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  Atomic Days - The Untold Story...

  Joshua Frank

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  Once home to the United States's largest plutonium production site, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State is laced with 56 million gallons of radioactive waste. The threat of an explosive accident at Hanford is all too real—an event that could be more catastrophic than Chernobyl. 
   
    
   
  The EPA designated Hanford the most toxic place in America; it is also the most expensive environmental clean-up job the world has ever seen, with a $677 billion price tag that keeps growing. Huge underground tanks, well past their life expectancy and full of boiling radioactive gunk, are leaking, infecting groundwater supplies and threatening the Columbia River. 
   
   
   
  Whistleblowers are now speaking out, hoping their pleas can help bring attention to the dire situation at Hanford. Aside from a few feisty community groups and handful of Indigenous activists, there is very little public scrutiny of the clean-up process, which is managed by the Department of Energy and carried out by contractors with shoddy track records, like Bechtel. In the context of renewed support for atomic power as a means of combating climate change, Atomic Days provides a much-needed refutation of the myths of nuclear technology—from weapons to electricity—and shines a spotlight on the ravages of Hanford and its threat to communities, workers, and the global environment.

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  Dignity for Deeply Forgetful...

  Jade C. Angelica, Stephen G. Post

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  For caregivers of deeply forgetful people: a book that combines new ethics guidelines with an innovative program on how to communicate and connect with people with Alzheimer's. 
   
  How do we approach a "deeply forgetful" loved one so as to notice and affirm their continuing selfidentity? For three decades, Stephen G. Post has worked around the world encouraging caregivers to become more aware of—and find renewed hope in—surprising expressions of selfhood despite the challenges of cognitive decline. 
   
  In this book, Post offers new perspectives on the worth and dignity of people with Alzheimer's and related disorders despite the negative influence of "hypercognitive" values that place an ethically unacceptable emphasis on human dignity as based on linear rationality and strength of memory. This bias, Post argues, is responsible for the abusive exclusion of this population from our shared humanity.  
   
  With vignettes and narratives, he argues for a deeper dignity grounded in consciousness, emotional presence, creativity, interdependence, music, and a self that is not "gone" but "differently abled."  
   
  Post covers key practical topics such as: 
  • understanding the experience of dementia 
  • noticing subtle expressions of continuing selfhood, including "paradoxical lucidity" 
  • perspectives on ethical quandaries from diagnosis to terminal care and everything in between, as gleaned from the voices of caregivers 
  • how to communicate optimally and use language effectively 
  • the value of art, poetry, symbols, personalized music, and nature in revealing self-identity 
  • the value of trained "dementia companion" dogs 
   
  At a time when medical advances to cure these conditions are still out of reach and the most recent drugs have shown limited effectiveness, Post argues that focusing discussion and resources on the relational dignity of these individuals and the respite needs of their caregivers is vital. Grounding ethics  
  on the equal worth of all conscious human beings, he provides a cautionary perspective on preemptive assisted suicide based on cases that he has witnessed. He affirms vulnerability and interdependence as the core of the human condition and celebrates caregivers as advocates seeking social and economic  
  justice in an American system where they and their loved ones receive only leftover scraps. Racially inclusive and grounded in diversity, Dignity for Deeply Forgetful People also includes a workshop appendix focused on communication and connection, "A Caregiver Resilience Program," by Rev. Dr. Jade C. Angelica.

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  How To Think About AI - A Guide...

  Richard Susskind

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  In recent years, there has been massive public and professional interest in Artificial Intelligence. But people are confused about what AI is, what it can and cannot do, what is yet to come, and whether AI is good or bad for humanity and civilization—whether it will provide solutions to mankind's major challenges or become our gravest existential threat. There is also confusion about how we should regulate AI and where we should draw moral boundaries on its use. 
   
   
   
  In How To Think About AI, Richard Susskind draws on his experience of working on AI since the early 1980s. For Susskind, balancing the benefits and threats of artificial intelligence is the defining challenge of our age. He explores the history of AI and possible scenarios for its future. His views on AI are not always conventional. He positions ChatGPT and generative AI as no more than the latest chapter in the ongoing story of AI and claims we are still at the foothills of developments. He argues that to think responsibly about the impact of AI requires us to look well beyond today's technologies, suggesting that not-yet-invented technologies will have far greater impact on us in the 2030s than the tools we have today. This leads Susskind to discuss the possibility of conscious machines, magnificent new AI-enabled virtual worlds, and the impact of AI on the evolution of biological humans.

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  If It's Smart It's Vulnerable

  Mikko Hypponen

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  All our devices and gadgets—from our refrigerators to our home security systems, vacuum cleaners, and stereos—are going online, just like our computers did. But once we've successfully connected our devices to the internet, do we have any hope of keeping them, and ourselves, safe from the dangers that lurk beneath the digital waters? 
   
   
   
  In If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable, veteran cybersecurity professional Mikko Hypponen delivers an eye-opening exploration of the best—and worst—things the internet has given us. From instant connectivity between any two points on the globe to organized ransomware gangs, the net truly has been a mixed blessing. In this book, the author explores the transformative potential of the future of the internet, as well as those things that threaten its continued existence: government surveillance, censorship, organized crime, and more. 
   
   
   
  Listeners will also find: insightful discussions of how law enforcement and intelligence agencies operate on the internet; fulsome treatments of how money became data and the impact of the widespread use of mobile supercomputing technology; explorations of how the internet has changed the world, for better and for worse; and engaging stories from Mikko's thirty-year career in infosec.

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  Endemic - A Post-Pandemic Playbook

  Monica Gandhi M.D.

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  A Blueprint for Navigating Future Pandemics: Embrace an Endemic Reality Discover a roadmap to coexisting with new respiratory diseases and their variants using reason, science, courage, and compassion. This approach acknowledges that eradicating these viruses may be challenging, but controlling them is possible. By utilizing existing tools, we can coexist with these viruses without disrupting society. In this book, Dr. Gandhi offers insights into the story, science, and politics of our journey so far, highlighting successes and challenges. With her expertise, clear reasoning and a 10-point plan, Dr. Gandhi equips readers to understand and prepare for the future, ensuring a well-informed and resilient society.

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  Ultimate Deepfake Detection...

  Dr. Nimrita Koul

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  Deepfake Detection Unlocked: Python Approaches for Deepfake Images, Videos, Audio Detection. 
  Book Description
  In today's digital world, mastering deepfake detection is crucial, with deepfake content increasing by 900% since 2019 and 96% used for malicious purposes like fraud and disinformation. "Ultimate Deepfake Detection with Python" equips you with the skills to combat this threat using Python’s AI libraries, offering practical tools to protect digital security across images, videos, and audio. 
  This book explores generative AI and deepfakes, giving readers a clear understanding of how these technologies work and the challenges of detecting them. With practical Python code examples, it provides the tools necessary for effective deepfake detection across media types like images, videos, and audio. Each chapter covers vital topics, from setting up Python environments to using key datasets and advanced deep learning techniques. 
  Perfect for researchers, developers, and cybersecurity professionals, this book enhances technical skills and deepens awareness of the ethical issues around deepfakes. Whether building new detection systems or improving current ones, this book offers expert strategies to stay ahead in digital media security. 
  Table of Contents
  
  1. Introduction to Generative AI and Deepfake Technology
  2. Deepfake Detection Principles and Challenges
  3. Ethical Considerations with the Use of Deepfakes
  4. Setting Up your Machine for Deepfake Detection using Python
  5. Deepfake Datasets
  6. Techniques for Deepfake Detection
  7. Detection of Deepfake Images
  8. Detection of Deepfake Video
  9. Detection of Deepfake Audio
  10. Case Study in Deepfake Detection   
  Index

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