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Exploring the complex interplay between human and artificial intelligence, this book delves into the implications of AI operating independently of human control. Through anecdotes and original research, it highlights scenarios where robots might replace humans and the ethical dilemmas that arise from such advancements. The author draws on mathematics, cognitive neuroscience, and philosophy, encouraging readers to engage in the ongoing debate about AI's future and the significant ethical challenges that remain unresolved.

Exploring the continuum between human memory and material memory, this book delves into the history of memory from ancient times to modern theories, integrating phenomenological, philosophical, and technical insights. It presents a rich tapestry of anecdotes and original research, examining concepts like post-memory and memristors while drawing parallels between material defects and human memory traces. By intertwining materials mechanics, neuroscience, and philosophy, it invites readers to engage in an ongoing dialogue about the interplay between these two forms of memory.

This book offers an essential introduction to the linear and non-linear behavior of solid materials, and to the concepts of deformation, displacement and stress, within the context of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics. To illustrate the fundamental principles, the book starts with an overview of solid mechanics, experimental methods, classes of material behaviors, and the thermodynamic modeling framework. It then explores linear elastic behavior, thermoelasticity, plasticity, viscoplasticity, fracture mechanics and damage behavior. The last part of the book is devoted to conventional and magnetic shape memory alloys, which may be used as actuators or sensors in adaptive structures. Given its range of coverage, the book will be especially valuable for students of engineering courses in Mechanics. Further, it includes a wealth of examples and exercises, making it accessible to the widest possible audience.