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  Pseudoscience - A Very Short...

  Michael D. Gordin

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  Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience," typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Given the virulence of contemporary disputes over the denial of climate change and anti-vaccination movements—both of which display allegations of "pseudoscience" on all sides—there is a clear need to better understand issues of scientific demarcation. 
   
   
   
  Pseudoscience: A Very Short Introduction explores the philosophical and historical attempts to address this problem of demarcation. This book argues that by understanding doctrines that are often seen as antithetical to science, we can learn a great deal about how science operated in the past and does today. This exploration raises several questions: How is the status of science shaped by political or cultural contexts? How does pseudoscience differ from scientific fraud? 
   
   
   
  Michael D. Gordin both answers these questions and guides listeners along a bewildering array of marginalized doctrines, looking at parapsychology (ESP), Lysenkoism, scientific racism, and alchemy, among others, to better understand the struggle to define what science is and is not. Pseudoscience: A Very Short Introduction provides a historical tour through many of these fringe fields in order to provide tools to think deeply about scientific controversies.

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  Conserving Nature in Greater...

  Robert B. Keiter

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  The story of how Yellowstone, established in 1872 as the world’s first national park, has become synonymous with nature conservation—and an examination of today’s challenges to preserve the region’s wilderness heritage. For more than 150 years, the Yellowstone region—now widely known as the twenty-three million acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem—has played a prominent role in the United States’ nature conservation agenda. In this book, Robert B. Keiter, an award-winning public land law and policy expert, traces the evolution and application of fundamental ecological conservation concepts tied to Yellowstone.
   
  
  Keiter’s book highlights both the conservation successes and controversies connected with this storied region, which has been enmeshed in change. 
  But in the face of explosive human population growth and related development pressures, new efforts must also account for the region’s privately owned lands along with accelerating recreational activities that present quite different problems.
  
  Exploring both notable conservation accomplishments and the ongoing challenges confronting this special place, Keiter’s book explains the many forces—scientific, political, economic, legal, cultural, climatic, and more—at work driving controversy and change across the region. But more than this, Conserving Nature in Greater Yellowstone shows us that the lessons gleaned from Yellowstone’s expansive nature conservation efforts are profoundly important for both the country and the world.

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  Binaural Beats for Focus and...

  Andre Silas Chavez

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  Would you like more flow and focus while working?Do you desire more productivity out of your workday?Are you passionate about extra leisure time to enjoy life? 
  Binaural Beats for Focus and Productivity includes over ten hours of binaural beats sessions to improve productivity and focus while working on tasks. 
  Get centered and focused, and develop confidence and efficiency while working to savor more time off to do what you most want to do in life. Cultivate the power within you and use Binaural Beats for Focus and Productivity to:Unlock Your Brain’s Full Potential: Alpha, Beta & Gamma Soundscapes Improving Concentration and EfficiencyOrchestrate your brain's desired states by selecting specific binaural beats, such as destressing with alpha waves or brainstorming with beta wavesUnderstand that binaural beats have emerged as another tool in the toolbox, offering a unique approach to harnessing the full potential of your cognitive abilities.Start your day with heightened cognitive readiness and creativityDiscover ‘Focus Frequencies’ for Turbocharging Tasks 
  All you have to do is put your headphones on, select the chapter you need to hear, and let the sound waves wash over you while you start your work day. 
  Right now, men and women are transforming their lives with these unique techniques. Don’t miss out. Become a more productive and focused individual ready to conquer the workday and enjoy ample free time daily.

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  Warm Cocoon for Sleep Sleep...

  Harmonic Sounds Institute, Chris...

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  ***** HEALING SOUND WAVE THERAPY – 8-Hour Sleep Frequency Immersion *****This extended 8-hour sleep frequency therapy gently surrounds you in a warm, steady cocoon of sound — supporting deep rest, nervous system regulation, chakra resonance, and uninterrupted sleep throughout the entire night.Carefully tuned psychoacoustic frequencies work quietly in the background, creating a stable and immersive sonic field that allows the body and mind to fully let go. The sound remains perfectly consistent in volume — free from sudden changes, sharp peaks, fades, or distracting transitions. There are no interruptions, no fluctuations — just a continuous, balanced sound environment designed for sensitive sleepers and deep restoration.Beyond supporting restful sleep, these resonant sound waves are designed to harmonize and gently stimulate the body's energetic centers, encouraging openness, inner alignment, and a natural return to equilibrium. The pulsating ambient tones create a hypnotic, tranquil atmosphere that invites profound relaxation, heightened inner awareness, and subtle activation of imagination, creativity, and self-healing capacities.The extended 8-hour format ensures that the frequencies remain present even if you wake briefly during the night — softly guiding you back into deep, rejuvenating sleep without disruption.Ideal for:• Deep, uninterrupted nighttime sleep• Nervous system calming and regulation• Chakra alignment and energetic balance• Hypnosis, lucid dreaming, and inner sonic journeys• Yoga, Reiki, Qigong, bodywork, and massage• Creating a safe, steady, and comforting sleep atmosphereThe beautiful, powerful ambient frequencies resonate gently with your entire system, supporting a return to your body's natural rhythm and inner harmony.Press play once — and allow the frequencies to hold you, balance you, and guide you through the night into absolute, restorative peace.

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  Dream States - Smart Cities and...

  John Lorinc

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  "John Lorinc’s incisive analysis in Dream States reminds us that the search for urban utopia is not new. Throughout the book, Lorinc underscores the fact that a gamut of urban innovations – from smart city megaprojects to e-government to pandemic preparedness tools – only provide promise when scrutinized together with the political, economic, social, and physical complexities of urban life." – Shauna Brail, University of Toronto
     
  "Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias takes us on a fascinating journey across world cities to show how technology has shaped them in the past and how smart city technology will reshape them in the future. This book is essential reading for policy makers, researchers, and practitioners interested in understanding the opportunities and challenges of smart city technology and what it means for city building." – Enid Slack, University of Toronto School of Cities
     
  "“Utopia may be the oldest grift in the city-building business, but Dream States shows that technology is a timeless tool for turning the most ordinary of urban dreams – clean air and water, safe streets, and decent homes – into reality. As digital dilettantes try to sell us on a software overhaul, John Lorinc provides us an indispensable and flawless guide to the must-haves and never-agains of the smart city.” – Anthony Townsend, Urbanist in Residence, Cornell Tech, author of Smart Cities

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  The Perilous Deep - A...

  Karl Bell

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  The story of the stories we tell about the abyss, uncanny folklore linking seafarers across time and the globe. The vast expanse, unknown depths, dangers, and mysteries of the sea have led mariners to create fantastical stories of ghosts and monsters for centuries; it is a world strange and other to the experience of land dwellers. This body of lore has served to bond nautical communities together around the world and throughout history, with international stories fusing with local tales. The Perilous Deep explores why these stories were told, how they were repeated and mutated, and what fears, anxieties, and desires they helped to express. This is a fascinating exploration of the supernatural history of the Atlantic Ocean and some of its neighboring seas, showing how seafaring peoples have developed knowledge and a sense of control over nature through myths and legends.

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