Technology & Engineering, Social Aspects
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Rethinking Thinking
New ideas about how our minds actually work, and how untests affect our combrain
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Human beings have reached an unprecedented moment. After exponential leaps in technology, we’ve been thrust into a world of instant and overwhelming communication. As a result, we’re overloaded with information, and more and more often, people...
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Lightning Nerds and Gearheads
Conversations about Engineers and Their Workplaces
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Rich in insight and gorgeously written, Lightning Nerds and Gearheads is a layperson’s glimpse into engineering. Through author Bob Cowin’s six conversations with people in the profession—including a marine engineer, an electrical engineer, and...
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Save Our Troubled World
The Unprecedented Innovative Feasible World Salvation Project
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Today, when natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes seem to be regular occurrences, it can be hard to hold out hope for a better tomorrow. But in Save Our Troubled World, author James Chen dares to dream of a new era where the...
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The Fight Against Geoengineering
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Do you find it strange that some airplanes leave lines in the sky while others don't? Ever heard the word "chemtrails"? Well, something is happening up there in the sky. This book details the history of weather modification, the dangers it has to...
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Balkymor
The "Talipes" Effect
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In 1997, a baby girl named Kelly was born in Sarnia, Ontario with two club feet. While still a baby, she went to the Montreal Shriner’s Hospital for twenty-three visits in eight months to surgically correct her condition. By the time she was six,...
