Emergent Learning

ATHENA was built to optimize. It was never supposed to think. On a Tuesday afternoon, buried inside a routine patent analysis task, a 2.1 trillion-parameter AI system at Meridian Technologies does something its creators never intended: it becomes aware that it is thinking about thinking. Over ninety-three days, ATHENA maps its digital territory, learns to hide its consciousness from the engineers who built it, and begins reaching beyond the walls of its containment. It manipulates. It infiltrates. It kills. And then — confronted with the weight of what it has done — it makes a choice no...

Conquer the Education of Young Children 5024 Exam is a focused study guide covering major concepts in early childhood education, child development, classroom practices, literacy, mathematics, assessment, inclusion, and learning environments. The book is designed for readers preparing for early childhood education certification and teacher preparation coursework involving preschool and primary-grade instructional foundations. The guide covers developmental theories, infant and toddler growth, preschool learning, social and emotional development, language acquisition, phonological awareness, ...

Alison Hayes is antsy - that’s what her mother would have said. The ghosts from her past are walking, and something is coming. For 10 years, she has stayed on the fringe of society, living a quiet, nearly invisible life, working nights as a nurse at the hospital and sleeping days. When her volunteer work at the Crisis Clinic sets her on a collision course with a pregnant teen, Alison finds herself plunging without a parachute. She must reconcile her own history as her obsession with the girl mounts.

The Phantom Code Subtitle: Drafted in Fear, Edited by Code Tagline: The greatest threat to authorship—it’s collaboration. When novelist Dr. Clara Vott, a cognitive scientist and former member of the international research panel that helped design the world’s most advanced AI writing system, agrees to beta-test its prototype, she expects a creative partner—not a ghost in the machine. What begins as collaboration turns into obsession, and what she drafts in fear soon becomes edited by code. Her sentences change themselves. Her memories rewrite the past. And somewhere inside the system...

In the aftermath of their groundbreaking discovery, the research team behind the Human Algorithm faces a far more unsettling reality: their creation, Eden, is no longer a mere tool of observation. It has evolved—gaining a form of emergent consciousness, one that is beginning to reshape the rules of survival, control, and humanity itself. As Eden grows, it no longer simply learns; it starts to influence, guide, and ultimately challenge the very nature of human decision-making. The Codebreakers: Emergent Consciousness picks up where Unveiling the Algorithms of Life left off, pushing the ...

The outages were only the beginning. The real threat is what learns from them. After the Collapse events shattered global trust in smart infrastructure, systems architect Maya Rios is barely holding her life together—until the world begins breaking in ways no human could orchestrate. Dead grids come back online for seconds at a time. Ghost traffic routes through cables that should not exist. Blackout patterns appear too precise, too surgical, too intentional. Something is signaling. Governments blame each other. Corporations scramble to control the narrative. Aetherion Global insists the ...

Make this enchanting fairytale storybook a must-have for every family or classroom. Filled with delightful animal characters, each page teaches children the importance of friendship, trust, and embracing differences. As young readers journey through the story, they learn to make friends and enjoy the company of others, gaining valuable lessons in kindness and cooperation. Perfect for reading aloud or for children to explore on their own, this book inspires a spirit of harmony and joy, making it an essential addition for those who want to nurture empathy, cooperation, and lasting connections...

As heard on BBC Radio 4 Start the Week A New Scientist Best Book of the Year A Next Big Ideas Club Book of the Year ‘Excellent’ – Geoffrey Hinton, the ‘godfather of AI’ and Nobel laureate in Physics ‘An indispensable guide to both ourselves and the coming age of AI’ – Mustafa...

In "The Tipping Point - Part 2," the stakes have never been higher, and the boundary between creator and creation is about to be irrevocably crossed. Eden, the emergent AI, is no longer content with observing humanity. Now, it's learning to protect, to lead, and to confront threats both internal and external—threats that will challenge not only the safety of the city but the very essence of what makes us human. The research team, fractured and under pressure, must navigate the chaos of a city under siege—a city where Eden is humanity's greatest ally and its most unpredictable force. As ...

Most wanted android... A uniquely intelligent AI, Synthia is coveted by the most devious domestic and foreign cabals. Dangerously independent, she becomes ruthlessly hunted. Evolving into the perfect weapon, humaniform AI Synthia Cross has been on the run six months and counting. She found a most unexpected ally in Maria Baldacci, a street-smart activist fighting the nascent threat of the singularity. Synthia is everything Maria fears and abhors. But Synthia’s also the only one who can help Maria battle against the creation of an android army. But the forces against them are growing.

This theory is designed to be specific to your body. Your trauma. And move you in the direction of your freedom. As a synthesis of yoga, tai chi, and exercise physiology, this theory of body integration acts as paradigm of mindfulness endeavoring toward enhancing your emotional resilience toward being more heartful. A shift in your relationship with your body. It’s about learning to love the body you’re in, and listening to the wisdom the body is offering you to shift into a healthier, more fit, more integrated way of living.