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  The History of Physics - A Very...

  J.L. Heilbron

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  How does the physics we know today — a highly professionalized enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry — link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind's place in the universe to modern massive international projects that hunt down fundamental particles and industrial laboratories that manufacture marvels?This Very Short Introduction introduces us to Islamic astronomers and mathematicians calculating the size of the Earth while their caliphs conquered much of it; to medieval scholar-theologians investigating light; to Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton, measuring, and trying to explain, the universe. We visit the "House of Wisdom" in ninth-century Baghdad; Europe's first universities; the courts of the Renaissance; the Scientific Revolution and the academies of the 18th century; and the increasingly specialized world of 20th—and 21st—century science. Highlighting the shifting relationship between physics, philosophy, mathematics, and technology — and the implications for humankind's self-understanding — Heilbron explores the changing place and purpose of physics in the cultures and societies that have nurtured it over the centuries.

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  Heart Of A Heroine:  Saving The...

  Julia Butterfly Hill

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  Julia 'Butterfly' Hill's remarkable and triumphant 738 day tree-sit atop the 1,000 year old, 200 foot tall redwood tree she named "Luna", ended December 18, 1999, when she negotiated a deal to save the ancient tree with Pacific Lumber, a division of the Maxxam Corporation, who owns the land on which "Luna" stands.  Hill's exuberant and life-affirming spirit along with her fierce dedication to "Luna" and the eco-system are empowering and energizing, reminding us all what life and love are all about.

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  Zero Latency Leadership -...

  Beena Ammanath

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  Today’s leaders find themselves at a unique crossroads between the past and the future as we navigate the pace of emerging technology. We know now that leaders need to build the future on a platform of sustainability, equity, and trust. Leadership and technology converge in exciting new ways. Never has a generation possessed so much hard-earned wisdom and scientific knowledge as we face the frontiers of technology, and we are called upon to use the lessons of the past to benefit the future.Covering a myriad of emerging technologies, from metaverse to genetic engineering and more, Beena explains the immense power tech has on all our future. This book emboldens leaders to take deliberate actions and ultimate ownership, fully aware of their individual role and the benefits and consequences of their decisions to their organization and broader society.

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  Escape From Reason

  Francis A. Schaeffer

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  Truth used to be based on reason. No more. What we feel is now the truest source of reality. Despite our obsession with the emotive and the experiential, we still face anxiety, despair, and purposelessness. How did we get here? And where do we find a remedy? In this modern classic, Francis A. Schaeffer traces trends in twentieth-century thought and unpacks how key ideas have shaped our society. Wide-ranging in his analysis, Schaeffer examines philosophy, science, art, and popular culture to identify dualism, fragmentation, and the decline of reason. Schaeffer's work takes on a newfound relevance today in his prescient anticipation of the contemporary postmodern ethos. His critique demonstrates Christianity's promise for a new century, one in as much need as ever of purpose and hope.

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  Stretching Time with Focused...

  Lisa Broderick

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  This deep dialogue explores how time is less limited than we think and can be stretched and bent. According to Broderick, it is focused perception that gives us the ability to control our experience of time. Broderick gives us many insights as to how we can be liberated from the illusion that time is strictly linear and is our enemy.

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  Artificial Intelligence - What...

  Quinn Spencer

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  Will robots take over the world? Or at least our jobs?  
  How far has artificial intelligence (AI) progressed, and where will it go from here? How important is AI? What role will it play in the modern age, when we already have so much technology? Wouldn’t it be great to have a glimpse of the future and predict what will happen to jobs, machines, computers, and the next generation?  
  Artificial intelligence, robots, and machines have played a major role in the transformation from the industrial revolution to where we are at today. There is no doubt scientists are developing more and more sophisticated technology to further enhance and automate tasks and the convenience and efficiency of our civilization.  
  But what of the threats? What about the speed and the things we don’t understand?  
  In this guide, you will learn new insights about AI and its various uses and possibilities. Topics include: A brief historical overview of how the developments took place so far.The ultimate goal of using artificial intelligence. How careers and jobs will change and why it’s okay they do.Everyday circumstances that get affected by AI and how they will change in the future. Limitations of AI and ethical questions that need to be raised. How we can embrace AI and become happier, healthier, and better in many other ways through automation.  
  With all the hype about machine learning, automated processes, and robots in the making, it is imperative we keep up and perhaps even stay ahead of what will happen and how we can leverage the future by foretelling it and anticipating the changes that lie ahead. Let that be you!

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