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You'd think we were living in the golden age of science and reason. But the truth is far more sinister, says Austin Ruse. We're actually living in the age of the low information voter, easily misled by all-too-convincing false statistics and studies. In Fake Science, Ruse debunks so-called "facts" used to advance political causes one after the other, revealing how poorly they stand up to actual science.

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake large enough to knock the earth from its axis sent a massive tsunami speeding toward the Japanese coast and the aging and vulnerable Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power reactors. Over the following weeks, the world watched in horror as a natural disaster became a man-made catastrophe: fail-safes failed, cooling systems shut down, nuclear rods melted.

Want to impress your buddies at the bar? Need to think of something interesting to do at the next family gathering? Want to learn a bunch of random facts about history, science, true crime, and the paranormal? Listen to Interesting Stories for Curious People, the ultimate guidebook for a plethora of interesting facts about a whole bunch of several different topics. A quick listen packed with information.

The book Politico calls “Moneyball for politics” shows how cutting-edge social science and analytics are reshaping the modern political campaign. Renegade thinkers are crashing the gates of a venerable American institution, shoving aside its so-called wise men and replacing them with a...

A quarter of a century after the end of Communism swept away the ideological conflict of the "short 20th century", a new world is once again taking shape, this time in the Middle East. But what does the crisis in the region, and its refugee exodus into Europe, signify for the future of the world? And why has the noble dream of nation-building failed? Focusing mainly on religion, ideology or economics, most analysis ignored one crucial factor: asabiyyah, or group feeling, something outlined six and a half centuries ago.

As the country’s largest swing state, Pennsylvania will determine if America follows the path of progressivism or the path of freedom and prosperity. You GOTTA Win Pennsylvania! traces the rise of entrepreneurs in Pennsylvania’s political landscape, identifying how entrepreneurs of all stripes—business, educational, and philanthropic—have shifted the dynamics of the Keystone State. And it lays out how the path Pennsylvania takes pivots on what entrepreneurs do next.

Every time our government faces another shutdown, Americans feel the same frustration: How did we get here again? Why can't the people we elect work together? And why does it seem that common sense and cooperation have become so rare in Washington, D.C.? This book was born from those questions, and from a deep belief that there is a better way. I believe that when two sides disagree, they don't have to go to war with words or policies. They can simply meet halfway. That middle ground, where respect still lives and compromise still matters, is where America's strength has always come from.

Japan has always seemed a puzzle to most westerners - so modern, so industrialized, yet somehow so different. Japanese Society and History seeks to initiate westerners to the learning process of making Japan seem a little less mysterious and a little more understandable. This book walks readers through some of the important features of Japanese society to help readers begin slowly forming a more complete picture of Japan.

Witnessing the growing division in our communities, cities, and country is heartbreaking. Our worlds feel ripped apart, and we all know the pain of feeling separated. While we universally agree on the need to bridge our divides, our calls for unity often intensify our differences instead of healing them. One significant reason is the irresponsible use of science. Its misuse, abuse, and overuse have deepened our divides.

Political Science Second Edition: An Introduction to Global Politics - Political Theory and Philosophy, is an audiobook on world politics. The audiobook is an introduction to political science and international relations. In political theory, the audiobook deals with the study of political instructions along with the theories of State laws, liberty, governance, politics, freedom, and equality. In philosophy, the audiobook offers different views and analysis over casual explanation of realist, liberal, and ideology perspectives, including reincarnation.

Contemporary Issues: Science, Africa, and More attends to very sensitive and contemporary issues pertaining to biotechnology such as human cloning and genetic engineering. It also comprises such areas as affirmative action, one's right to abortion, one's right to sexual choice(s), questions relating to whether Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a hero or not, and other similar but controversial issues. In addition, there are topics included in Contemporary Issues relating to matters of ethnicity, culture, and development, in particular as they impact Africa.

The emergence of genomic science in the last quarter century has revolutionized medicine, the justice system, and our understanding of who we are. We use genomics to determine guilt and exonerate the falsely convicted; devise new medicines; test embryos; and discover our ethnic and national roots. One might think that, given these advances, most would favor the availability of genomic tools. Yet as Jennifer Hochschild explains in Genomic Politics, the uses of genomic science are both politically charged and hotly contested. 

In this dynamic and emotional presentation, Ian R. Crane links the trauma of contrived oil and food shortages with the plan to introduce genetically modified foods, not only to maximize the profitability of a mature oil and gas industry but also to provide a source of additional taxation for the primary purpose of funding an increasing number of illegal pre-emptive wars.

"Nordhausen ist ein kleiner Punkt im Weltall. Er bewegt sich mit rasender Geschwindigkeit auf einer Kreisbahn - sofern man die Ellipsengesetze nicht kennt. Die exakte Geschwindigkeit von Nordhausen lässt sich allerdings nicht feststellen, außer man könnte von einem festen Bezugspunkt im All ausgehen. Doch den gibt es im Grunde genommen nicht. Die Bewohner von Nordhausen rasen haltlos durch das All. Dennoch sind sie gebunden an diesen kleinen Ort im Norden Thüringens. Außer sie würden genug Muskelkraft besitzen, um ihn zu verlassen. Sie müssten nur schnell genug und hoch genug springen können, während es Nordhausen weiter durch den Kosmos treibt. Dann wären sie vielleicht entwischt. Hier, mitten in Deutschland - und doch am Rande der medialen Aufmerksamkeit - gibt es Menschen, die hier weiterhin leben und auch unter Perspektivlosigkeit leiden. Das Land, in dem sie heute leben, hat die Gesetze nicht für sie gemacht. Das Land, in dem sie vorher lebten, tat das ebenso wenig.

I am delighted to be presenting the 2014 Boyer Lectures and to have the opportunity to contribute to the national discussion about science through such an influential and historically significant platform. I hope to raise awareness of great scientific achievements, and of the vital importance of science to the future health and prosperity of Australia.