{"title":"Jeff Hawkins","description":"Jeff Hawkins is the cofounder of Numenta, a neuroscience research company; founder of the Redwood Neuroscience Institute; and one of the founders of the field of handheld computing. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and author of On Intelligence.","products":[{"product_id":"a-thousand-brains-a-new-theory-of-intelligence-paperback","title":"A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"fascinating book\" that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For all of neuroscience's advances, we've made little progress on its biggest question: How do simple cells in the brain create intelligence? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jeff Hawkins and his team discovered that the brain uses maplike structures to build a model of the world--not just one model, but hundreds of thousands of models of everything we know. This discovery allows Hawkins to answer important questions about how we perceive the world, why we have a sense of self, and the origin of high-level thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Thousand Brains\u003c\/i\u003e heralds a revolution in the understanding of intelligence. It is a big-think book, in every sense of the word.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51319045685471,"sku":"9781541675797","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/RXRsh-z57g9781541675797.webp?v=1788366113"},{"product_id":"on-intelligence-how-a-new-understanding-of-the-brain-will-lead-to-the-creation-of-truly-intelligent-machines-paperback","title":"On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the inventor of the PalmPilot and the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Brains, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a compelling theory of intelligence, brain function, and the future of intelligent machines\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeff Hawkins, the man who created the PalmPilot, Treo smart phone, and other handheld devices, has reshaped our relationship to computers. Now he stands ready to revolutionize both neuroscience and computing in one stroke, with a new understanding of intelligence itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHawkins develops a powerful theory of how the human brain works, explaining why computers are not intelligent and how, based on this new theory, we can finally build intelligent machines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe brain is not a computer, but a memory system that stores experiences in a way that reflects the true structure of the world, remembering sequences of events and their nested relationships and making predictions based on those memories. It is this memory-prediction system that forms the basis of intelligence, perception, creativity, and even consciousness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an engaging style that will captivate audiences from the merely curious to the professional scientist, Hawkins shows how a clear understanding of how the brain works will make it possible for us to build intelligent machines, in silicon, that will exceed our human ability in surprising ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with acclaimed science writer Sandra Blakeslee, \u003ci\u003eOn Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e promises to completely transfigure the possibilities of the technology age. It is a landmark book in its scope and clarity.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51319091200223,"sku":"9780805078534","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/0O4lb21Zdc9780805078534.webp?v=1788366194"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/jeff-hawkins.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}