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Auteur(s) : Mubeen, Junaid
Titre(s) : Mathematical intelligence [Texte imprimé] : what we have that machines don't / Junaid Mubeen
Publication : London : Profile books, copyright 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (X-339 p.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 271-317. Index
"A fascinating exploration of a surprising advantage that humans have over our incoming
robot masters: we're actually good at maths. There's so much talk about the threat
posed by intelligent machines that it sometimes seems as though we should surrender
to our robot overlords now. But Junaid Mubeen isn't ready to throw in the towel just
yet. As far as he is concerned, we have the edge over machines because of a remarkable
system of thought developed over the millennia. It's familiar to us all, but often
badly taught and misrepresented in popular discourse - maths. Computers are brilliant
at totting up sums, pattern-seeking and performing, well, computation. For all things
calculation, machines reign supreme. But Junaid identifies seven areas of intelligence
where humans can retain a crucial edge. And in exploring these areas, he opens up
a fascinating world where we can develop our uniquely human mathematical superpowers"--Publisher's
description
Sujet(s) : Mathématiques -- Psychologie
Mathématiques -- Informatique
Indice(s) Dewey :
510.7 (23e éd.) = Mathématiques - Enseignement et recherche
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-1-78816-683-6 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb471285815
Notice n° :
FRBNF47128581
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: the case for mathematical intelligence ; Part I. Ways of thinking
; Estimation: tribes that only count to four, where babies outsmart computers, and
why we underestimate pandemics ; Representations: the dogness of dogs, how mathematicians
paint ideas, and the blind spots of computers ; Reasoning: when stories fool us,
why machines can't be trusted, and how to tell eternal truths ; Imagination: why
spoilsports deserve more credit, how mathematics get reinvented, and the truths computers
will never discover ; Questioning: why mathematics is like play, the questions no
computer can answer, and the simple trait that makes every child smart ; Part II.
Ways of working ; Temperament: why speed is overrated, getting into flow, and the
wisdom of 'sleeping on it' ; Collaboration: an unlikely mathematical duo, how ants
get their intelligence, and the quest for a super-mathematician ; Epilogue.
