CS 484 - Artificial Intelligence
Fall 2007
Book Review

Loyola College > Department of Computer Science > CS 484 > Writing Projects > Book Review
Due Date Description
10/25/07 10/30/2007 Write a 3-5 page book review of a popular science book about Artificial Intelligence or Robotics. You are writing the review to persuade or dissuade your classmates to/from reading the book. The review should describe the major thesis(es) of the book and your reaction to it. You should include direct references and quotes from the book where appropriate.


This is a sample list of books. I have a few of them which I am willing to loan out and the library may of others or be able to get you a copy through an inter library loan. If you would like to choose a book that is not on this list, please send me an email.

Title Author
On Intelligence (Paperback) by Jeff Hawkins (Author), Sandra Blakeslee (Author)
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology (Paperback) by Ray Kurzweil (Author)
Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind (Paperback) by Hans Moravec
Robo sapiens: Evolution of a New Species (Paperback) by Peter Menzel (Author), Faith D'Aluisio (Author)
Darwin Among the Machines: The Evolution of Global Intelligence (Helix Books) (Paperback) by George Dyson (Author)
Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us (Paperback) by Rodney Brooks (Author)
Machines Who Think: A Personal Inquiry into the History and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence (Paperback) by Pamela McCorduck (Author)
Our Molecular Future: How Nanotechnology, Robotics, Genetics and Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Our World (Hardcover) by Douglas Mulhall (Author)
Ai: The Tumultuous History of the Search for Artificial Intelligence (Paperback) by Daniel Crevier (Author)
The Emotion Machine: Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind (Hardcover) by Marvin Minsky (Author)
March of the Machines: The Breakthrough in Artificial Intelligence (Paperback) by Kevin Warwick (Author)

Grading

Total: 60 points