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  Designing for Democracy - How to...

  Jennifer Forestal

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  How should we "fix" digital technologies to support democracy instead of undermining it? In Designing for Democracy, Jennifer Forestal argues that accurately evaluating the democratic potential of digital spaces means studying how the built environment—a primary component of our "modern public square"—structures our activity, shapes our attitudes, and supports the kinds of relationships and behaviors democracy requires. 
   
   
   
  While many scholars and practitioners are attentive to the role of design in shaping behavior, they have yet to fully engage with the question of what structures are required to support democratic communities—and how to build them. Forestal closes this gap by providing a new theory of democratic space. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, she argues that "democratic spaces" must be designed with three environmental characteristics—boundaries, durability, and flexibility—that, taken together, afford users the ability to engage in fundamental civic practices. 
   
   
   
  Through extended analyses of Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, Forestal shows precisely how well these digital platforms meet the criteria for democratic spaces, or whether they do so at all. The result is a nuanced analysis of the democratic communities that form—or fail to emerge—in these spaces, as well as more concrete suggestions for how to improve them.

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  Learn Portuguese while you sleep...

  1000-words.com

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  Learn Portuguese anytime, anywhere — while you sleep, drive, walk, study, or work out.  
  1000 Words is your calm and immersive way to master Portuguese through audio.  
  Each episode helps you expand your vocabulary, improve pronunciation, and understand real Portuguese — without stress, screens, or interruptions.  
  In this audiobook, you’ll hear 1000 essential Portuguese phrases for beginners, clearly spoken with English translations.  
  Perfect for beginners, travelers, and language lovers who want to absorb Portuguese naturally through repeated listening.  
  Listen in bed, at the gym, in the car, or during your daily routine — every minute helps you grow your Portuguese effortlessly.  
  🌙 Relax. Focus. Learn Portuguese anywhere.  
  For more content, games and exclusive video lessons, visit 👉 ⁠1000-words.com⁠.  
  Also available as an iPhone and Android app.

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  The Sacred Pipe - Black Elk’s...

  Joseph Epes Brown

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  Black Elk of the Sioux has been recognized as one of the truly remarkable men of his time in the matter of religious belief and practice. 
   
   
   
  Black Elk was the only qualified priest of the older Oglala Sioux still living when The Sacred Pipe was written. This is his book: he gave it orally to Joseph Epes Brown during the latter's eight month's residence on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where Black Elk lived. Beginning with the story of White Buffalo Cow Woman's first visit to the Sioux to give them the sacred pip, Black Elk describes and discusses the details and meanings of the seven rites, which were disclosed, one by one, to the Sioux through visions. He takes the listener through the sun dance, the purification rite, the "keeping of the soul," and other rites 
   
   
   
  The wakan Mysteries of the Siouan peoples have been a subject of interest and study by explorers and scholars from the period of earliest contact between whites and Indians in North America, but Black Elk's account is without doubt the most highly developed on this religion and cosmography. The Sacred Pipe, published as volume thirty-six in the Civilization of the American Indian Series, will be greeted enthusiastically by students of comparative religion, ethnologists, historians, philosophers, and everyone interested in American Indian life.

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  Shamans and Robots - On Ritual...

  Roger Bartra

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  This book is a profound exploration of the external influences that shape human consciousness, from healing rituals to digital devices. In this voyage through thousands of years of psychosomatic healing, distinguished anthropologist and sociologist Roger Bartra examines the placebo effect as a key to our understanding of human consciousness. Shamans and Robots demonstrates how biology and technology become intertwined within human culture by using the various histories of ritual and symbolic healing to speculate about future developments in artificial intelligence. 
   
   
   
  Charting the history of the placebo effect through medieval healing, shamanism, and early psychoanalytic practices, Bartra posits that consciousness is not simply the province of the mind but something equally shaped by external systems and objects. He finds evidence of this "exocerebrum"—the extension of our brains outside the body—in the shamanistic concept of the placebo, in which external objects heal our bodies, and in modern technical devices like prostheses or robots, whose development of a mechanical consciousness would have to mimic, and in turn elucidate, the processes involved in the creation of consciousness in humans. Through this radical concept, he analyzes digital media's relationship to the functions of the human brain and probes the possibility of artificial consciousness.

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  Executive Functioning Skills for...

  Laura Bennett

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  **PDF of Book Included** 
  If you've always wanted to take control of your life and flourish with ADHD but struggle with disorganization and overwhelm, then keep reading… 
  Are you sick and tired of feeling like your potential is constantly out of reach? 
  Have you tried endless productivity hacks and organization systems but nothing seems to stick for more than a few weeks? 
  Do you finally want to say goodbye to chaos and procrastination and discover something that actually works for your ADHD brain? 
  If so, then you've come to the right place. 
  You see, mastering executive functioning skills doesn't have to be an uphill battle. 
  Even if you've tried everything, you can boost your productivity and achieve your goals without feeling constantly overwhelmed. 
  Here's just a tiny fraction of what you'll discover:The 7 core executive functions and how to strengthen each oneWhy relying solely on willpower is sabotaging your progress – and what to do insteadHow to create a personalized organization system that actually works with your ADHD brain5 harmful myths about ADHD that are holding you back from successHow to save hours each week with simple, ADHD-friendly time management strategiesA powerful technique used by successful entrepreneurs with ADHD to maintain focus and motivationThe 3 best digital tools to support your executive functioning journey 
  …and much, much more! 
  So even if you're currently drowning in missed deadlines and unfinished projects, you can transform your life with improved executive functioning skills. 
  And if you have a burning desire to unlock your full potential and live a life of purpose and accomplishment, then scroll up and click "add to cart".

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  Stretched and Plowed by the...

  Karl Cumin

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  A new job in a small town fire department sees Jacob on nightshift with his new commander on the very first week. The attraction between them is already there, and there’s no fighting it off. It ends with Jacob giving in to feelings he’s been suppressing, as he lets the commander take charge to show him just how good it is to be with a man. 

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