Engaging book in which the author takes familiar stories and personalities of the story of Darwin's theory and expands common knowledge of the situation and people.
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Dr. Gary Ackerman rated Generative AI in Action: 4 stars
Dr. Gary Ackerman finished reading Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest by Doug Macdougall
Dr. Gary Ackerman rated Origin Story: 4 stars
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Dr. Gary Ackerman reviewed Invention and Innovation by Vaclav Smil
The world is never finished catching up with Vaclav Smil. In his latest and perhaps …
Invention & Innovation
Smil's framework of things we wanted but became undesirable, things we wanted but haven't found, and things we keep looking for is excellent. In each case, we see example of "failed" technologies all of which are insightful.
The final chapter get to the reality of exaggeration and the hyperbole that marks technology and its study.
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Invention and Innovation by Vaclav Smil
The world is never finished catching up with Vaclav Smil. In his latest and perhaps most readable book, Invention and …
Dr. Gary Ackerman finished reading The dinosaur heresies by Robert T. Bakker
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Dr. Gary Ackerman reviewed Artificial Intelligence by Richard Urwin
Very Brief
3 stars
Just as one becomes interested in a chapter, it ends,
Dr. Gary Ackerman reviewed Artificial Intelligence by Richard Urwin
Very Brief
3 stars
A fine introduction, but just as your become interested in a chapter, it ends.