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Explore artificial intelligence: programs that teach computers to be brainy
About the author
Dinah Williams is an editor and children's book author. Her nonfiction books for children include
Secrets of Walt Disney World;
Abandoned Amusement Parks;
Haunted Prisons;
Monstrous Morgues of the Past; and
Spooky Cemeteries, which won the 2009 Children's Choice Award. Her latest title,
Terrible but True: Awful Events in American History, will be published by Scholastic in October 2016. She lives in Cranford, NJ.
Summary
CBC and NSTA's Best STEM Books Pick for 2022
Explore artificial intelligence—the programming that teaches computers to be brainy—in this “enjoyable, upbeat series” (Booklist).
Did you know that you can teach a robot to play soccer? Or that you can ride in a car driven by a computer? Discover how AI learns and grows, as well as how it identifies objects by recognizing differences and similarities!
Ignite your scientific mind with fun facts, activities, and experiments. Try this: Hum “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,” and the ABCs. Do you notice any similarities? Soon you’ll be thinking just like an AI program!
This STEM-driven series helps beginning scientists and engineers grasp big scientific ideas with:
- Intriguing info to fill and thrill your brain.
- Hands-on activities to jumpstart your imagination.
- Great photos to help you get the bigger picture.
- New ideas sure to change the way you see the world.
From Starry Forest Books,
STEAM & Me™ uses science, technology, engineering, arts, and math to feed curiosity and spark creativity. STEAM & Me™ is all about you!
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"The books in the new STEAM & Me series, packed with facts and activities, feel a little bit like an extension of the classroom....The variety of high-interest topics offers something for almost everyone, from animal lovers to those drawn to futuristic technology, and provides plenty to think about. An enjoyable, upbeat series."
