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Homo Electric: How Coronavirus, Social Media and Climate Change Are Accelerating Evolution of a Dynamic New Human Species

by Steve Nelson

Electricity is driving human evolution. Just as controlling fire and using tools were major evolutionary developments in the Stone Age, so too is harnessing electricity and its myriad applications. New 21st century evolutionary thinking supports the author's daring proposition that we are evolving beyond Homo sapiens to become a new species of human, Homo electric. Not sometime in the future, but right now. While for 200,000 years humans could only interact face-to-face,... more

Kings of a Lonely Kingdom: Earth Day Essays, Poems, and Musings on Nature

by David C. Mahood

In his latest book, Kings of a Lonely Kingdom, author David C. Mahood shares his passion for preserving nature, biodiversity, and for combating climate change, through ten years of Earth Day essays, original poetry, and related sentiments. Throughout the book he shares compelling examples of a world in need of greater care in order to bring attention to the unfavorable, long-term consequences of climate change, and the loss of biodiversity. The plights of penguins and pachyderms, whales and wo... more

Lion Shaped Mountain: A Fable as Told Through the Eyes of Wild Chimpanzees

by Andrew R. Halloran

In a remote corner of West Africa, in a place that only the locals know about, the world of a young chimpanzee is changed forever by forces beyond his control. Lion Shaped Mountain is the story of chimpanzees struggling to survive against a world that becomes less survivable for them each day, and the resilience it takes to stay alive. It is a tale, told through the eyes of our closest living relatives, of how every facet of one's environment dictates one's world -- the flora and fauna, the acti... more

Therapize Yourself

by Carrie Leaf

Arriving at our answers means going on a journey and facing some tough stuff about ourselves. There’s no way around it. If we want to heal and grow, we have to go straight through the thick of it.

In Therapize Yourself, practicing psychotherapist Carrie Leaf won’t tell you what your deal is or exactly how to “fix” it, but if you commit to this journey you’re on, and you put in the time, effort, and energy, this book can help guide you to the ... more

How to Alleviate Digital Transformation Debt Post-COVID-19

by Dr. Setrag Khoshafian

We are amid a digital revolution with unprecedented innovations. The pandemic has accelerated the requirements for "Digital Transformation." Organizations need to adopt and transform to survive and hopefully thrive.

At the core of digitization there is very much an underlying principle of "debt." It comes originally from what Is called "technical debt." Simply, technical debt "reflects the implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an easy solution now instead of using... more

Fixing Food: An FDA Insider Unravels the Myths and the Solutions

by Richard Williams

FIXING FOOD tells the stories of what really happens inside the FDA. Through these stories, I explain why one out of every six Americans gets food poisoning every year (CDC). In fact, every year, at least for the last decade, FDA cites this same number to justify their budget request to Congress. It also discusses why two thirds of us are overweight or obese and why, by 2030, despite FDA’s nutrition labeling, one out of every two Americans is expected to be obese.[1] To solve these problems, ... more

Our National Monuments: America's Hidden Gems

by QT Luong

With the stroke of a pen, the president of the United States can proclaim a national monument. The Antiquities Act of 1906 was enacted to provide an expedited means to protect areas of natural or cultural significance. Since then, 16 presidents have used the Act to preserve some of America' most treasured public lands and waters. In 2017, an unprecedented executive order was issued questioning these designations by calling for the review of 27 national monuments across 11 states and two o... more

The Simulated Multiverse

by Rizwan Virk

Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines?

In this follow up to his bestseller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT Computer Scientist and Silicon Valley Game Pioneer Rizwan Virk explores these topics from a new lens: that of simulation theory. If we are living in a digital universe, then many of the complexities and baffling characteristics of our reality start to make more sense. Quantum computing l... more

IMPRESSIONS

by AMEYA PANDIT

The book is a collection of Short letters/essays on Childhood, Nature and Arts. Each letter is fewer than 12 sentences long, and is separated by a section mark. The letters are grouped into the aforesaid chapters. They are truths from my personal experiences, some I have lived, while others I have imagined. They do not follow any particular order, like a book of poems, you can pick anyone and meditate or reflect on it. A slow, deliberate read with a reading of the introductions will prepare a... more

Creating with Code

by Dr. J. J. Weiler

Creating with Code: A Fun Exploration of Computer-Generated Images and Machine Learning provides a comprehensive introduction to generating artistic images using the latest computer programming techniques. Presented in a fun and informative comic book style, this work explores the mechanisms, advantages, and limitations of emerging technology.

Fly Agaric: A Compendium of History, Pharmacology, Mythology, & Exploration

by Kevin M. Feeney

With more than two-dozen contributors and over 450-pages of content Fly Agaric is the most comprehensive book on the iconic red and white-spotted mushroom ever assembled. In the 29 chapters contained herein the reader is taken on a journey through history, folklore, and the magical landscapes experienced under the influence of the Fly Agaric, and its many close relatives. The reader of this book will learn:

How to recognize and identify over a dozen types of psychoactive Amanita sp... more

The Infinite Tree & The Rivers of Time: Time, Experience, & The Foundations of Reality

by Marc Garner

An exploration of the human implications of relativity, and the philosophical questions raised by the discovery that time's passage is an illusion.

As we peel back the layers in an attempt to sneak a glimpse into eternity, we find a light shining not only upon the nature of reality, but on the nature of ourselves...

A Simple Guide To Popular Physics

by tony harris

This simple guide does exactly what it promises: It offers even the most reluctant scientist a fascinating and user friendly introduction to the wonderful world of physics

What Is Ethics?

by John Christopher Schoales

This is a book on moral philosophy and practical ethics. It draws on insights of eminent philosophers and develops an explanation of ethics that can be applied to each person's life and to major social issues.

Welcome to Our Real Matrix

by Tom Arant

Did you know that we (and all life) are unknowingly imprisoned? That what you think is Reality has little to do with the truth? In these ways, our existence is like the virtual reality in the movie, The Matrix. The differences are more overwhelming, including that our Real Matrix emerged through biological processes without any intention nor direction (i.e., no sentient machines), and that there is no escape through taking a Red Pill. Welcome to Our Real Matrix proves all this using accept... more

The Anarchist Notebook

by S.A Schussler

Poetic maybe

Hopefully

Sometimes

Philosophical - everyone will hate this book (the few who read it will, at first)

Interesting - I know what a synopsis is

Five years of my life poured into it; to no avail, I know

Onward

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