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System error : where big tech went wrong and how we can reboot / by Reich, Rob,author.; Sahami, Mehran,author.; Weinstein, Jeremy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'System Error' is a forward-thinking manifesto from three Stanford professors - experts who have worked at ground zero of the tech revolution for decades - which reveals how big techs obsession with optimization and efficiency has sacrificed fundamental human values and outlines steps we can take to change course, renew our democracy, and save ourselves.
Subjects: Information society.; Corporate power.; Technology;
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Texture over taste / by Weissman, Joshua,author.; DK Publishing, Inc.,publisher.;
Everyone knows flavour is important, right? But what turns flavour into something even more spectacular? Texture. When flavour meets textures like creamy, crispy, or crunchy, the taste experience can evolve into something entirely new and utterly fantastic. In 'Texture Over Taste', Joshua Weissman introduces you to elements of flavour, but then digs deeper by explaining how flavour interacts with six fundamental textures.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Baking.; Cooking.;
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And how are you, Dr. Sacks? : a biographical memoir of Oliver Sacks / by Weschler, Lawrence,author.;
'And How Are You, Dr. Sacks' is the untold story of Dr. Oliver Sacks as our preeminent romantic scientist, a self-described "clinical ontologist" whose entire practice revolved around the single fundamental question he effectively asked each of his patients: How are you? Which is to say, How do you be? A question which Weschler, with this book, turns back on the good doctor himself.
Subjects: Biographies.; Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015; Neurologists; Neurologists;
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Call and response : the story of Black Lives Matter / by Chambers, Veronica.; Harlan, Jennifer.;
Includes bibliographic references and index.During 2020, widespread protests rooted in the call-and-response tradition of the Black community gained worldwide attention in the wake of high-profile wrongful deaths of Black people. From the founders to watershed moments, follow the activists and organizers on their journeys and discover the ways that protest has been fundamental to American democracy, eventually making meaningful change.LSC
Subjects: Garza, Alicia, 1981-; Khan-Cullors, Patrisse, 1984-; Tometi, Opal, 1984-; Black lives matter movement; Civil rights movements; African Americans; Civil rights; Racism;
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Permaculture for the rest of us : abundant living on less than an acre / by Blackmore, Jenni.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Not every aspiring permaculturist has access to 5 gently sloping acres of rich, loamy soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly personal, entertaining account of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions. Permaculture for the Rest of Us describes how to retrofit even the smallest homestead, illustrating the fundamental principles of this sometimes confusing concept in a humorous, reader-friendly way"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Permaculture.; Self-reliant living.; Sustainable living.;
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It's elemental : the hidden chemistry in everything / by Biberdorf, Kate,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Dr. Biberdorf, who has been dubbed the cooler Bill Nye, is lighting the world on fire, changing the face of chemistry as we know it. In 'Chemistry on Fire', she demystifies the fundamental principles of the science that may have eluded you in high school and shows how chemistry comes alive in everything we do. With wry wit and infectious enthusiasm, this entertaining guide will ignite your passion for science and change the way you experience the world. A Dewey Diva Pick.
Subjects: Chemistry.;
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The secret lives of numbers : a hidden history of math's unsung trailblazers / by Kitagawa, Kate,author.; Revell, Timothy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have been told about it are wrong -- warped like the sixteenth-century map that enlarged Europe at the expense of Africa, Asia and the Americas. In The Secret Lives of Numbers, renowned math historian Kate Kitagawa and journalist Timothy Revell make the case that the history of math is infinitely deeper, broader, and richer than the narrative we think we know"--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Mathematicians.; Mathematics;
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A Cure for Fear. by Wilson, Lana,film director.; Topic Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Topic Studios in 2018.Dr. Merel Kindt is a clinical psychologist with a new way to treat, or even eliminate, phobias and the effects of emotional trauma: first you confront the thing you’re scared of—then you take a pill, a beta-blocker called propranalol. Amazingly, it seems to work. In this four-part documentary series, we follow the doctor as she cares for patients terrified of everything from butterflies to needles, and begins to question just how fundamental fear really is to human nature.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; Psychology.; Mental health.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Every body looking / by Iloh, Candice.;
Told entirely in verse, Ada's story encompasses her earliest memories as a child, including her abuse at the hands of a young cousin, her mother's rejection and descent into addiction, and her father's attempts to create a home for his American daughter more like the one he knew in Nigeria. The present-tense of the book is Ada's first year at Howard University in Washington DC, where she must finally confront the fundamental conflict between who her family says she should be and what her body tells her she must be.LSC
Subjects: Novels in verse.; African American universities and colleges; African American women college students; Dancers; Dysfunctional families; Nigerian Americans; Secrecy; Self-realization; Sex crimes;
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Race against terror : chasing an Al Qaeda killer at the dawn of the forever war / by Tapper, Jake,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Two assistant US attorneys race to lock up a dangerous al Qaeda terrorist before he's set free in one of the most riveting true crime stories of the 21st century"--
Subjects: Harun, Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam; Bitkower, David.; Ariail, Shreve.; Qaida (Organization); Afghan War, 2001-2021.; Islamic fundamentalism; Public prosecutors; Soldiers; Terrorist organizations.; Terrorists.; Trials (Terrorism); Trials (Conspiracy); Terrorism investigation; Terrorism; Victims of terrorism.;
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