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"From Wharton professor and author of the popular One Useful Thing Substack newsletter Ethan Mollick comes the definitive playbook for working, learning, and living in the new age of AI The release of generative AI-from LLMs like ChatGPT to image generators like DALL-E-marks a new era. We have invented technologies that boost our physical capabilities and others that automate complex tasks, but never, until now, have we created a technology that can...
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We have summarized the essentials of four short texts by this prestigious thinker: from LA CABEZA BIEN PUESTA. RETHINKING REFORM. REFORMING THOUGHT, we offer ANNEX 2 INTER-PLURI-TRANSDISCIPLINARITY. It is followed by INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX THINKING and the text closes with brief synthesized passages from "Science with Conscience" and "The Lost Paradigm".
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Orca think volume 14
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"This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers examines how artists are using their creativity to help the environment and build a more sustainable world."--
4) Filosofía para principiantes Cómo comprender los fundamentos de la filosofía tan fácilmente como un
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Filosofía: el término suena fascinante, hermoso, de algún modo romántico y armonioso y, al mismo tiempo, como un gran esfuerzo intelectual. Sin embargo, en realidad la filosofía no es ni especialmente romántica ni especialmente agotadora.Es cierto que hay que utilizar el cerebro, y quizá algunas cosas excedan el sentido común normal, pero básicamente la filosofía sólo significa interesarse por las personas y el mundo. La imagen que uno...
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An acclaimed sociologist's exploration of the connections among performances in life, art, and politics
In “The Performer”, Richard Sennett explores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics, and everyday experience. It focuses on the bodily and physical dimensions of performing, rather than on words. Sennett is particularly attuned to the ways in which the rituals of ordinary life are performances.
The book draws...
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An overdue indictment of government, industry, and faith groups that twist science for their own gain.
During the next thirty years, the American public will suffer from a rampage against reason by special interests in government, commerce, and the faith industry, and the rampage has already begun. In Junk Science, Dan Agin offers a response-a stinging condemnation of the egregious and constant warping of science for ideological gain.
In this provocative,...
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The Nature of Selection is a straightforward, self-contained introduction to philosophical and biological problems in evolutionary theory. It presents a powerful analysis of the evolutionary concepts of natural selection, fitness, and adaptation and clarifies controversial issues concerning altruism, group selection, and the idea that organisms are survival machines built for the good of the genes that inhabit them.
"Sober's is the answering philosophical...
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As an entertainer in memory care communities, it is both Nurse Bob's joy and their job to seek out the triggers that bring forth social and emotional behaviors in those less able to demonstrate these feelings. Nurse Bob openly encourages mistakes, lost words, off-key singing, and shoutouts. Like any entertainer, Nurse Bob is selectively nuanced in their performance to trigger desired responses in my audience.
Each performance is like an ongoing...
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El título del libro, delimita muy bien el sentido de la presente obra y de sus distintas contribuciones: presentar a los amables lectores la manera sui generis y fecunda como se complementan el trabajo científico y la reflexión filosófica en la producción intelectual y creativa de Albert Einstein. Es bien sabido del número importante de contribuciones de Einstein en las ciencias físicas a comienzos del siglo XX y lo significativas que fueron,...
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In today's digital age, the realm of bullies has expanded far beyond the confines of the traditional playground. They now reside in our pockets, hidden behind screens, poised to strike through our devices. 'The Bully in Your Pocket,' authored by Lorenzo Gomez III, offers an indispensable and comprehensive manual for comprehending, managing, and ultimately triumphing over the pervasive menace of online bullying.
Within these pages, Lorenzo Gomez...
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Orca timeline volume 6
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"Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series, with photographs and illustrations throughout, this book examines the history, science, ethics and social issues related to infectious diseases and vaccines."--
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Orca think volume 15
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"Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines how sports are affecting the planet, what climate change means for athletes and sporting events, and what young people can do to make sports sustainable for the future."--
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¿Qué relación guardan la lucha contra el coronavirus y la Bioestética? ¿Puede esta novedosa disciplina aportar al análisis de la pandemia algo significativo y qué en concreto?
Este texto ofrece respuestas a ambos interrogantes y revela lo fecundo de la belleza y de la unión entre bioética y estética a la hora de considerar de un modo integral el combate frente a la epidemia. Es fruto de una investigación internacional, que reúne a destacados...
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Nicomachean Ethics is the magnum opus of the eminent Greek philosopher Aristotle on Ethics. In it, he unveils his teleological conception of practical rationality, his vision of virtue, and his reflections on the role of habit and prudence. It is considered the most mature and representative work of Aristotelian thought. The title derives from the name of his son and also disciple, Nicomachus. It is believed that the work is the result of Nicomachus'...
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Les véhicules autonomes, assistants virtuels et autres systèmes d'intelligence artificielle sont conçus pour prendre eux-mêmes des décisions. Alors qu'ils sont appelés à occuper une place grandissante dans nos vies, nous devons nous demander en fonction de quels principes moraux nous voulons les programmer, ce qui soulève des questions inédites. Qu'est-ce qu'un agent moral artificiel? Existe-t-il de bons et de mauvais robots? Et s'il est...
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Dive into Schoolhouse Burning for a transformative journey through the lens of Rodger, an expert in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation. With a rich background that began in the helping professions at a state school and regional hospital, Rodger offers a unique perspective on conflicts and disputes that have troubled humanity for ages. Drawing from his extensive experience, including his Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology and...
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A comparison of the development of expertise in preschool teaching in China, Japan, and the United States.
In Teaching Expertise in Three Countries, Akiko Hayashi shows how teachers from Japan, China, and the United States think about what it means to be an expert teacher. Based on interviews with teachers conducted over the span of fifteen years and videos taken in their classrooms, Hayashi gives us a valuable portrait of expert teachers in the...
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La importancia de esta obra reside en el atrevimiento para hablar sin ambages de la realidad posible de un apocalipsis. Se trata, pues, de afrontar la historia con realismo.
En este libro que ahora presentamos, René Girard y su interlocutor Benoît Chantre no tratan de sacar un beneficio para su imagen personal o engrosar las listas de los aprendices de profetas. Se adentran en el mundo de uno de los grandes intérpretes de la guerra, Carl von Clausewitz.
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In this age of DNA computers and artificial intelligence, information is becoming disembodied even as the "bodies" that once carried it vanish into virtuality. While some marvel at these changes, envisioning consciousness downloaded into a computer or humans "beamed" Star Trek-style, others view them with horror, seeing monsters brooding in the machines. In How We Became Posthuman, N. Katherine Hayles separates hype from fact, investigating the fate...
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What are the five essential ingredients for ensuring all students succeed academically, socially, and behaviorally? This practical guide details each ingredient, why it matters, and how to implement it. The Recipe for Student Well-Being goes beyond the idea of a purchased curriculum to cover how different factors integrate to comprehensively meet students' social, emotional, and behavioral needs as enablers to academic success.
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