Автор: Berube, David M. Название: Nano-hype ISBN: 1591023513 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781591023517 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 2666.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Provides an overview of nanotechnology in contemporary culture. This book evaluates the claims and counterclaims about nanotechnology by a range of interested parties. It also examines the environmental concerns raised by opponents, as well as the government and private responses to these concerns.
Описание: Better, safer, cheaper healthcare? A nationally renowned healthcare professional explains how we can finally achieve the seemingly impossible: a healthcare system that works for everyone
Автор: Cloud MR William Eric Название: Deconstructing the News: Don`t Believe the Hype ISBN: 0692310223 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692310229 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2578.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: ENDORSEMENTS ". . . the most thorough discussion on Smart Grid currently available." -- Calvin Timmerman, Assistant Executive Director, Maryland Public Service Commission. " . . . a much needed contribution to the smart grid body of knowledge." - Jesse Berst, Founding Editor, Smart Grid News " . . . an excellent explanation for non-technical readers of the new functionalities of modern grids." good reference source for a variety of stakeholders" -- Eric Ackerman, Director Alternative Regulation, Edison Electric Institute. " . . . a balanced perspective that will serve all levels of smart grid experience, from novice to veteran." -- Dan Johnson, Chief, Planning and Market Analysis, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. " . . . a must read for consumer advocates and students of engineering, law, policy, urban planning, and economics." - Stacia Harper, Director Regulatory Affairs, Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy " . . . a must read for anyone who cares about energy " -- Patty Durand, Executive Director, Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative SUMMARY Utilities around the world are making or planning massive investments to bring distribution grids into the information age. Simultaneously, customers and communities are poised to place increasing demands on distribution grids and utilities in the face of mounting technical, weather, and cybersecurity challenges. "Smart Grid Hype and Reality" asks provocative questions about massive grid investments in light of the demands and challenges, and presents definitive research on smart grid capabilities, costs, benefits, drivers, and limiters in typical and ideal case scenarios. It is designed to help utilities, regulators, customers, and other stakeholders understand available technologies and the industry systems - utility, customer, and regulatory/governance - that ultimately determine the value delivered by distribution grids and utilities. Leaders (community, regulatory, utility) can use this information to anticipate the type of grids and utilities needed to meet society's future needs, and develop the technical, organizational, market, and compensation plans most likely to help them realize their visions. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Paul Alvarez is the President of the Wired Group, a consultancy helping clients unleash the latent value in distribution utility businesses. His perspectives have been formed by 15 years in the industry as both utility insider and consultant to industry regulators, associations, and suppliers. He has led comprehensive, unbiased evaluations of large smart grid deployments, including Boulder, Colorado for Xcel Energy and Cincinnati, Ohio for that state's Public Utilities Commission. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado's Global Energy Management Program and Michigan State University's Institute for Public Utilities. He holds a bachelor's degree from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and a master's degree in Management from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
The myths and truths of teen's sexual behavior. Winner of the 2015 Brian McConnell Book Award presented by the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research
To hear mainstream media sources tell it, the sex lives of modern teenagers outpace even the smuttiest of cable television shows. Teen girls “sext” explicit photos to boys they like; they wear “sex bracelets” that signify what sexual activities they have done, or will do; they team up with other girls at “rainbow parties” to perform sex acts on groups of willing teen boys; they form “pregnancy pacts” with their best girlfriends to all become teen mothers at the same time. From The Today Show, to CNN, to the New York Times, stories of these events have been featured widely in the media. But are most teenage—or younger—children really going to sex parties and having multiple sexual encounters in an orgy-like fashion?
Researchers say no—teen sex is actually not rampant and teen pregnancy is at low levels. But why do stories like these find such media traffic, exploiting parents’ worst fears? How do these rumors get started, and how do they travel around the country and even across the globe?
In Kids Gone Wild, best-selling authors Joel Best and Kathleen A. Bogle use these stories about the fears of the growing sexualization of childhood to explore what we know about contemporary legends and how both traditional media and the internet perpetuate these rumors while, at times, debating their authenticity. Best and Bogle describe the process by which such stories spread, trace how and to where they have moved, and track how they can morph as they travel from one medium to another. Ultimately, they find that our society’s view of kids raging out of control has drastic and unforeseen consequences, fueling the debate on sex education and affecting policy decisions on everything from the availability of the morning after pill to who is included on sex offender registries.
A surprising look at the truth behind the sensationalism in our culture, Kids Gone Wild is a much-needed wake-up call for a society determined to believe the worst about its young people.
Автор: Avise, John C. Название: Hope, hype, and reality of genetic engineering ISBN: 0195169506 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195169508 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 9979.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An introductory tour into the stranger-than-fiction world of genetic engineering, a scientific realm inhabited by eager researchers intent upon fashioning a prodigious medley of genetically modified (GM) organisms to serve human needs.
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