Free Book Give Away #1
Filed in archive Technology by tj on September 23, 2005
Here is what Amazon says:
"Jeff Hawkins, the high-tech success story behind PalmPilots and the Redwood Neuroscience Institute, does a lot of thinking about thinking. In On Intelligence Hawkins juxtaposes his two loves--computers and brains--to examine the real future of artificial intelligence. In doing so, he unites two fields of study that have been moving uneasily toward one another for at least two decades. Most people think that computers are getting smarter, and that maybe someday, they'll be as smart as we humans are. But Hawkins explains why the way we build computers today won't take us down that path. He shows, using nicely accessible examples, that our brains are memory-driven systems that use our five senses and our perception of time, space, and consciousness in a way that's totally unlike the relatively simple structures of even the most complex computer chip. Readers who gobbled up Ray Kurzweil's (The Age of Spiritual Machines and Steven Johnson's Mind Wide Open will find more intriguing food for thought here. Hawkins does a good job of outlining current brain research for a general audience, and his enthusiasm for brains is surprisingly contagious."
How to get the book
To have your name entered for the random drawing for this book,
leave a comment below between now and September 31, 2005. If you are
selected, we will email you requesting a physical address where to mail
the book. I will be happy to mail the book anywhere in the world.
Remember, the book is our free gift to a loyal reader. No purchase
necessary.
### Update: This entry will now be closed. We have gotten help from random.org - Manish is the lucky winner! Thank you all for taking part and do not miss our new 'Win a book' contest at http://www.tjacobi.com/50226711/free_book_give_away_2.php.
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