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A Great Lead Forward… for the Abuse of Power

A Great Lead Forward… for the Abuse of Power

From: Reset

Chapter 3 broadens out and scrutinizes the ways in which social media and other related digital technologies have contributed to what Deibert calls a “great leap forward in technologies of … 58 $5.80 Add
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A Normal Person

A Normal Person

From: Man at the Airport

In this chapter, the author outlines how he became trapped in Malaysia after attempting to fly to Equador. 18 $1.80 Add
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Advancing Canada's Information Highway: Strategies for the New Millennium

Advancing Canada’s Information Highway: Strategies for the New Millennium

From: Cyberidentities

This paper outlines the work of the Information Highway Advisory Council and its vision for the knowledge-based society. ; 14 $1.96 Add
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Back to Biology

Back to Biology

Peigenetics and Vestibular Regulation

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Epigenetics simply means is how our individual genetics mix with all the potential influences in our individual environment. As we are increasingly learning, epigenetics are not only important, … 16 $1.60 Add
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Benefactors of Change

Benefactors of Change

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Who benefits from the propagation and consumption of sextech and pornography? And who loses? The industries involved, as too all spinoffs of depersonalized touch (such as massage parlors, … 9 $0.90 Add
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Between the Camel and the Range Rover

Between the Camel and the Range Rover

From: Man at the Airport

In this chapter, Al Kontar describes his inner conflict as he observed the deepening conflict in Syria from the United Arab Emirates. 18 $1.80 Add
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Beyond Illusions

Beyond Illusions

Spatial Planning, Arbitrary Learning, and Geolocation Skills

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Excessive screen usage (gaming and beyond) is highly related, if not correlated, with the development of anxiety, depression, and ailments on the obsessive-compulsive spectrum. So here I present … 20 $2.00 Add
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Beyond Infrastructure: Canadian and European Identities in Cyberspace

Beyond Infrastructure: Canadian and European Identities in Cyberspace

From: Cyberidentities

Preface 8 $1.12 Add
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Boxed In

Boxed In

Anxiety in the Masses

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Anxiety and its little buddy stress are on the rise in adults and, most troubling, increasingly also in children, adolescents, and youth. We are all now consistently revving at much, much higher … 17 $1.70 Add
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Breaking the Trance

Breaking the Trance

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Media feeds were no longer resembling information distribution (fun or otherwise) they were starting to sound a lot like propaganda. Everything was now far too sweet to taste like truth and now … 16 $1.60 Add
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Burning Data

Burning Data

From: Reset

Chapter 4 turns to the often overlooked and largely obscured physical and material infrastructure of social media and the communications ecosystem. Although we tend to think of social media and … 47 $4.70 Add
Canadarm and Collaboration
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Canadarm and Collaboration

How Canada's Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds

Canada is a small but mighty power in space exploration. After providing the Canadarm robotic arm for the space shuttle in 1981, Canada received an invitation to start an astronaut program … 249 View
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Canadian Politics in 140 Characters: Party Politics in the Twitterverse

Canadian Politics in 140 Characters: Party Politics in the Twitterverse

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

2010 article by Tamara A. Small examining the use of Twitter by federal and provincial political parties and their leaders in July 2009. ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 1

That's $600 a litre in space paint

From: Canadarm and Collaboration

This chapter explores the history of Canada’s role in space exploration. Topics include Alouette I and II – the first Canadian Satellites, the Canadarm, and the role played by former … 26 $2.60 Add
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2

Three strong Canadian arms on board

From: Canadarm and Collaboration

This chapter provides a biography of Marc Garneau, the first Canadian astronaut. Topics include what led him to become an astronaut and his experience in space. 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 3

Space cards

From: Canadarm and Collaboration

This chapter discusses the impact of the Challenger Disaster on Canadian astronauts. The author goes on to discuss the role played by Canadians in the construction of the International Space … 25 $2.50 Add