ANTHONY ELLIOTT

"El auge de la cirugía estética: cómo reinventarnos para «dar la talla». De Los Ángeles a Londres, de Madrid a México, de Tokyo a Teherán, la demanda de cirugía estética no deja de crecer. Inyecciones de botox, rellenos de colágeno, implantes mamarios, liftings faciales: la remodelación extrema del propio cuerpo hace furor. Vivimos la era de la cultura de la cirugía estética, habitamos una sociedad que encumbra a las celebridades y se rige por un único canon de belleza... Pero ¿son esos los únicos motivos por los que hombres y mujeres de cualquier edad, extracción social y cultural se lanzan a reciclar su cuerpo sin pensarlo dos veces? En Dar la talla Anthony Elliott reflexiona sobre las consecuencias de una sociedad de consumo en la que tratamos nuestros cuerpos como objetos de usar y tirar, nos juzgamos unos a otros por la primera impresión, y solucionamos nuestras vulnerabilidades personales «cortando por lo sano»: a golpe de bisturí."

Machine learning algorithms are widely presumed to herald a world in which the crippling burdens of anxiety can be left behind The digital revolution promises a brave new world where individuals communities and organizations can at last take control of the future anticipating designing and commanding the future possibly even with mathematical exactitude Yet paradoxically algorithms have unleashed widespread fears and forebodings about the impact of digital technologies Whether it s worries about unemployment distress about social media s harmful effects on teenagers or the fear of intrusive digital surveillance we live in an age of turbo charged anxiety where the prophecies of algorithms are increasingly enmeshed with fundamental disruption and anxieties about the future In this book Anthony Elliott examines how machine learning algorithms are not only transforming global institutions but also rewriting our personal lives He tells this story through a wide ranging analysis which takes in ChatGPT Amazon the Metaverse Martin Ford Netflix Uber Bernard Stiegler Squid Game Kate Crawford LaMDA Byung Chul Han autonomous drones Jean Baudrillard and the automation of warfare Questioning why people often assume that they need to adopt new technologie

Machine learning algorithms are widely presumed to herald a world in which the crippling burdens of anxiety can be left behind The digital revolution promises a brave new world where individuals communities and organizations can at last take control of the future anticipating designing and commanding the future possibly even with mathematical exactitude Yet paradoxically algorithms have unleashed widespread fears and forebodings about the impact of digital technologies Whether it s worries about unemployment distress about social media s harmful effects on teenagers or the fear of intrusive digital surveillance we live in an age of turbo charged anxiety where the prophecies of algorithms are increasingly enmeshed with fundamental disruption and anxieties about the future In this book Anthony Elliott examines how machine learning algorithms are not only transforming global institutions but also rewriting our personal lives He tells this story through a wide ranging analysis which takes in ChatGPT Amazon the Metaverse Martin Ford Netflix Uber Bernard Stiegler Squid Game Kate Crawford LaMDA Byung Chul Han autonomous drones Jean Baudrillard and the automation of warfare Questioning why people often assume that they need to adopt new technologie

A wealthy father of three daughters decides to build the perfect house. Following the death of his wife in childbirth, the grieving man hires an architect to build a new home that his daughters will love. Afterward, they can all start a new life. The architect builds such an unusual house that it becomes the talk of the neighborhood, and is known simply as That House. As That House illuminates the sky, it becomes a place of hope for a struggling family. This inspiring novel is the first in a series, and will enlighten, entice, and encourage parents and school-age children. This is the perfect book for parents to read to their children; it will help kids to understand the many different career paths open before them, including the creative field of architecture.

Curling is often perceived as a slow, peculiar winter sport involving brooms and heavy stones. In reality, it is the most complex manipulation of friction and thermodynamics in all of athletics. A 40-pound solid granite stone cannot simply glide 150 feet across flat ice; it would grind to a halt within yards. The secret lies entirely in the specific tribology of the surface.This educational guide explores the physics of the "pebbled" ice. Before a match, technicians spray fine water droplets across the rink, which freeze into microscopic bumps. The heavy granite stone only rides on the very peaks of these bumps, drastically reducing the surface area and friction.We break down the critical mechanics of the sweepers. By aggressively scrubbing the ice directly in front of the moving stone, players generate intense kinetic heat, microscopically melting the pebble peaks into a thin layer of water lubrication. This instantly lowers the friction coefficient, altering the stones trajectory and allowing it to travel several feet further.Understand the physics of the ice. Discover how athletes manipulate microscopic thermodynamics and surface tension to steer heavy granite stones with surgical precision.