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  Hardwired - How Our Instincts to...

  Robert Barrett PhD, PhD Louis...

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  For the first time in a thousand years, Americans are experiencing a reversal in lifespan. Despite living in one of the safest and most secure eras in human history, one in five adults suffers from anxiety as does one-third of adolescents. Nearly half of the US population is overweight or obese and one-third of Americans suffer from chronic pain—the highest level in the world. In the United States, fatalities due to prescription pain medications now surpass those of heroin and cocaine combined, and each year ten percent of all students on American college campuses contemplate suicide. With the proliferation of social media and the algorithms for social sharing that prey upon our emotional brains, inaccurate or misleading health articles and videos now move faster through social media networks than do reputable ones. 
  This audiobook is about modern health—or lack of it. The authors make two key arguments: that our deteriorating wellness is rapidly becoming a health emergency, and two, that much of these trends are rooted in the way our highly evolved hardwired brains and bodies deal with modern social change. The coauthors: a PhD from the world of social science and an MD from the world of medicine—combine forces to bring this emerging human crisis to light. Densely packed with fascinating facts and little-told stories, the authors weave together real-life cases that describe how our ancient evolutionary drives are propelling us toward ill health and disease. Over the course of seven chapters, the authors unlock the mysteries of our top health vices: why hospitals are more dangerous than warzones, our addiction to sugar, salt, and stress, our emotionally-driven brains, our relentless pursuit of happiness, our sleepless society, our understanding of risk, and finally, how world history can be a valuable tutor. Through these varied themes, the authors illustrate how our social lives are more of a determinant of health outcome than at any other time in our history, and to truly understand our plight, we need to recognize when our decisions and behavior are being directed by our survival-seeking hardwired brains and bodies.

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  A Pagan Polemic - Reflections on...

  Jack Loeffler

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  A Pagan Polemic curates the evolving perspective of Jack Loeffler—itinerant wanderer, environmental warrior, storyteller, and story collector—whose true education began when he was marched into the Nevada desert one day at dawn to play "The Stars and Stripes Forever" during an atomic bomb test a scant few miles away. Since that day in 1957, Jack's mission in life has been to record peoples of the borderlands and to bring "indigenous mindedness" to the forefront of the conversation about our precarious environments and our decaying planet. A Pagan Polemic is a sweeping manifesto of Jack's core beliefs and long experience as a fierce (and funny) advocate for Nature and Nature-mindedness and against poisonous politics and policies.

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  Human-Centered AI

  Ben Shneiderman

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  Researchers, developers, business leaders, policy makers, and others are expanding the technology-centered scope of artificial intelligence (AI) to include human-centered AI (HCAI) ways of thinking. This expansion from an algorithm-focused view to embrace a human-centered perspective can shape the future of technology to better serve human needs.The remarkable progress in algorithms for machine and deep learning have opened the doors to new opportunities, and some dark possibilities. However, as many technology companies and thought leaders have said, the goal is not to replace people, but to empower them by making design choices that give humans control over technology.In Human-Centered AI, Professor Ben Shneiderman aims to produce an optimistic, realistic, guide to how artificial intelligence can be used to augment and enhance humans' lives. This project bridges the gap between ethical considerations and practical realities to make successful, reliable systems. Digital cameras, communications services, and navigation apps are just the beginning. Shneiderman shows how future applications will support health and wellness, improve education, accelerate business, and connect people in reliable, safe, and trustworthy ways that respect human values, rights, justice, and dignity.

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  Identifying Trees of the West -...

  Lois DeMarco, Jay Mengel

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  A field guide to every common tree in Western North America, with hundreds of color photos.   Learn how to recognize trees you see every day by their bark; branching patterns; fruits, flowers, or nuts; and overall appearance. Created for in-the-field or at-home use, this guide is an easy-to-use resource that covers every common tree in western North America—from the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast. Clearly written for both beginning and advanced botanists, it provides tips for identification throughout a tree’s lifespan and in every season of the year.

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  Excel for Beginners - Learn...

  Greg Shields

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  If you have always wanted to learn how to use Excel but feared that it would be too technical and time consuming, then keep reading... 
  Microsoft Excel is one of the most commonly used programs across all industry and geopolitical lines. Despite this fact, many business people, even those who interact with Excel regularly, don't understand the essentials that can really further their career.  
  The truth is that most people find the task of learning about Excel overwhelming when confronted with a huge book. Could you be one of them? 
  You see, more information is not always good, especially if you want to save time and effort. The right information expressed in a clearly beneficial way is, however, always good. That's why this book focuses on the basics and what you'll really need on a daily basis. 
  Inside Excel for Beginners: Learn Excel 2016, Including an Introduction to Formulas, Functions, Graphs, Charts, Macros, Modelling, Pivot Tables, Dashboards, Reports, Statistics, Excel Power Query, and More, you'll find tips and tricks for dealing with:A wide variety of different formulasAn array of functionsMacros for every occasionPivot Tables and Power ViewThe basics of VBAAnd much more 
  Furthermore, you will find plenty of time-saving tips, like how to switch between absolute and relative cell references with just a few simple keystrokes. Excel is needed in a data-heavy world, so do yourself a favor, and make sure you are getting the most out of the time you put into it.  
  So if you have ever wondered how to enter data more efficiently, manipulate cell, or worksheets to their full potential, stop wondering, and get this book now!

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  Biomimetics - How Lessons From...

  Brian Clegg

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  An exploration of the transformative ways in which nature has inspired the technological advancement of humankind. 
   
  Biomimetics literally means emulating biology - and in a broader sense the term covers technological advances where the original inspiration came from nature. The Earth is a vast laboratory where the mechanisms of natural selection have enabled evolutionary solutions to be developed to a wide range of problems. 
   
  Science writer Brian Clegg looks at how humans have piggybacked on natural experimentation, redeploying a solution to create things that make our lives easier. He looks at how the hooks on burdock seeds inspired the creation of Velcro, how the stickiness of the feet of geckos and frogs has been used to create gripping surfaces, such as tyre treads, and how even the most basic optical enhancement in the form of spectacles is itself a form of biomimetics.

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