Idiot's Guide to Neural Networks

So you've watched Star Trek The Next Generation, and you love Data, the android, and have always wondered what makes his brain tick. A neural net we are told... Surely that is just fiction? Well a quick websearch tells you that neural networks are not fiction, but getting someone to tell you about them in English is really, lreally hard! Well, Richard Bowles' Idiot's Guide to Neural Networks tells you about these computer models that are based on the neurons in the human brain which scientists make behave intelligently and learn from experience. For the true geek there are computer models that you can upload to see them in action.