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  Food Health and Climate - Why It...

  Risto Isomäki

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  By favoring mostly plant-based foods, we can actually save the world – and live longer, healthier lives. 
  A shift to mostly plant-based diets and new food technologies could solve our most important and pressing global problems. Issues like climate change, hunger, freshwater shortages, the Sixth Extinction, antibiotic resistance, and the threat of new pandemics might just melt away with the new food revolution. 
  According to official estimates, meat and other animal-based products account for around 20% of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions. However, the real figure must be significantly higher. Emissions from soils of grazing lands and fields growing cattle feed have not been included in the official statistics. Methane emissions from polluted lakes, rivers, reservoirs and shallow seas are still classified as natural emissions. Besides, cattle raising and fields growing animal feed threaten to transform the whole Amazonian rainforest to semi-dry savannah. If this happens, animal agriculture will become, overwhelmingly, the main driver for global warming. 
  Food, Health and Climate explains why it is not possible to halt global warming without reducing meat consumption. On the other hand, if we manage to shift to more sustainable eating habits, billions of hectares of land will be freed from animal farming and could be used to grow new conservation and carbon-sink forests, or to produce raw materials for new wood- and biomass-based products that could replace metals, concrete, plastics, and chemicals. 
  Risto Isomäki is a Finnish science fiction and science writer and a leading expert on environmental issues.  His books have been published in more than twenty Asian and European languages. 
  “The fiction and non-fiction books written by Risto Isomäki are searching for an equal in the world in their scope and visionarity.” – Professor Heikki Hiilamo, University of Helsinki

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  Mastering Spring Reactive...

  Shubham Srivastava

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  Master Reactive Programming: Build Solutions with Reactive Spring
  Book Description
  Mastering Spring Reactive Programming for High Performance Web Apps is a comprehensive guide designed for developers looking to master reactive programming with Spring WebFlux and Reactor. Whether you're a beginner seeking to understand the fundamentals or an experienced developer aiming to enhance your asynchronous programming skills, this book delivers a clear, step-by-step approach to take you from basic concepts to advanced real-world applications. 
  Focused on practical, real-world implementations, the book teaches you how to build, optimize, and maintain efficient reactive systems. It guides you through creating scalable, event-driven applications, handling complex asynchronous tasks, and managing distributed systems using WebFlux libraries and the Reactor framework. By addressing real-world challenges, this book equips readers to improve system performance and resource management, ensuring applications are built for high scalability and resilience. 
  Table of Contents
  
  1. Introduction to Spring Framework
  2. Fundamentals of Reactor Framework
  3. Reactive Streams and Implementations
  4. Asynchronous Programming Using Spring WebFlux
  5. Developing Reactive Web Applications Using WebClient
  6. Reactive Repositories
  7. Messaging Using Reactive Streams
  8. Spring Cloud and Reactive Framework
  9. Testing and Debugging
  10. Release and Monitoring
  11. Hands-On Exercises
  12. Interview Questions
  Index

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  The Catalyst - RNA and the Quest...

  Thomas R. Cech

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  For over half a century, DNA has dominated science and the popular imagination as the "secret of life." But over the last several decades, a quiet revolution has taken place. In a series of breathtaking discoveries, the biochemist Thomas R. Cech and a diverse cast of brilliant scientists have revealed that RNA—long overlooked as the passive servant of DNA—sits at the center of biology's greatest mysteries: How did life begin? What makes us human? Why do we get sick and grow old? In The Catalyst, Cech finally brings together years of research to demonstrate that RNA is the true key to understanding life on Earth, from its very origins to our future in the twenty-first century. 
   
   
   
  A gripping journey of discovery, The Catalyst moves from the early experiments that first hinted at RNA's spectacular powers, to Cech's own paradigm-shifting finding that it can catalyze cellular reactions, to the cutting-edge biotechnologies poised to reshape our health. We learn how RNA may have jump-started life itself, and how, at the same time, it can cut our individual lives short through viral diseases and cancer. We see how RNA is implicated in the aging process and explore the darker depths of the supposed fountain of youth, telomerase. And we catch a thrilling glimpse into how RNA-powered therapies may enable us to improve and even extend life beyond nature's current limits.

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  Destructive Artificial...

  Marcus Klein

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  Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most transformative forces of the 21st century, revolutionizing industries, economies, and even societies. Its capabilities have extended far beyond the realm of science fiction, introducing tools that can analyze vast amounts of data, predict outcomes, and perform tasks with unprecedented efficiency. Yet, as with any powerful technology, the rapid development of AI also raises profound ethical, social, and economic questions, creating a paradox that we must carefully navigate. 
    
  At its core, AI is a reflection of human ambition: the desire to push the boundaries of what is possible and to solve complex problems that were once beyond our reach. From self-driving cars to medical diagnosis systems, AI has the potential to greatly enhance human life. In healthcare, for example, AI is helping doctors diagnose diseases with greater accuracy, while in education, personalized learning systems are adapting to the needs of individual students. AI can streamline processes, optimize productivity, and unlock innovations that would have seemed impossible just decades ago. 
    
  However, as AI becomes more integrated into daily life, the darker aspects of its potential also come to the forefront. The very features that make AI so useful—its ability to process data at speeds far exceeding human capacity—also pose risks. One of the most pressing concerns is privacy. With AI's increasing ability to collect and analyze vast amounts of personal data, questions arise about who owns this data and how it is being used. From facial recognition technologies to predictive algorithms, AI systems can potentially infringe on our privacy and autonomy in ways that were previously unimaginable.

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  Industrial Cybersecurity - A...

  Anand Shinde, Bipin Lokegaonkar

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  In today’s hyper-connected world, critical infrastructure — from power grids to manufacturing plants — forms the foundation of modern life. But with this connectivity comes vulnerability. Industrial Cybersecurity: A Practical Approach to OT Protection is your essential guide to defending Operational Technology (OT) systems against evolving cyber threats. 
  This audiobook is crafted for cybersecurity professionals, industrial engineers, IT managers, and students who want a hands-on, real-world approach to OT security. Whether you’re transitioning into OT domains or managing cyber-physical systems, this book equips you with the frameworks, tools, and strategies needed to protect your infrastructure. 
  What You’ll Learn 
  Unlike theoretical texts, this audiobook is packed with field-tested frameworks and actionable insights:Understand OT & IT Convergence: Learn how industrial systems differ from traditional IT, and why securing them requires a unique mindset.Master the Purdue Model: Explore layered network architecture and how each level — from sensors to enterprise — demands specialized controls.Implement NIST SP 800-82 Guidelines: Apply proven U.S. government frameworks to SCADA, DCS, PLC, and IIoT systems.Build a Cybersecurity Program: Create an OT-specific security charter, define roles, and implement strategies with measurable outcomes.Conduct Risk Assessments: Follow a complete NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) lifecycle, with detailed tasks, checkpoints, and priorities.Apply Real-World Controls: From Zero Trust in ICS to anomaly detection and access control, get practical tools you can deploy today.

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  The Agentic Enterprise - A...

  Babak Hodjat, Antoine Blondeau

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  Agentic AI promises new levels of automation and adaptability, but it also introduces complexity in governance, interoperability, and scale. To navigate these challenges, leaders need a clear adoption playbook. This guide gives them a practical framework for understanding what agentic AI can—and can't—do, identifying the right opportunities, and designing enterprise systems that are flexible, secure, extensible, trustworthy, reliable, and aligned with business priorities. 
  Blending strategy with architecture-level guidance, Cognizant's Babak Hodjat and Alpha Capital's Antoine Blondeau show senior technology leaders how to evaluate readiness, avoid vendor lock-in, manage risk, and prepare their organizations for the future of multi-agent orchestration. CxOs, VPs, directors, and engineering leaders tasked with evaluating, implementing, and scaling AI systems will learn best practices and actionable advice for steering cross-functional teams, setting technical direction, and aligning AI initiatives with business value.Determine whether your organization is ready for agentic AI and identify use casesMake smart build-versus-buy decisions and avoid lock-inLead teams in rolling out agentic AI at scalePut guardrails in place for safe and responsible usePlan a long-term AI strategy that adapts as the tech evolves

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