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„As Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, observed in "The
Character of Physical Law": “Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her
patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the
entire tapestry.”
Feynman is 100% right. Only with the help and on the basis of Feynman´s
diagrams I was able to develop the mathematical and logical model of multi-
dimensional entangled systems.
And in my personally most difficult years so far, after a serious accident in the
year 1984, it was his book "Surely You´re Joking Mr. Feynman!", which brought
me back to normal life."
Kurt Nemec
„Edward Bernays, the father of public relations, developed strategies to get
people to buy things they don‘t want and satisfy needs they don‘t have.“
Time Magazine
„Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible
government which is the true ruling power of our country.“
Edward Bernays, author of Propaganda
“A brilliant and disturbing analysis, which should be read by anyone wishing to
understand the political crisis currently engulfing the world.”
Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens
“We are rapidly ripening for fascism. This American writer leaves us with no
illusions about ourselves.”
Svetlana Alexievich, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
„In Noise, the authors brilliantly apply their unique and novel insights into the
flaws in human judgment to every sphere of human endeavour... Noise is a
masterful achievement and a landmark in the field of psychology“
Philip E. Tetlock
„There have been many good books on human rationality and irrationality, but
only one masterpiece. That masterpiece is Thinking, Fast and Slow“
Financial Times
„Throughout the history of mathematics, there has been no one remotely like
Srinivasa Ramanujan. Though he had almost no formal training in pure
mathematics, he made substantial contributions to number theory, infinite
series, and continued fractions, including solutions to mathematical problems
then considered unsolvable.
Without Ramanujan‘s groundbreaking mathematical work, the development of
the logic of multi-dimensional entangled systems would not have been possible."
Kurt Nemec
"This comprehensive book gives an overview of how cognitive systems and artificial
intelligence (AI) can be used in electronic warfare (EW). The book covers electronic
battle management, data management, and knowledge sharing.
In electronic warfare (EW), the human mind is increasingly becoming the battlefield.
The aim is to change not only what people think, but how they think and act. The
main task of cognitve electronic warfare will be the shaping and influencing of
individual and group beliefs and behaviours to favour one´s tactical or strategic
objectives.
One of the main tasks of any future democratic government must be the protection
of free society and democratic institutions against any hostile electronic infiltration of
group beliefs and behaviours".
Kurt Nemec
"There are a few books that I always keep near at hand, and constantly come
back to. The Feynman Lectures on Physics and Dirac's classic textbook on
quantum mechanics are among them. Michael Fayer's wonderful new book,
Absolutely Small, is about to join them. Whether you are a scientist or just
curious about how the world works, this is the book for you."
Leonard Susskind, Professor of Physics, Stanford University
(Professor Susskind is widely regarded as one of the fathers of string theory.)
„The gold standard of neuroscience texts. For more than 40 years, Principles of
Neural Science has helped readers understand the link between the human
brain and behavior. As the renowned text has shown, all behavior is an
expression of neural activity and the future of both clinical neurology and
psychiatry is dependent on the progress of neural science.
Fully updated, this sixth edition of the landmark reference reflects the latest
research, clinical perspectives, and advances in the field.“
Doody's Core Titles for 2022
„Why is it so difficult to develop and sustain liberal democracy? The best recent
work on this subject comes from a remarkable pair of scholars, Daron Acemoglu
and James A. Robinson. In their latest book, The Narrow Corridor, they have
answered this question with great insight.“
Fareed Zakaria, The Washington Post
„This brilliant and insightful book could not be more timely. Across the world
countries are wrestling with the tension between state and society. Populism of
both Left and Right offers glib and dangerous answers. By contrast, Acemoglu
and Robinson show that the narrow corridor toliberty depends on combining a
strong capable state with a strong civic society. Not one or the other - both.
This is the route to prosperity for all - but it is as they say - no easy feat.“
Sir Michael Barber, author of How to Run a Government
„This book is an educational tour de force that presents mathematical thinking
as a right-brained activity. By putting the main focus on the process of
mathematical abstraction, Eugenia Cheng supplies the reader with the mental
tools to make that distinction precise and potentially useful.
The book takes the reader along in small steps; but make no mistake, this is a
major intellectual journey. It develops what is regarded as a very advanced
branch of abstract mathematics (category theory). This is not watered-down
math; it's the real thing.“
Keith Devlin, Stanford University (Emeritus)
Find here a lecture of Dr Eugenia Cheng about „How abstract mathematics can help us
understand the world“...
“There is a need for such a book... There’s nothing quite like this out there. An
epic tale of biology’s central molecule, RNA. DNA does only one thing, store
information. RNA has a thrilling plethora of functions, including telling DNA
what to do.
This book takes the reader on an odyssey through the wonders of RNA and its
central role in biology.
DNA science dominated the second half of the 20th Century, but it’s clear that
the 21st Century belongs to RNA.“
Tom Cech, Nobel laureate, University of Colorado Boulder
„This book shows how the quickly evolving field of machine learning can
contribute to a new development in quantum physics.
The marriage of the two fields may give birth to a new research frontier that
could transform them both.“
Sankar Das Sarma, University of Maryland
Find here a lecture from Prof. Dr. Klaus-Robert Müller about „Machine Learning
Meets Quantum Physics“…
„Acclaimed one of the "seminal books... comparable in ultimate
importance to... Galileo or Malthus or Rousseau or Mill",
"Cybernetics" was judged by twenty-seven historians, economists,
educators, and philosophers to be one of those books published
during the "past four decades," which may have a substantial
impact on public thought and action in the years ahead."
Saturday Review
„Norbert Wiener's views of the future were prescient of our times.
He hi-lighted and recognized the dangers of a "machine à gouverner"
and the implications to mankind thereof. In essence he describes in
this book what can happen if mankind is able to apply probabilistic
control to humans and tie this back to feedback systems.“
Kurt P. Nemec, Founder and Director General of the
European Forum of Future Economy