it News from the John W. Kluge Center: You are invited: The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Future of Democracy By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 09:26:29 -0600 Thursday, December 5, at 4pm in room LJ-119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, the John W. Kluge Center will hold a discussion marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Get your free tickets here. Hope M. Harrison and Constanze Stelzenmüller will take part in a discussion moderated by Kluge Center Director John Haskell. Harrison is an expert on the Berlin Wall, the Cold War, and contemporary Germany, and is Associate Professor of History and International Affairs in the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University. She is the author of the new book, After the Berlin Wall: Memory and the Making of the New Germany, 1989 to the Present (2019). Stelzenmüller is an expert on German, European, and transatlantic foreign and security policy and strategy. She is the inaugural Robert Bosch senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution and the Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Kluge Center. The event is free, but due to expected demand, tickets are recommended. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit the event ticketing site for more information and to secure your ticket. Entry is not guaranteed. Register for a ticket here. Questions? Please contact (202) 707-9219 or scholarly@loc.gov Full Article
it News from the John W. Kluge Center: You are invited to Whistleblowing in Historical Context By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 12:39:26 -0600 Whistleblowing in Historical Context: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Get your free tickets here. On Tuesday, January 14, at 4pm, in room LJ-119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, the John W. Kluge Center will hold a discussion on whistleblowing, featuring perspectives from the realms of medical research, national security, and congressional committees. The panel will feature Carl Elliott, professor in the Center for Bioethics at the University of Minnesota and current Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History, Allison Stanger, professor of International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College, and Emilia DiSanto, former Deputy Inspector General to the U.S. Department of State and Chief Investigative Counsel and Special Counsel to the Senate Committee on Finance. Kluge Center Director John Haskell will moderate. A reception will follow the discussion. The event is free, but tickets are recommended. Visit the event ticketing site for more information and to secure your ticket. Entry is not guaranteed. Register for a ticket here. Questions? Please contact (202) 707-9219 or scholarly@loc.gov Full Article
it News from the John W. Kluge Center: You Are Invited to a Author Salon with Susan Schneider on Artificial Intelligence By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:12:41 -0600 Join Us for a Kluge Center Author Salon with Susan Schneider on Artificial Intelligence Get your free tickets here. On Thursday January 30, at 4pm in the Montpelier Room of the Madison Building, the John W. Kluge Center will hold a discussion with Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation Susan Schneider. Schneider will discuss her new book, Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind, which is an exploration of what artificial intelligence can, and cannot, achieve. Humans may not be Earth’s most intelligent beings for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! are now all AIs. Given the rapid pace of progress in AI, many predict that it could advance to human-level intelligence within the next several decades. From there, it could quickly outpace human intelligence. What do these developments mean for the future of the mind? In Artificial You, Susan Schneider says that it is inevitable that AI will take intelligence in new directions, but urges that it is up to us to carve out a sensible path forward. As AI technology turns inward, reshaping the brain, as well as outward, potentially creating machine minds, it is crucial to beware. Homo sapiens, as mind designers, will be playing with “tools” they do not understand how to use: the self, the mind, and consciousness. Schneider argues that an insufficient grasp of the nature of these entities could undermine the use of AI and brain enhancement technology, bringing about the demise or suffering of conscious beings. To flourish, we must grasp the philosophical issues lying beneath the algorithms. Schneider will discuss these topics and more, with a reception to follow. The event is free, but tickets are recommended. Visit the event ticketing site for more information and to secure your ticket. Entry is not guaranteed. Register for a ticket here. Questions? Please contact (202) 707-9219 or scholarly@loc.gov Full Article
it News from the John W. Kluge Center: An Invitation from the Library of Congress By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:04:40 -0600 Join Us for a Kluge Center Author Salon with Ivan Krastev on The Light That Failed: Why the West Is Losing the Fight for Democracy. Get your free tickets here. On Wednesday, February 19, at 4pm in room LJ-119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, former Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations Ivan Krastev will speak about his new book on Europe’s past, present, and future. In this insightful work of political history (shortlisted for the prestigious Lionel Gelber Prize), Krastev and co-author Stephen Holmes argue that the supposed end of Communism turned out to be only the beginning of the age of the autocrat. Reckoning with the history of the last thirty years, they show that the most powerful force behind the wave of populist xenophobia that began in Eastern Europe stems from resentment at the post-1989 imperative to become Westernized. A reception will follow the discussion. Get your free tickets here. The event is free, but tickets are recommended. Visit the event ticketing site for more information and to secure your ticket. Entry is not guaranteed. Questions? Please contact (202) 707-9219 or scholarly@loc.gov Full Article
it News from the John W. Kluge Center:Join us for a Conversation on the Future of Democracy with Yuval Levin By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:07:57 -0500 On May 13, join the John W. Kluge Center for the first in our Conversations on the Future of Democracy series featuring Yuval Levin, who will be discussing his new book, A Time to Build, a look at the critical importance of formative institutions in society, their deterioration in recent decades, and practical steps to begin addressing the problem. Find the event on May 13 at the Library’s showcase for everything you can access while the doors are closed: Library of Congress: Engage! And sign up for a free ticket to get a reminder when the event happens. Yuval Levin is a distinguished scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he is the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies. Levin is also the editor-in-chief of National Affairs. Also, we’ve got a packed schedule of virtual events lined up, so stay tuned for more. Full Article
it Gurugram school boy commits suicide after girl levels allegations on him on Instagram By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 01:00 +0530 The 17-year-old boy committed suicide in Gurugram`s upscale building after a girl made serious allegations against him on Instagram. Full Article
it AIIMS medical experts sent to Gujarat after sharp rise in coronavirus COVID-19 cases, fatalities By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 08:19 +0530 With Gujarat reporting a large number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases and fatalities, medical experts from AIIMS, including its director Dr Randeep Guleria, have rushed to Ahmedabad to provide expert guidance to doctors there on COVID-19 management. Full Article
it 714 police personnel infected with COVID-19 in Maharashtra; 194 cases of assault on cops during lockdown By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 12:45 +0530 As many as 98,774 cases were registered and 19,082 persons were arrested for violating prohibitory orders during the COVID-19 lockdown in the state. Full Article
it Man commits suicide after killing wife, minor son in Bikaner By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 13:13 +0530 The incident occurred in the Jasrasar police station area, where the man, identified as Suresh, allegedly thrashed his wife Suman (35) and an 11-year-old son in a fit of rage over some issue on Friday night. Full Article
it Bois Locker Room: Petition filed in Delhi HC seeks SIT, CBI probe in the case By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 13:59 +0530 A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court on Saturday (May 9, 2020) seeking a SIT or CBI investigation into the case related to 'Bois Locker Room' social media group, in which nearly 22 teenage boys allegedly shared objectionable pictures of minor girls and discussed about raping women. Full Article
it Man attacks 2 police officers, constable with chopper in Mumbai By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 15:45 +0530 Two police officers and a constable were injured after a 27-year-old man attacked them with a chopper in south Mumbai early today, police said. Full Article
it Yogi Adityanath reviews COVID-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 16:23 +0530 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday (May 9) stressed on the need to understand the "chemistry of corona while administering its treatment". Full Article
it Chhattisgarh's first CM Ajit Jogi suffers cardiac arrest, put on ventilator, condition serious By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 16:46 +0530 A bureaucrat-turned politician, Ajit Jogi had served as the first CM of Chhattisgarh from November 2000 to November 2003 in then Congress government, after the state came into existence. Full Article
it Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin claims responsibility for Handwara attack, says 'India has upper hand' — Video By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 19:16 +0530 Almost five days after the encounter operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara that claimed lives of five security personnel including a decorate officer, the Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen, headed by Syed Salahuddin, has reportedly claimed the responsibility. Full Article
it Handbook of Sport Psychology, 2 Volume Set, 4th Edition By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The fourth edition of a classic, leading resource for the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychologyNow expanded to two volumes, and featuring a wealth of new chapters from highly respected scholars in the field, this all-new edition of the Handbook of Sports Psychology draws on an international roster of experts and scholars in the field who have assembled state-of-the-art knowledge into this thorough, well-rounded, and accessible volume Read More... Full Article
it Informality Revisited: Latin American Perspectives on Housing, the State and the Market By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Informality Revisited offers an overview of recent debates about Latin American government programmes for the formalisation of informal settlements and housing provision in a neo-liberal context. Contributions from Latin American researchers analyse the contradictions in government actions and evaluate the consequences for urban poverty. Read More... Full Article
it Microaggressions in Everyday Life, 2nd Edition By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z The essential, authoritative guide to microaggressions, revised and updatedThe revised and updated second edition of Microaggressions in Everyday Life presents an introduction to the concept of microaggressions, classifies the various types of microaggressions, and offers solutions for ending microaggressions at the individual, group, and community levels. The authors—noted experts on the topic—explore the psychological effects of microaggressions Read More... Full Article
it A Left that Dares to Speak Its Name: 34 Untimely Interventions By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z With irrepressible humor, Slavoj Žižek dissects our current political and social climate, discussing everything from Jordan Peterson and sex “unicorns” to Greta Thunberg and Chairman Mao. Taking aim at his enemies on the Left, Right, and Center, he argues that contemporary society can only be properly understood from a communist standpoint.Why communism? The greater the triumph of global capitalism, the more its dangerous antagonisms multiply: climate Read More... Full Article
it A Left that Dares to Speak Its Name: 34 Untimely Interventions By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z With irrepressible humor, Slavoj Žižek dissects our current political and social climate, discussing everything from Jordan Peterson and sex “unicorns” to Greta Thunberg and Chairman Mao. Taking aim at his enemies on the Left, Right, and Center, he argues that contemporary society can only be properly understood from a communist standpoint.Why communism? The greater the triumph of global capitalism, the more its dangerous antagonisms multiply: climate Read More... Full Article
it Political Geography: A Critical Introduction By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Brings political geography to life—explores key concepts, critical debates, and contemporary research in the field. Political geography is the study of how power struggles both shape and are shaped by the places in which they occur—the spatial nature of political power. PoliticalGeography: A Critical Introduction helps students understand how power is related to space, place, and territory, illustrating how everyday life and the world of global conflict Read More... Full Article
it The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Content Marketing, Podcasting, Social Media, AI, Live Video, and Newsjacking to Reach Buyers Directly, 7th Edition By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The seventh edition of the pioneering guide to generating attention for your idea or business, packed with new and updated informationIn the Digital Age, marketing tactics seem to change on a day-to-day basis. As the ways we communicate continue to evolve, keeping pace with the latest trends in social media, the newest online videos, the latest mobile apps, and all the other high-tech influences can seem an almost impossible task. How can you keep Read More... Full Article
it The reality of time flow: local becoming in modern physics / Richard T.W. Arthur By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 19 May 2019 07:20:37 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Quantum Brownian Motion Revisited: Extensions and Applications. By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 19 May 2019 07:20:37 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Thermodynamics in the quantum regime: fundamental aspects and new directions / Felix Binder, Luis A. Correa, Christian Gogolin, Janet Anders, Gerardo Adesso, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 19 May 2019 07:20:37 EDT Online Resource Full Article
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it Quantum gravity and the functional renormalization group: the road towards asymptotic safety / Martin Reuter, Frank Saueressig By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 07:10:36 EDT Hayden Library - QC178.R49 2019 Full Article
it Neutron stars, black holes and gravitational waves / James J. Kolata By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 07:10:36 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Proceedings of the National Conference on Recent Advances in Condensed Matter Physics: RACMP-2018: conference date, 12-13 October 2018: location, Kurukshetra, India / editors, R. K. Moudgil, Annu Sharma and Manish K. Kashyap By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 07:10:36 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Proceedings of the Europe/Africa Conference Dresden 2017- Polymer Processing Society PPS: conference date, 27-29 June 2017: location, Dresden, Germany / editors, Udo Wagenknecht, Petra Pötschke, Sven Wiessner and Michael Gehde By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 07:10:36 EDT Online Resource Full Article
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it Quantum versus classical mechanics and integrability problems: towards a unification of approaches and tools / Maciej Błaszak By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 08:50:33 EDT Online Resource Full Article
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it Beyond the dynamical universe: unifying block universe physics and time as experienced / Michael Silberstein, W.M. Stuckey, Timothy McDevitt (Elizabethtown College) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 08:44:58 EDT Hayden Library - QC174.13.S55 2018 Full Article
it The future of fusion energy / Jason Parisi, University of Oxford, UK, Justin Ball, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:30:37 EDT Hayden Library - QC791.P37 2019 Full Article
it Nanoparticle design and characterization for catalytic applications in sustainable chemistry / edited by Rafael Luque and Pepijn Prinsen By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:30:37 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it George Placzek: a nuclear physicist's odyssey / Aleš Gottvald (Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic), Misha Shifman (University of Minnesota, USA) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:30:37 EDT Hayden Library - QC774.P53 G65 2018 Full Article
it Novel trends in rheology VIII: conference date, 30-31 July 2019: location, Zlín, Czech Republic / editors, Martin Zatloukal and Jan Musil By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 09:32:45 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it CERN and the Higgs boson: the global quest for the building blocks of reality / James Gillies By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 09:32:45 EDT Hayden Library - QC793.16.G55 2018 Full Article
it Ether and modernity: the recalcitrance of an epistemic object in the early twentieth century / edited by Jaume Navarro (University of the Basque Country, Spain) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 09:32:45 EDT Hayden Library - QC177.E74 2018 Full Article
it DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2018: 18-22 December 2018, Hisar, Haryana, India / Editors, Arup Biswas, Veerendra K. Sharma and S. M. Yusuf By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 09:32:45 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Quantum space: loop quantum gravity and the search for the structure of space, time, and the universe / Jim Baggott By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 09:32:45 EDT Hayden Library - QC178.B34 2018 Full Article
it Topological Orders with Spins and Fermions: Quantum Phases and Computation. By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:32:39 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Engineering optics with MATLAB / Ting-Chung Poon, Virginia Tech, USA, Taegeun Kim, Sejong University, South Korea By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:32:39 EDT Barker Library - QC454.F7 P66 2018 Full Article
it Fundamental aspects of asymptotic safety in quantum gravity / Zoë H. Slade By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:32:39 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Handbook of particle detection and imaging / editors, Ivor Fleck, Maxim Titov, Claus Grupen, Irène Buvat By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:32:39 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Points, Lines, and Surfaces at Criticality / Edoardo Lauria By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 1 Sep 2019 09:33:23 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it Solitons in two-dimensional shallow water / Yuji Kodama (The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 8 Sep 2019 09:38:10 EDT Online Resource Full Article
it A mathematical introduction to electronic structure theory: iterative solution of symmetric quasi-definite linear systems / Lin Lin (University of California, Berkeley, California), Jianfeng Lu (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 8 Sep 2019 09:38:10 EDT Online Resource Full Article
