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  Technology Touchpoints -...

  PhD MAC Loretta L. C. Brady

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  This is a story about a family coming of age at the same time as smartphones and social media; a multiracial family coming into its own as windows into social injustice opened up before our very screens; and a multi-parent multi-professional family with children living differently depending on which house and which combination of family members happen to be home. While it is a story about a family, it is really the story of technological and global changes unfolding on our doorsteps. 
   
   
   
  While many revile the ascendance of smartphones and social media and the way they suck us into the vortex of cyberspace, there are cultural touchpoints that reflect deeper human and technology development patterns, patterns which we would all do well to understand, no matter whether or how we choose to engage in the ever-innovating digital frontiers. Informed by research and interviews with leaders in policy, human development, ethics, and technology, Loretta Brady helps listeners understand the complex systemic challenges and findings related to technology and human development. 
   
   
   
  We do not have to hate or fear technology. It is neither friend nor foe. But understanding its impact on our daily lives is paramount to cultivating a healthier relationship both with our digital lives and our real, lived ones.

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  Fireside Sleep Sounds 2 in 1 -...

  Sleeptime Publications

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  10 Hours of Pure, Natural Ambience to Calm Your Mind and Soothe Your Soul. 
  Do you find it impossible to fall asleep in silence? Are city noise, stress, or anxiety keeping your mind awake long after your body is begging for rest? Do you wish you could escape to a quiet cabin in the woods during a gentle storm—or fall asleep beside a crackling fireplace without leaving your bed? 
  Fireside Sleep Sounds 2 in 1 combines two of nature’s most comforting soundscapes—rolling thunderstorms and crackling fires—into one powerful audio experience designed to lull you into the deepest sleep of your life. 
  Here’s what you’ll get inside:✅ 5 hours of immersive storm ambience – thunder, rain, and distant skies to melt tension and ease anxiety✅ 5 hours of realistic fireplace sounds – from glowing embers to a lively hearth, with no music or narration✅ Perfect for sleep, reading, meditation, or background atmosphere✅ Natural white noise that masks distracting sounds and promotes uninterrupted rest✅ Two distinct sound environments so you can choose what your body needs each night—cool, cleansing storms or warm, cozy fires 
  You don’t need a stormy night or a cabin in the woods to fall into a peaceful sleep. Whether you're battling insomnia, background noise, or just a racing mind, this 10-hour audio bundle creates the perfect sound cocoon to help you unwind. 
  🎧 Press play, settle in, and let nature do the rest.

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  The River You Touch - Making a...

  Chris Dombrowski

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  “We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make of us.”When Chris Dombrowski burst onto the literary scene with Body of Water, the book was acclaimed as “a classic” (Jim Harrison) and its author compared with John McPhee. Dombrowski begins the highly anticipated The River You Touch with a question as timely as it is profound: “What does a meaningful, mindful, sustainable inhabitance on this small planet look like in the anthropocene?”He answers this fundamental question of our time initially by listening lovingly to rivers and the land they pulse through in his adopted home of Montana. Transplants from the post-industrial Midwest, he and his partner, Mary, assemble a life based precariously on her income as a schoolteacher, his as a poet and fly-fishing guide. Before long, their first child arrives, followed soon after by two more, all “free beings in whom flourishes an essential kind of knowing […], whose capacity for wonder may be the beacon by which we see ourselves through this dark epoch.” And around the young family circles a community of friends—river-rafting guides and conservationists, climbers and wildlife biologists—who seek to cultivate a way of living in place that moves beyond the mythologized West of appropriation and extraction.Moving seamlessly from the quotidian—diapers, the mortgage, a threadbare bank account—to the metaphysical—time, memory, how to live a life of integrity—Dombrowski illuminates the experience of fatherhood with intimacy and grace. Spending time in wild places with their children, he learns that their youthful sense of wonder at the beauty and connectivity of the more-than-human world is not naivete to be shed, but rather wisdom most of us lose along the way—wisdom that is essential for the possibility of transformation.

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  Technological Evolution -...

  Zoey Fraisers

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  Prepare to witness the digital revolution's unseen consequences and opportunities. 
  This essential collection delves into the transformative technologies reshaping society, economy, and human experience. Through expert analysis and insider knowledge, this guide reveals what tech corporations and futurists aren't telling you about our rapidly evolving digital landscape. 
  THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
   The reality behind AI capabilities and limitations beyond the marketing hype. Uncover how algorithms actually make decisions, the ethical blind spots in development, and the true state of machine consciousness versus public perception. Learn to distinguish genuine innovation from speculative promises in this critical examination of AI's present and future. 
  THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN JOBS 
   How automation is transforming employment in unexpected ways across industries. Discover which professions face imminent disruption, which human skills remain irreplaceable, and the surprising new career paths emerging. This section provides practical guidance for navigating the shifting employment landscape in an increasingly AI-driven economy. 
  THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT VIRTUAL REALITY 
   The physiological, psychological and social implications of immersive digital worlds. Explore how extended reality technologies are reshaping entertainment, education, and human connection, along with the documented effects on brain development and perception. Learn what developers know about addiction mechanics and identity formation in virtual spaces. 
  Technological literacy is no longer optional. 
  This guide cuts through techno-optimism and fear-mongering to provide balanced, evidence-based insights into the technologies redefining our world. Understand not just how these innovations work, but how they're changing us.

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  Docker Essentials - Simplifying...

  Mike Wilson

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  The requirement for efficiency, agility, and scalability in software development and deployment has never been higher in an era where technology is developing at a rate never seen before. We are introducing Docker, a revolutionary technology that has completely changed the software containerization market. However, what is Docker exactly? And why has the tech community given it so much praise?  
  The goal of "Docker Essentials: Simplifying Containerization - A Beginner's Guide" is to serve as your all-inclusive introduction to Docker. Whether you're a computer enthusiast, an IT expert, or an aspiring developer, this e-book tries to provide clear, step-by-step insights into the practical applications of Docker while also demystifying its concepts. 
  Throughout this guide, you will learn about Docker's architecture, explore its fundamental features, and become comfortable with its command-line operations. We'll explore the intricacies of Docker images, explore the development and maintenance of containers, and dissect the networks and storage systems that make up the Docker ecosystem. 

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  Planetary Systems - A Very Short...

  Raymond T. Pierrehumbert

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  Not long ago, the Solar System was the only example of a planetary system—a star and the bodies orbiting it—that we knew. Now, we know thousands of planetary systems, and have even been able to observe planetary systems at the moment of their birth. 
   
   
   
  This Very Short Introduction explores this new frontier, incorporating the latest research. The book takes the listener on a journey through the grand sweep of time, from the moment galaxies begin to form after the Big Bang to trillions of years in the future when the Universe will be a dilute soup of dim galaxies populated mostly by red dwarf stars. Throughout, Raymond T. Pierrehumbert introduces the latest insights gained from a new generation of telescopes that catch planetary systems at the moment of formation, and to the theoretical advances that attempt to make sense of these observations. He explains how the elements that make up life and the planets on which life can live are forged in the interiors of dying stars, and make their way into rocky planets. He also explores the vast array of newly discovered planets orbiting stars other than our own, and explains the factors that determine their climates. Finally, he reveals what determines how long planetary systems can live, and what happens in their end-times.

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