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  Canada and Climate Change

  William Leiss

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  Pandemics, massive earthquakes, war, and other catastrophes inspire immediate action because their casualties and destruction are immediately visible. Climate change is an unyielding problem because its long-range dangers are hidden, and thus it is a global risk unlike anything in human experience
  		 
  The federal government recently announced aggressive climate targets for Canada. We have committed to producing net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will require major changes for our economy and way of life. Canadian citizens need to understand why our most distinguished climate scientists and our senior political leaders think that we must meet this target. Canada and Climate Change explains the importance of policies that will ensure we meet the net-zero emissions target. William Leiss provides a firm grasp on what climate change is and how scientists have described shifts in the earth’s climate as they have occurred over hundreds of millions of years and as they are likely to occur in the near future, especially by the end of this century.
  		 
  Leiss argues that citizens have a right to place their trust in what climate scientists tell us. Canada and Climate Change is an essential primer on where we stand on the issue of climate change in Canada and what will unfold in the years ahead.

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  Quack Quack - The Threat of...

  Dr. Joe Schwarcz

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  Let the one and only Dr. Joe battle pseudoscience and cast a life preserver out to all those drowning in a sea of misinformation 
   
   
   
  We are in a crisis. A tsunami of misinformation and disinformation is threatening to engulf evidence-based science. While quackery—loosely defined as the spread of false "knowledge," often accompanied by various versions of "snake oil"—is not a novel phenomenon, it has never posed as great a threat to public health as today. COVID-19 has unleashed an unprecedented flurry of destructive information that has fueled vaccine hesitancy and has steered people toward unproven therapies. Conspiracy theorists have served up a distasteful menu of twisted facts that create distrust in science. 
   
   
   
  In Quack Quack, Dr. Joe Schwarcz, who has been battling flimflam for decades, focuses on the deluge of anecdotes, cherry-picked data, pseudoscientific nonsense, and seductive baseless health claims that undermine efforts to educate the public about evidence-based science. The wide scope of the topics drawn from past and present aims to cast a life preserver to people drowning in a sea of misinformation.

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  Optimizing Database Management...

  Chloe Anderson

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  Optimizing Database Management Systems is a complete book for professionals and database management fans who want to get better at what they do. It can be used to make database management systems work better from the time they are designed until they are put into use. This book will take the mystery out of database systems by going over their whole lifecycle, from the initial design to a successful deployment. It will also give people the information and tools they need to improve performance, make sure it can be scaled, and keep security strong. 
  The journey starts with a look at how database systems have changed over time and the basic ideas that support them. It then goes on to explain in detail how relational, NoSQL and other types of databases can meet the needs of businesses. The next step is for readers to learn about the best ways to make databases that are both fast and scalable. They should get a grasp of basic ideas like normalization, indexing, and query optimization. 
  Implementation strategies, data migration, backup solutions, and the newest developments in advanced optimization techniques, such as performance tuning and scaling for modern workloads, are some of the things that this book talks about. Case studies from real life give useful information that can be used right away. New trends like distributed databases and optimization driven by AI help readers get ready for the future.

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  Cosmos Issue 98 - Beyond the Palaeo

  The Royal Institution of Australia

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  This is Issue 98 of Cosmos, a quarterly science magazine. Produced by The Royal Institution of Australia, Cosmos aims to inspire curiosity in 'The Science of Everything' and make the world of science accessible to everyone.

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  Unified Relational Theory of Time

  Ylia Callan

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  Dive into the hidden dimensions of time with Unified Relational Theory of Time, a groundbreaking exploration that redefines how we understand the universe’s most enigmatic phenomenon. From the fleeting instants at the subatomic scale to the grand arcs of cosmic evolution, this audiobook takes you on a journey through multiple layers of temporal reality. 
  Explore how time operates differently for atoms, molecules, living organisms, and human consciousness, and discover the interconnected rhythms of planets, galaxies, and the cosmos itself. With rigorous scientific insight, thought-provoking concepts, and a bold synthesis of physics, biology, and philosophy, this audiobook challenges the idea of a universal clock and unveils a relational framework where time emerges as a dynamic, interconnected process. 
  Whether you’re a curious mind, a student of science, or a seeker of deeper understanding, Unified Relational Theory of Time offers a transformative perspective on the fabric of reality and our place within it.

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  The Insect Crisis - The Fall of...

  Oliver Milman

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  From ants scurrying under leaf litter to bees able to fly higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, insects are everywhere. Three out of every four of our planet's known animal species are insects. In The Insect Crisis, Oliver Milman dives into the torrent of recent evidence that suggests this kaleidoscopic group of creatures is suffering the greatest existential crisis in its remarkable 400-million-year history. What is causing the collapse of the insect world? And what can be done to stem the loss of the miniature empires that hold aloft life as we know it? 
   
   
   
  Milman explores this hidden emergency, arguing that its consequences could even rival climate change. He joins the scientists tracking the decline of insect populations across the globe, including the mountains of Mexico that host an epic, yet dwindling, migration of monarch butterflies; the verdant countryside of England that has been emptied of insect life; the gargantuan fields of US agriculture that have proved a killing ground for bees; and an offbeat experiment in Denmark that shows there aren't that many bugs splattering into your car windshield these days. These losses not only further tear at the tapestry of life on our degraded planet; they imperil everything we hold dear, from the food on our supermarket shelves to the medicines in our cabinets to the riot of nature that thrills and enlivens us.

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