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  The Progress Illusion -...

  Jon D. Erickson

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  In The Progress Illusion, Jon D. Erickson charts the rise of the economic worldview and its infiltration into our daily lives as a theory of everything. Drawing on his own experience as a young economist inoculated in the 1980s era of "greed is good," Erickson shows how pseudoscience came to dominate economic thought. He pokes holes in the conventional wisdom of neo-classical economics, illustrating how flawed theories about financial decision-making and maximizing efficiency ignore human psychology and morality. Most importantly, he demonstrates how that thinking shaped our politics and determined the course of American public policy. The result has been a system that perpetually concentrates wealth in the hands of a few, while depleting the natural resources on which economies are based. 
   
   
   
  While the history of economics is dismal indeed, Erickson is part of a vigorous reform effort grounded in the realities of life on a finite planet. This new brand of economics is both gaining steam in academia and supporting social activism. The goal is people over profit, community over consumption, and resilience over recklessness. Erickson shows crafting a new economic story is the first step toward turning away from endless growth and towards enduring prosperity.

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  Healthcare Activism - Markets...

  Susi Geiger

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  What is the role of activists and civil society in defining and defending the collective good in healthcare, especially in cases where that good seems to be heavily shaped by market dynamics? Presenting conceptual and empirical studies from a variety of healthcare contexts and theoretical perspectives, this book addresses this vital question by drawing together multidisciplinary scholarship from science and technology studies, sociology, organization studies, marketing, philosophy, and public health. 
   
   
   
  Healthcare has undergone three major changes over the past decades: the advent of personalized medicine, the marketization of public care systems, and the digitalization of healthcare services. This book maps these changes and illustrates the extent to which they are interlinked to produce a seemingly unstoppable move toward individualization in healthcare. The book also traces how activists react to these tensions to argue for and defend the common good. It thus sketches a multifaceted picture of healthcare activism in the twenty-first century as civil society responds to these dynamics at the crossroads of markets and morals, economic and social justifications, individual and collective, and digital and non-digital worlds. Crucially, it also highlights potential solutions in a post Covid-19 world.

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  Alone but Not Lonely - Exploring...

  Louis Friedman

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  Humans have always been fascinated by the possibility of extraterrestrial life, often wondering if we are alone in the universe. Drawing on nearly fifty years as a leader in planetary exploration, Louis Friedman brings into focus the subject of extraterrestrial life, separating knowledge from conjecture, fact from fiction, to draw scientific and technical conclusions that answer this enduring question. 
   
   
   
  Friedman argues that intelligent life is probably rare in the universe (maybe even uniquely on Earth) but that simple life is likely abundant on millions or billions of planets waiting now to be discovered. He asserts that studying and searching for extraterrestrial life cannot be done by interstellar probes—due to the vastness of space and the comparative brevity of human lifespans—but it can be done remotely by a new technique involving the solar gravity lens that can magnify exoplanets by tens of billions. This technique will allow humankind to explore exoplanets and open up an exciting new field of comparative astrobiology. 
   
   
   
  Wide-ranging in scope, this book discusses the history of searching for extraterrestrial life, the scientific evidence thereof, and finally his own conclusions on what's next.

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  Gravity's Hidden Partner -...

  Dirk Fallon

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  Dark matter is one of the most perplexing and elusive concepts in modern astrophysics. It was first proposed in the early 20th century when astronomers and physicists observed that galaxies and galaxy clusters seemed to be moving in ways that couldn't be explained by the visible matter alone. Despite the fact that dark matter cannot be directly seen or measured through conventional means, its existence has been inferred through its gravitational effects on visible matter, radiation, and the large-scale structure of the universe. 
  The concept of dark matter emerged after astronomer Fritz Zwicky made an important observation in the 1930s. He noticed that galaxy clusters were moving much faster than they should have been based on the amount of visible matter present in them. In other words, there seemed to be an invisible force or substance that was exerting additional gravitational pull on these galaxies. However, it wasn't until the 1970s when Vera Rubin made similar findings in her studies of galactic rotation curves that the theory of dark matter gained significant traction. 
  Rubin's work revealed that the outer edges of galaxies were rotating faster than expected, based on the amount of visible matter present in them. If only the visible stars, gas, and dust were taken into account, the outer regions should have been moving slower, but they weren't. This discrepancy suggested that there was more mass in these galaxies than what could be seen. This unseen mass was later attributed to dark matter, a substance that doesn't emit, absorb, or reflect light, making it undetectable by conventional instruments.

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  The Vested Outsourcing Manual

  Eric Parks

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  The Vested Outsourcing Manual: The Ultimate Outsourcing Guide That Will Help You Automate and Expand Your Business to Achieve More for LessSome people may think that outsourcing is a new thing but it has actually been going on for years. The essence of outsourcing is engaging the services of an individual or organization outside your full-time staff to handle certain aspects of your business plan. These aspects could be public relations, marketing, and other administrative functions. As the business grows, it is easy to get caught up in dealing with general office functions such as answering emails, handling correspondence, and maintaining client lists. But by outsourcing your clerical support needs, you can spend more time focusing on the expansion of your business and not the day-to-day details of running it.In this audiobook, you will learn everything about outsourcing, how it works, the benefits to your business and how to get started. This audiobook will discuss the following topics:- Introduction to Outsourcing- Tasks You Can Outsource- How to Negotiate Outsourcing Deals- Outsourcing Tips and Tricks- And many more!Outsourcing is a great way to expand your online business without undue stress on your resources. To learn more, scroll up and click “add to cart” now!

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  Data Analyses - Detailed...

  Benjamin Farrar

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  An extensive guide to help you analyze data more effectively.  
  Learn more about how to analyze data now! Explore the field of data science and the way to analyze big and small data. This elaborate guide will take you on a journey to multiple aspects of this skill. There is a trick, a science, to doing it the right way, and some of the most important secrets will be revealed in the chapters ahead of you. Dive into the complicated matter of analyzing and mining for data correctly. Forget about intuition or assumptions.  
  You’ll learn, among others:Linear, probabilistic, and other models to use in the visualization and analysis of data you have found.Systems such as clustering, viewing genetic algorithms, and neural methods.Assessment analysis strategies, organization, and numeric predictions.Modeling data and imagining.The three Vs of big data and what to do with them.Software recommendations and applications.Purposes for health care, business, and industrial data.Tips on analyzing decision trees, regression, and sentiment.Attributes, classifications, data sets, and kinds of learning you must recognize to fully be aware of that with which you are dealing.Data quality and data quantity thoughts.Data-mining procedure steps, including CRISP-DM and SEMMA.Machine algorithms and interesting side notes regarding them.Instructions, infrastructure, edition, and other methods. 
  Data creates truths you can trust in if you draw the right conclusions. Drawing those conclusions involves clear skills and a background in information that leads to the correct steps. If this is up your alley, the best thing to do for you right now is to start listening.  
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