out (2:36 min) -- Boom Boom (2:27 min) -- The Last Will And Testament (4:59 min) -- Portland Town (3:19 min) -- Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)(2:08 min) -- Suicide Song (4:14 min) -- Secret Police...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Grapefruit Records 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BELJacobson, Sidney.
Contents: The motorcycle diarist -- The plight of Latin America, 1953 -- Back on the road -- Cuba -- Victory -- Crisis after crisis -- The revolutionary -- The Congo misadventure.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hill and Wang 2009