Stephen Baker Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Researchers at IBM launched a billion-dollar project to develop a machine that could compete in the quiz show Jeopardy--and win. The machine faced off in a high-ratings match against two former champions, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Journalist Stephen Baker carries readers on a captivating journey from the IBM labs to the showdown in Hollywood. The story features brilliant Ph.D.s, Hollywood moguls, knowledge-obsessed Jeopardy masters--and a very special collection of silicon and circuitry named Watson. It was a classic match of Man vs. Machine, not seen since the chess-playing computer Deep Blue bested the world's reigning grandmaster, Garry Kasparov. And Watson needed to do more than churn through chess moves or find a relevant Web page--it had to understand language, including puns and irony, and master everything from history and literature to science, arts, and entertainment.--Adapted from publisher description.

This book "takes us on a guided tour (no maths requried) through an unprescedented new era, in which mathematicians are starting to map individual human behaviour - what we do, who we are, how we work, chat, play and shop - and in so doing, will change every aspect of our lives, from the kind of medical advice we get, to the adverts we see, to our appraisals at work, to the way politicians try to win our votes and protect us from terrorist attacks. ... 'The numerati' is a book about one of the great undertakings of the twenty-first century - the mathematical modelling of humanity. Much in the same way as neuroscientists are mapping our brains, mathematicians are mapping our behaviour - everything that makes the individual distinct." - book jacket.

The author of How to Live with a Neurotic Cat offers a wild and witty sequel that lets felines finally speak out and reveal everything you always wanted to know about your cat, but were afraid to ask--and everything your cat knows about you without even having to ask. Illustrations.

Névrotique, moi ? Et lui ? Sous prétexte qu'il me trouvera gros, il me sert des croquettes, à moi qui n'aime que le caviar Beluga ! Bon, c'est vrai, quand je suis assis, j'ai du mal à voir mes pieds. Mais lui, sous ses bourrelets, il les voit, les siens ? C'est comme ces jouets débiles qu'il m'achète. Des souris en plastique ! Il a toujours pas compris que je préfère celle de mon son ordinateur. Mais le pire, c'est qu'il me prend pour un chien. " Assis ! ", " Couché ! ", qu'il me dit. Il veut pas que je fasse le beau, en prime ? Non, franchement, si moi je suis névrotique, alors lui, il est carrément névropatte.

Read it with a dog you love! A terrific and entertaining guide for living in harmony with your four-legged friend. Line art throughout.

A comical view of married life, especially if you live with someone whose over stressed and somewhat crazy in your eyes.