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Et al. because not all research deserves a Nobel Prize /

Et al. is a satirical academic journal that uses machine learning and scientific principles on absurd studies, from the cat Lord Whiskers' role in the extinction of the dodo bird to the quantum mysteries of untidy toddler rooms. Key Features Conducts satirical research on topics ranging from qu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGraw, B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham : Packt Publishing, Limited, 2023.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Contributor
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: The Pirate Kitty Theory: How a House Cat Being Let Out Led to the Extinction of the Dodo Bird
  • Chapter 2: Cows All the Way Down: Could Cow-Based Planetoids Support Methane Atmospheres?
  • Chapter 3: Ecological Impacts of Re-Releasing Tourists into Yellowstone
  • Chapter 4: The Great Rabbit War of 863AD: Myth or Historical Fact?
  • Chapter 5: The Cat Homing Infrared Laser Drone Defense (CHILD) System: A Novel Approach to Suburban Defense
  • Chapter 6: The Sarah Palin Mandela Effect: How America Believes in a Fictional Politician
  • Chapter 7: Utilitarianism, Shame, and Mysticism: Autonomous Vehicle Moral Compass Design and Analysis
  • Chapter 8: A Comparative Analysis of Trevor's Mom: Age Estimation Methodology
  • Chapter 9: Adaptive Smart Grids for Migratory Government Drones
  • Chapter 10: Tracking International Communism Through Mycorrhizal Networks
  • Chapter 11: Markov Models for Ruining Your Weekend: A Comparative Study
  • Chapter 12: Novel Techniques for Random Number Generation: Toddler Behavioral Sampling
  • Chapter 13: Computer Vision Object Permanence Detection Algorithm for My Clingy Robot Dog
  • Chapter 14: Flavortown in the Brain: Localizing Generators of Hedonic Food Response in the Forebrains of Foodies
  • Chapter 15: A Particle Physics Model of Why My Room Is Never Clean and Why My Mommy Shouldn't Put Me In Time-Out for Something That's Not My Fault
  • Chapter 16: Me and My Best Friend Prove the 3n + 1 Problem Even Though It's a REALLY Hard Problem
  • Chapter 17: A Loopy Belief Propagation Factor Graph Simulation of My Grandma Nonna's Insane Facebook Feed
  • Chapter 18: Dietetic Benefits of Simple Carbohydrates and Bovine Byproduct in Low Earth Orbit
  • Chapter 19: There Can Be No True Scottish Spoken Language System
  • Chapter 20: Quantum Computing Applications in Competitive StarCraft
  • Chapter 21: Full-Cycle Banana Fission Reactor Design and Analysis
  • Chapter 22: A Computationally Efficient Solution to the SLAM Problem in Houses of Mirrors
  • Chapter 23: Ray Tracing and the Optical Design of Healing-Crystal-Constructed Adaptive Optics
  • Index