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Princeton University Press
Language
English
Description
"From the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the distribution of economic and political power among society's members. As Carl Benedikt Frey shows, the Industrial Revolution created unprecedented wealth and prosperity over the long run, but the immediate consequences of mechanisation were devastating for large...
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Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Perhaps we were too distracted by the pandemic, or the endless financial crises, or the rise of TikTok. But under cover of them all, a new and more exploitative system has been taking hold. Insane sums of money that were supposed to re-float our economies after the crash of 2008 went to big tech instead. With it they funded the construction of their private cloud fiefdoms and privatized the internet. Technofeudalism says Yanis Varoufakis, is the...
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Publisher
Greystone Kids, Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
This field guide to nature contains 52 short, fun, hands-on activities, including pressing flowers, harvesting algae and skipping stones, to help kids explore and discover the outdoors--one for each week of the year.
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Language
English
Description
"A personal evocation of the glory of nature, our vexed position in the animal kingdom, and the difficulty of adoring what we destroy. Acclaimed novelist Lydia Millet's first work of nonfiction, We Loved It All, is a genre-defying tour de force that makes an impassioned argument for people to see their emotional and spiritual lives as infinitely dependent on the lives of nonhuman beings. Drawing on a quarter-century of experience as an advocate for...
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English
Description
Online romance fraud is a problem across the globe. It causes financial and emotional devastation, yet many people refuse to take it seriously. This is the story of one middle-aged woman in a cardigan determined to understand this growing phenomenon. No other woman has had so many online romances--from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William--and Becky Holmes is a favourite among peacekeeping soldiers and oil rig workers who desperately need iTunes...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In the cloud forests of Monteverde, Costa Rica, pairs of male long-tailed manakins-clad in their stunning, red, blue, and black plumage-use perches as a stage for a coordinated song-and-dance to attract mates. Because the potential benefits are so great, males compete intensely for access to the stage. Who wins that competition? If you want a good perch to attract a mate, you need to have connections-and be deeply embedded in the manakin social network...
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English
Description
"Based on twelve years of correspondence and interviews, an award-winning journalist investigates his father's old high school classmate, Dr. Paul Volkman, who was the central figure in a massive "pill mill" scheme in southern Ohio, which led to the overdose deaths of thirteen patients and at least twenty other deaths."--
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"We stream media like TV shows, movies, podcasts, and videos through our smartphones, computers, TVs, and tablets. We do it to entertain ourselves, to stay in touch with family and friends, and to get up-to-date news. Streaming is so much a part of daily life that we might only think about the technology that makes it happen when it doesn't work. In this book, readers will learn what's actually happening when they stream something -- the science of...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Flowers glow in otherworldly blues and teals. An array of brilliant colors emerges from their petals. By exploring the wonders of the ultraviolet spectrum using innovative imaging technology, we come one step closer to understanding the extraordinary lives of bees. Photographer and horticulturalist Craig P. Burrows has spent the last ten years capturing flowers in this spectrum, and this book collects his stunning ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence...
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Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"What will the year 2084 hold for you--for your friends, for your family, and for our society? Are we doomed to the grim dystopia imagined in George Orwell's 1984? In 2084, scientist and philosopher John Lennox will introduce you to a kaleidoscope of ideas: the key developments in technological enhancement, bioengineering, and, in particular, artificial intelligence. You will discover the current capacity of AI, its advantages and disadvantages, the...
15) Greenhouses
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Series
Publisher
Pogo
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In Greenhouses, early fluent readers will learn how greenhouses are used to grow crops, how they've have changed agriculture, and new and future innovations, such as hydroponics and vertical farming. Beautiful, crisp, full-color photographs complement the text. Greenhouses features infographics, sidebars, reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index. Children can learn more about greenhouses using our safe...
16) Jaguars
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Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to jaguars. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Decodables by Jump!
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Most things that you own were invented by someone. From bicycles to computers, they all started as just a tiny idea in someone else's mind. Learn about how many everyday objects were invented and who created them. It's time to dive into the world of inventors and inventions! Inventors and Inventions is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers...
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Smartphones are a part of daily life, whether you own one yet or have to borrow one to get in touch with your friends and family. These . . . devices allow users to make calls, take photographs and videos, check email, play games, and much more, thanks to apps, but how do smartphones work? Readers will find out about these tiny computers that revolutionized communication in the short time they've been developing"--Provided by publisher.
19) Buses
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Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This book explains the uses, different kinds, and parts of buses"--
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An electrifying vision of how we can safeguard AI's future for the public good. Artificial intelligence may be the most transformative technology of our time. As AI's power grows, so does the need to figure out what-and who-this technology is really for. AI Needs You argues that it is critical for society to take the lead in answering this urgent question and ensuring that AI fulfills its promise. Verity Harding draws inspiring lessons from the histories...
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