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Christian Ngô, Joseph B. Natowitz

A Wiley Survival Guide on our Energy Future. Concerned about our energy future? Turn to this guide for easy-to-grasp and up-to-date coverage of the many aspects of the energy value chain:. Oil and natural gas;. Coal;. Fossil fuels and the greenhouse effect;. Energy from water;. Biomass;. Solar energy;. Geothermal energy;. Wind energy;. Nuclear energy;. Electricity;. Energy storage;. Transportation;. Housing;. Smart energy consumption;. Hydrogen. Armed with the knowledge in this book, students, teachers, decision-makers, politicians, and consumers can form educated and informed opinions on the future of energy and its impact on the economy, health, and the environment.

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Martin Ford

"¿Cuáles serán los empleos del futuro? ¿Cuántos habrá? ¿Quién los tendrá? Podemos imaginar--y esperar--que la revolución industrial que vivimos hoy resulte como la anterior. Es decir que aún cuando algunos trabajos desaparezcan, se generen otros más para hacer frente a las innovaciones de una nueva era. Sin embargo esta vez el panorama no será igual. Empresario en Silicon Valley con una larga trayectoria, Martin Ford asegura en El ascenso de los robots que conforme la tecnología avance en su desarrollo vertiginoso y las máquinas comiencen a hacerse cargo de ellas mismas, cada vez menos personas serán necesarias para realizar cada vez más tareas. Asistentes jurídicos, periodistas, oficinistas, programadores de computadoras están a punto de ser reemplazados por robots y software inteligente. Tanto los empleos más especializados como los intermedios se evaporarán, y las familias de clase media y trabajadora se verán en mayores dificultades. Podrá haber un desempleo masivo y una gran desigualdad. Pero esta vez, capacitar y educar no será la solución. ¿Verá el futuro una prosperidad amplia o niveles catastróficos de desigualdad e inseguridad económica? Una lectura indispensable para cualquiera que desee comprender lo que implica la tecnología acelerada para sus propios prospectos económicos, los de sus hijos, y de la sociedad como un todo"--Amazon.com. "What are the jobs of the future? How many will there be? And who will have them? We might imagine--and hope--that today's industrial revolution will unfold like the last: even as some jobs are eliminated, more will be created to deal with the new innovations of a new era. In Rise of the Robots, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Martin Ford argues that this is absolutely not the case. As technology continues to accelerate and machines begin taking care of themselves, fewer people will be necessary. Artificial intelligence is already well on its way to making 'good jobs' obsolete: many paralegals, journalists, office workers, and even computer programmers are poised to be replaced by robots and smart software. As progress continues, blue and white collar jobs alike will evaporate, squeezing working- and middle-class families ever further. At the same time, households are under assault from exploding costs, especially from the two major industries--education and health care--that, so far, have not been transformed by information technology. The result could well be massive unemployment and inequality as well as the implosion of the consumer economy itself"--Amazon.com.

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Lloyd Ren Sloan and B. James Starr

Minorities long have been underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering; in recent years, for example, only about 6 percent of all doctorates conferred in those fields were awarded to minority candidates. The Career Opportunities in Research Education and Training (COR) Program - formerly known as the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program - was established by the National Institute of Mental Health to encourage minority students to choose science careers and, particularly, careers in the fields of mental health and mental illness. The COR Program provides funds to colleges and universities with high proportions of minority students in order to train future scientists by pairing undergraduates with working scientists, researchers, and educators in the students' areas of interest. The undergraduate-and-mentor pairs then conduct real-world research and document the results in the form of scientific papers. Pathways to Success is a compilation of papers from twenty-two such research studies conducted in NIMH-COR programs located around the United States.

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Lisa Stollman

This book will empower teens to make smart food and lifestyle choices so they can reach and maintain a healthy weight. They will also learn how to stay well-fueled, feel and look terrific and get healthy! It's also a valuable book for any teen, regardless of their weight, who wants to learn how to eat healthier, live better and and enjoy a good quality of life in the future. This is the ultimate book for healthy eating and wellness for teens!