For decades the semiconductor industry has been a driver of global economic growthand social change. Semiconductors, particularly the microchips essential to most electronic devices,have transformed c
Cognitive electrophysiology concerns the study of the brain's electrical and magneticresponses to both external and internal events. These can be measured using electroencephalograms(EEGs) or magnetoe
This highly original book -- the first in a series analyzing historical population behavior in Europe and Asia -- pioneers a new approach to the comparative analysis of societies in the past. Using te
Climate change will shape the political, economic, and cultural landscape as surelyas it shapes the natural landscape. It challenges our existing political institutions, ethicaltheories, and ways of c
Climate change will shape the political, economic, and cultural landscape as surelyas it shapes the natural landscape. It challenges our existing political institutions, ethicaltheories, and ways of c
Although the United States is considered the world's only superpower, other majorpowers seek to strengthen the roles they play on the global stage. Because of the Iraq War and itsrepercussions, many c
This collection presents the best of current work on all aspects of constraint logic programming languages, from theory through language implementation. Constraint logic programming, the notion of c
The authors' model is the first large-scale computer simulation of the effects of changes in U.S. import quotas. Using applied general equilibrium methods to analyze recent debates about the conduct o
In Closer, Susan Kozel draws on live performance practice, digital technologies, and the philosophical approach of phenomenology. Trained in dance and philosophy, Kozel places the human body at the c
Decades before the Internet, ham radio provided instantaneous, global, person-to-person communication. Hundreds of thousands of amateur radio operators—a predominantly male, middle- and upper-c
Much of the business transacted on the Web today takes place through information exchanges made possible by using documents as interfaces. For example, what seems to be a simple purchase from an onli
Today we have access to an almost inconceivably vast amount of information, from sources that are increasingly portable, accessible, and interactive. The Internet and the explosion of digital media c
Today we have access to an almost inconceivably vast amount of information, from sources that are increasingly portable, accessible, and interactive. The Internet and the explosion of digital media c
Stelarc is the most celebrated artist in the world working within technology and thevisual arts. He is both an artist and a phenomenon, using his body as medium and exhibition space.Working in the int
Science and Technology Studies is a flourishing interdisciplinary field that examines the creation, development, and consequences of science and technology in their cultural, historical, and social c
Experts examine new modeling strategies for the interpretation of biological data and their integration into the conceptual framework of theoretical biology, detailing approaches that focus on morphol
Experts examine new modeling strategies for the interpretation of biological data and their integration into the conceptual framework of theoretical biology, detailing approaches that focus on morphol
The latest research in the development of technologies that will allow humans to communicate, using brain signals only, with computers, wheelchairs, prostheses, and other devices. Interest in develo
Children and teens today have integrated digital culture seamlessly into their lives. For most, using the Internet, playing videogames, downloading music onto an iPod, or multitasking with a cell phon
Decades before the Internet, ham radio provided instantaneous, global, person-to-person communication. Hundreds of thousands of amateur radio operators—a predominantly male, middle- and upper-c
The revolution in information technology transforms not only information and its usesbut, more important, knowledge and the ways we generate and manage it. Knowledge is now seen asinput, output, and c
This work provides an analysis of the ways that new media are experienced and studied as the subjects of history, using the examples of early recorded sound and digital networks. In "Always Already Ne
This solutions manual for Intermediate Public Economics (MIT Press, 2006) offers students an opportunity to practice using the analytical tools of public economics at intermediate and more advanced l
Regression and classification methods based on similarity of the input to stored examples have not been widely used in applications involving very large sets of high-dimensional data. Recent advances
Recent advances in biotechnology, spurred by the Human Genome Project, have resulted in the accumulation of vast amounts of new data. Ontologies -- computer-readable, precise formulations of concepts
Much of the business transacted on the Web today takes place through information exchanges made possible by using documents as interfaces. For example, what seems to be a simple purchase from an onlin
Using the liminality of design -- its unesasy position between creativiity and commerce -- to explore the network economy. The network economy presents itself in the transactions of electronic comme
Users have become an integral part of technology studies. The essays in this volume look at the creative capacity of users to shape technology in all phases, from design to implementation. Using a va
Pedagogy and the Practice of Science provides the first sustained examination of howscientists' and engineers' training shapes their research and careers. The wide-ranging essays movepedagogy to the c
Kojin Karatani's Transcritique introduces a startlingly new dimension to Immanuel Kant's transcendental critique by using Kant to read Karl Marx and Marx to read Kant. In a direct challenge to standa
Innovators across all sectors of society are using information and communication technology to reshape economic and social activity. Even after the boom -- and despite the bust -- the process of struc
Innovators across all sectors of society are using information and communication technology to reshape economic and social activity. Even after the boom -- and despite the bust -- the process of struc
The goal of machine learning is to program computers to use example data or past experience to solve a given problem. Many successful applications of machine learning exist already, including systems
This textbook teaches VHDL using system examples combined with programmable logic and supported by laboratory exercises. While other textbooks concentrate only on language features, Circuit Design wi
Leading international economists assess the effects of the 2004 expansion of the European Union. In May 2004 the European Union will undergo the largest expansion in its history when ten countries-C
Digital images are an integral part of all media, including television, film, photography, animation, video games, data visualization, and the Internet. In the digital world, spectators become navigat
This textbook for instruction in biomedical research ethics can also serve as a valuable reference for medical professionals and bioethicists. The 149 cases included in the book are grouped in nine c
