High-Tech Olympics focuses on the new technologies used in sport today and how they are being used to help train world-class athletes. It also includes diagrams to illustrate how technology has been used to develop state-of-the art sports equipment and an Olympic records table to show how Olympic records have changed and some technological reasons why these may have changed.

Humans created a smart machine using their intelligence. Now, this machine is building even smarter machines on its own. This requires using available information effectively and having certain conditions in place. This whole process is commonly known as "Artificial Intelligence" or 'AI.' In computer science, AI is like the next step in human intelligence. The term 'AI' was coined in 1956. Initially, it was used to solve complex problems in 1950,...

Marijuana growers are developing high-tech methods for getting high yield crops. Marijuana Hydroponics: High-Tech Water Culture is an excellent guide to growing without soil. This book had all the information needed to set up a system using nutrient solutions in controlled environments. Detailed guide to methods of growing without soil. Marijuana Hydroponics contains equipment lists, diagrams, and a step-by-step account of assembly of a system of...

"For the first time in our military history, how we wage war is being built around a single strategy: the tracking and elimination of "high value targets"--in other words, assassination by military drone. Kill Chain is the story of how this new paradigm came to be, from WWII to the present; revealing the inner workings of these military technologies; introducing the key figures behind the transformation as well as the people on whom these deadly technologies...

Do you want to live until you're ninety but always feel like you're twenty? Do you want to find out about the most recent breakthroughs in nutrition, weight loss, disease prevention, cognitive enhancement, and anti-aging? Do you want the very best body you've ever had-one that will last you a lifetime? Oz Garcia's Look and Feel Fabulous Forever is the first comprehensive guide to the finest health supplements, procedures, products, techniques, and...

Organizations in every industry from healthcare to finance rely on cybersecurity professionals to protect one of their most valuable assets, which is information. For those interested in both high-tech security and computer science, there are many roles and career opportunities from designing network security systems to conducting penetration testing to identifying security weaknesses. This book examines several of those careers, highlighting different...

Over the past decade, coding has become a necessary skill for the modern job seeker. And with growth in technology comes new ways to do old jobs. This is especially apparent in the criminal justice field, where evidence can be analyzed in brand-new, more effective ways. This guide goes beyond basic career advice and into how technology has changed crime itself and the ways that the criminal justice system has had to work to keep up with modern criminal...

How have state policies influenced the development of Japan's telecommunications, computer hardware, computer software, and semiconductor industries and their stagnation since the 1990s? Marie Anchordoguy's book examines how the performance of these industries and the economy as a whole are affected by the socially embedded nature of Japan's capitalist system, which she calls "communitarian capitalism." Reprogramming Japan shows how the institutions...

In High Tech and High Touch, James E. Coverdill and William Finlay invite readers into the dynamic world of headhunters, personnel professionals who acquire talent for businesses and other organizations on a contingent-fee basis. In a high-tech world where social media platforms have simplified direct contact between employers and job seekers, Coverdill and Finlay acknowledge, it is relatively easy to find large numbers of apparently qualified candidates....

This book introduces the reader to the fast-growing outdoor sport of geocaching, which combines aspects of treasure hunting, high-tech navigation, and exploration. New to this book: -Updates to technology and use of social media. -Full chapter on smartphone apps. -Updates to photography-showing more technology and diversity of participants. -Mention of National and State Parks, which are now promoting geocaching. -Updates to swag, with official...