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[2020]
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"Scientists have long been searching for a unified field theory - one answer to all of the questions about the physical universe. In this book, I take a similar approach to social policy questions. What if we could find a unified social policy theory - the answer to every question from how to prevent war to how to promote gender equality? Most of our most serious global challenges are complex, multi-faceted 'wicked problems.' But perhaps the first...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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"In They Are Already Here we meet the bigwigs, the scrappy upstarts, the field investigators, the rational people, and the unhinged kooks of this sprawling community. How do they interact with each other? How do they interact with "anomalous phenomena"? And how do they (as any group must) reflect the politics and culture of the larger world around them? We will travel along the Extraterrestrial Highway (next to Area 51) and visit the UFO Watchtower,...
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"This book helps those who want to use social media but are not necessarily Web-savvy navigate the most popular networking sites available. Privacy and technical information about how social media platforms function are explained, so everyone can make informed decisions about how to connect online"--
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2011
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Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time.
What matters most to you? Should you focus on earning a living, pursuing your passions, or devoting yourself to the causes that inspire you? The surprising truth is that you don’t have to choose—and that you’ll find more success if you don’t. That’s the breakthrough message of TOMS’ One for One movement.
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Pub. Date
2024.
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"In this non-fiction book for teens, readers are guided through the development of this world-changing technology, exploring how AI has touched every corner of our world, including education, healthcare, work, politics, war, international relations, and even romance. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how artificial intelligence got here, how to make the best use of it, and how we can expect it to transform our lives"--
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2020.
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"Even with claims of a new 'post-truth' era, documentary filmmaking has experienced a golden age. Today, more nonfiction movies are made and widely viewed than ever before, illuminating and compounding our increasingly fraught relationship with what's true in politics and culture. How did this happen? Providing answers, Screening Reality is a widescreen view of the rarely examined relationship between nonfiction movies and American history--how 'reality'...
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2020.
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"Making Homelessness History In Colorado" provides a framework for efforts to address homelessness in Colorado today and a vision for the future. It introduces a series of guiding principles with key goals, cross-cutting approaches, and a list of proven solutions that communities across Colorado have successfully implemented that can be replicated elsewhere.
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2020.
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Colorado's arts and cultural sector is a complex ecosystem with venues and businesses of various sizes, shapes and missions. The purpose of this guide is to provide examples and recommendations that inform your plan for reopening to the public. These are only examples of strategies that could be employed, not a recommendation or endorsement. Each organization must determine the operational guidelines that work with its unique situation and meet guidance...
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2020.
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Colorado's arts and cultural sector is a complex ecosystem with venues and businesses of various sizes, shapes and missions. The purpose of this guide is to provide examples and recommendations that inform your plan for reopening to the public. These are only examples of strategies that could be employed, not a recommendation or endorsement. Each organization must determine the operational guidelines that work with its unique situation and meet guidance...
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Quick response research report volume 110
Pub. Date
[1998]
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No evidence of formation of emergent, coordinative interstitial groups in Osceola County, Florida following the February tornado disaster. The opportunity for women to participate in these groups was nonexistent.
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Quick response research report volume 113
Pub. Date
[1999]
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The role of the daily media in the development of a long-term disaster awareness in the community is discussed.
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"The acclaimed author of the influential bestseller The Black Swan, Nicholas Nassim Taleb takes a next big step with a deceptively simple concept: the "antifragile." Like the Greek hydra that grows two heads for each one it loses, people, systems, and institutions that are antifragile not only withstand shocks, they benefit from them. In a modern world dominated by chaos and uncertainty, Antifragile is a revolutionary vision from one of the most subversive...
96) The numerati
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"The Numerati" shows how a powerful new endeavor--the mathematical modeling of humanity--stands to transform everyone's daily life.
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2022.
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"Kayyem amends the principles we rely on far too easily when it comes to crisis management. She offers us a new framework to anticipate disasters, highlighting the leadership deficiencies we need to overcome and forward thinking we need to overcome them. She writes to alter our thinking so that we can develop effective strategies in the face of perpetual catastrophe."
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2019.
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Originally conceived as a way for people to stay connected, share photographs and post information, social media has evolved. Today, it is much more than a fun communication tool, it can become a destructive weapon when exploited by the wrong people. Readers will discover how social media is used as a weapon and what they can do to protect themselves. From Russian bots and fake news to cyberbullying and online shaming, readers will discover who is...