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  The Importance of Being Educable...

  Leslie Valiant

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  If we hope to share our planet successfully with one another and the AI systems we are creating, we must reflect on who we are, how we got here, and where we are heading. The Importance of Being Educable puts forward a provocative new exploration of the extraordinary facility of humans to absorb and apply knowledge. The remarkable "educability" of the human brain can be understood as an information processing ability. It sets our species apart, enables the civilization we have, and gives us the power and potential to set our planet on a steady course. While we can readily absorb systems of thought about worlds of experience beyond our own, we struggle to judge correctly what information we should trust. 
   
   
   
  In this visionary book, Leslie Valiant argues that understanding the nature of our own educability is crucial to safeguarding our future. After breaking down how we process information to learn and apply knowledge, and drawing comparisons with other animals and AI systems, he explains why education should be humankind's central preoccupation. 
   
   
   
  Will the unique capability that has been so foundational to our achievements and civilization continue to drive our progress, or will we fall victim to our vulnerabilities? If we want to protect our collective future, we must better understand and prioritize the importance of being educable.

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  Every Storm Runs Out of Rain -...

  Amy Moudy Comeau

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  A week-by-week account of the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of a different kind of health care front line worker—a marketing leader—at one of the nation’s and world’s leading health care systems.  
  "This candid collection of daily emails from a health industry insider offers a unique glimpse at the daily realities of working during Covid. From pandemic fatigue to staycations and Thanksgivings on Zoom, these stories will take you back to a time you might want to forget. Despite the understandable urge to leave the pandemic behind, Comeau proves that sometimes looking back can not only be therapeutic ... it might offer exactly the perspective we all need to continue to move forward too."  
  - Rohit Bhargava, WSJ Bestselling Author of Non-Obvious Thinking + Non-Obvious Megatrends 
  During the early stages of coronavirus, Amy Moudy Comeau, MBA, an award-winning and acclaimed marketing executive, began writing weekly emails to her Emory Healthcare marketing team every Friday, as a form of encouragement and support to get them through eight weeks of shelter-in-place, which turned into a three-year pandemic. 
  Amy’s Friday emails became a weekly tradition, providing support and even levity during this transformational time. Years later, these time-stamped entries, along with present-day commentary from the author giving insight and hindsight reflections on the pandemic, leadership, self-care and marketing, provide a unique snapshot back into those “unprecedented” days of the pandemic.  
  Every Storm Runs Out of Rain gives insightful lessons on leadership and resilience, and finding the silver lining in the middle of a crisis. 

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  Data Mesh - Comprehensive Guide...

  Alexa Campbell

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  Gain a broader understanding of Data Mesh and logical architecture. 
  Have you ever asked yourself why you need to learn about Data Mesh? 
  What is their use in our daily life? 
  Have you ever wondered what the logical architecture is for a data mesh? 
  Your data is like a mesh. It's everywhere, and it's connected. 
  You have data on your servers, your networks, and your clients. And it's not just one kind of data—it's all different types that need to be organized and made sense of to be useful. The problem is that these data types are often stored in different places with different formats, making them hard to access and use together. 
  This book will help you understand the root causes of this problem and how to solve them using today's most advanced techniques in data management. 
  It is a book about the structure of a data mesh. It defines data mesh, how it works, and why you might want to use it. 
  In this book, you will:Learn the Data Mesh, its state, and its futureLearn about the practical uses of Data MeshGet background knowledge about Data Mesh with concrete examplesMaster Domain Ownership PrincipleDiscover the principle behind the self-serve data platformLearn about the federated computational government principleDiscover the point of inflectionMaster the logical architecture 
  Data Mesh is not just a framework; it's an approach to data modeling that emphasizes simplicity, clarity, and scalability. This book will teach you how to use Data Mesh to build a logical architecture that scales. 
  Don't wait another second; click the “Add to Cart” button now, and the possibilities are endless!

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  TouchCode Class 8

  Team Orange

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  Coding Textbook as per CBSE Curriculum 
  
  KEY FEATURES 
  - National Education Policy 2020 
  - Coding Task: This section allow students to familiarise with the concept with the help of the task. 
  - Coding Buzz Words: This section contains definitions of important words related to coding, in alphabetical order. 
  - More on Python: This section contains supplement topics for add-on knowledge. 
  - Gamification: Activity designed to educate, entertain and engage students. 
  - Coding in Minecraft: It helps the students to make the coding task in Minecraft MakeCode. 
  
  DESCRIPTION 
  TouchCode, a series for grades 1–8, is a specially designed book to develop Computational Thinking skills and move towards making codes. 
  
  TouchCode books for Grades 1–5 have activities based on various skills that amplifies the CT skills and build a strong foundation for middle school. TouchCode books for Grades 6–8 take a step ahead and let the child enter the world of codes using blockbased coding. 
  
  WHAT WILL YOU LEARN 
  You will learn about: 
  - Reasoning 
  - Critical Thinking & Analysis 
  - Data Processing 
  - Algorithmic Intelligence 
  - Computational Thinking 
  - MakeCode Arcade 
  - Block Coding 
  
  WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR 
  Grade - 8 
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  CHAPTER 1 CONDITIONALS IN DETAILS 
  Coding in Minecraft 
  CHAPTER 2 GET CREATIVE WITH LOOPS 
  Coding in Minecraft 
  Test Sheet 1 
  CHAPTER 3 FUNCTIONS IN DEPTH 
  Coding in Minecraft 
  CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMING WITH ARRAYS 
  Coding in Minecraft 
  CHAPTER 5 ADVANCED SEQUENCING 
  Coding in Minecraft 
  Test Sheet 2 
  Project 
  Gamification 
  Python – Conditionals and Loops 
  Coding Buzz Words 
  Coding Ethics

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  Cannon Hall Farm - Past Present...

  The Nicholson Family

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  As seen on Channel 5’s hit shows, Springtime on the Farm, This Week on the Farm and Cannon Hall: A Yorkshire Farm 
   
   
  Packed with fresh anecdotes and astonishing new detail, this emotional journey to the foothills of the Pennines brings the Cannon Hall Farm story bang up to date. 
   
  In their own words, the very personal story of the ups and downs of the Nicholson family at Cannon Hall farm spanning almost 70 years. 
   
   
  From the death of Roger’s beloved dad Charlie to the daily struggle for survival amid farming’s rapidly changing landscape, the Nicholsons have weathered storm after storm. 
   
   
  They came perilously close to losing it all as a lifetime of farming tradition seemed to slip through their fingers. 
  But in a daring last roll of the dice, they bet the farm – and won – creating against all odds one of Britain’s best-loved tourist attractions. 
   
   
  Here, Roger and wife Cynthia, along with their sons Richard, Robert and David, take turns reflecting on some of the dizzy highs and crushing lows that have made them who they are today: champion livestock breeders, TV stars and – above all – devoted farmers.

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  COVID-19 - A History

  Jacalyn Duffin

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  For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada.  
  Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the immediate attempts to confront it. COVID-19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally, and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular. Taking a broad approach, the book explains the advent of tests, treatments, and vaccines, as well as the practical politics behind interventions, including quarantines, barrier technologies, lockdowns, and social and financial supports. In concluding chapters Duffin analyzes the outcome of successive waves of COVID-19 infection around the world: the toll of human suffering, the successes and failures of control measures, vaccine rollouts, and grassroots opposition to governments’ attempts to limit the spread and mitigate social and economic damages.  
  Closing with the fraught search for the origins of COVID-19, Duffin considers the implications of an “infodemic” and provides an cautionary outlook for the future.

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