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Whether we like it or not, the AI revolution is coming to education. In Brave New Words, Salman Khan, the visionary behind Khan Academy, explores how artificial intelligence and GPT technology will transform learning, offering a roadmap for teachers, parents, and students to navigate this exciting (and sometimes intimidating) new world. An insider in the world of education technology, Khan explains the ins and outs of these cutting-edge tools and how they will forever change the way we learn and teach.

On the eve the 20th century, in Thomas Edison’s laboratory, one of the earliest attempts at a sound film depicted two men dancing together as a third plays the violin. It’s only a few minutes long, but this cornerstone of early cinema captures a queer moment on film. It would not be the last. Hollywood Pride is a tale spanning from “pansy craze” of the 1930s to the New Queer Cinema of the 1990s, all the way up to today.

This fantastic quiz features four hundred questions split into forty sections covering all areas of geography, history, literature, music, sport, science and general knowledge. Whether you are a trivia master or a beginner on the quest to prove your knowledge, this is a perfect addition to your Audiobook catalogue.

Il XXI secolo è il secolo della solitudine. Noreena Hertz lo sperimenta in prima persona: a un colloquio di lavoro viene valutata da un algoritmo; un pomeriggio fa shopping con un’"amica del cuore" affittata tramite un servizio online; di sera si trova a sfiorare la pelle artificiale di un robot progettato per essere il suo animale da compagnia. La solitudine che Noreena Hertz racconta non si limita alla frustrazione del desiderio di avere qualcuno vicino; è un male sottile che si è insinuato dentro di noi e ha permeato ogni aspetto della nostra società.

Gus Van Sant’s film and the ’90s cult of the alternative Gus Van Sant’s 1991 indie darling My Own Private Idaho perplexed and provoked, inspiring a new ethos for a new decade: being different was better than being good. Gentlemen of the Shade examines how the film was a coming-of-age for a generation of young people who would embrace the alternative and bring their outsider perspectives to sustainability, technology, gender constructs, and social responsibility.

Lo vemos a diario, el mundo se está transformando a una velocidad fascinante, las nuevas tecnologías están cambiando el modo de trabajar, los negocios y la economía. Todo el mundo busca nuevos modelos de negocios, ninguna empresa en inmune a la disrupción. ¿Qué ocurrirá en el futuro cuando el trabajo sea realizado por máquinas inteligentes en vez de por personas? ¿Cuáles son los retos laborales a los que nos enfrentamos con la nueva economía bajo demanda? Uber y Airbnb no son más que algunos ejemplos de la creciente búsqueda por parte de los clientes de servicios a la carta.

Kontrolle der Kommunikation, Profiling verdächtiger Personen, Doxxen von Gegnern - lange vor der Existenz des Internets entwickelten Europas Monarchen bereits ausgefeilte Systeme zur Bespitzelung ihrer Untertanen. Vor allem Briefe wurden systematisch erbrochen und gelesen. Ein faszinierender Ausflug in das Ziffernkabinett der Habsburger, das Schwarze Kabinett Ludwigs XIV. und die erste Ära der Totalüberwachung.

The Organic Masculine presents a journey to redefine masculinity in wholeness. This book delves into the essence of what it means to be a man today, examining the complexities of this question within a developmental framework. Central to this text is the concept of the "Organic Masculine," defined as any form of masculinity that affirms life in its fullness-empowered, generative, compassionate, and rooted in wisdom and love. Focusing on the Magician archetype, the first volume in this four-part series guides listeners to find their inner Magicians to walk the path of initiation.

На протяжении веков женское тело волновало умы не только художников и писателей, старавшихся передать всю его притягательность, но и ученых, неизменно задававшихся одними и теми же вопросами: почему женское тело так сильно отличается от мужского? Что привело к формированию этих отличий? И как, столь хрупкое, оно выносит нагрузки и боль не только наравне, но и лучше мужчин? Эволюционный генетик и педагог Дина Эмера провела большую часть своей жизни за изучением эволюции женского тела и женской репродуктивной системы.

When Nia Chiaramonte came out as a trans woman to her wife Katie, she knew she would be met with a loving response. But she was less sure where this would leave their relationship, their marriage, and their family. Even murkier was what would happen when they began to bring their extended family, friends, and broader community alongside them on their journey of identity formation as a Queer family. They needed a guide for what lay ahead.

Die Zahl verfügbarer Inhalte in Medien, Entertainment und Social Media wächst in einem nie dagewesenen Tempo. Und es wird alles noch viel mehr. Bis 2026 werden schätzungsweise über 90% der Inhalte synthetischen Ursprungs und mithilfe Künstlicher Intelligenz hergestellt sein. Dies bringt nicht nur Herausforderungen in Bezug auf die Menge der Inhalte mit sich, sondern auch ernsthafte Fragen zur Echtheit und Authentizität.

Jewish Voice for Peace has curated a collection of essays that provides a diversity of perspectives and standpoints. Each contribution explores critical questions concerning uses and abuses of antisemitism in the twenty-first-century, focusing on the intersection between antisemitism, accusations of antisemitism, and Palestinian human rights activism.

Ob bekannte Namen wie Virginia Woolf, Marlene Dietrich und Hildegard von Bingen oder bisher (zu Unrecht) unbekanntere wie die der andalusischen Prinzessin Wallāda bint al-Mustakfī, der:des Womanizer:in Catterina Vizzani, der chinesischen Intellektuellen Wu Zao oder der trans* Aktivistin Marsha P. Johnson, die am Stonewall-Aufstand beteiligt war: Kirsty Loehr versammelt sie und noch viele weitere queere Frauen in ihrem außergewöhnlichen Hörbuch feministischer Geschichtsschreibung. Nach dem Hören sehen wir die Welt in ihrem über Jahrhunderte stramm gezogenen heteronormativen Korsett mit neuen Augen.

Drawing on archeological and ethno-historical evidence, Irving Rouse sketches a picture of the Tainos-the first people Columbus encountered when he arrived in the Americas-as they existed during the time of Columbus, contrasting their customs with those of their neighbors. He then moves backward in time to the ancestors of the Tainos-two successive groups who settled the West Indies and who are known to archeologists as the Saladoid peoples and the Ostionoid peoples.

Beware Euphoria uncovers the roots of America's moral obsession with drug regulation, offering a lively and fascinating history of the nation's racialized fear of intoxication. Challenging the idea that early anti-drug laws in the United States arose from racial animus, George Fisher instead shows in textured detail how United States drug laws were driven by a deep-seated cultural taboo against euphoria and a preoccupation with white moral integrity.

Alors qu'il avait 12 ans, Augustin a été conduit par ses parents à plusieurs rassemblements de la Manif' pour tous, ce mouvement s'opposant à l'ouverture du mariage et de l'adoption aux couples de même sexe. Mais il ignorait, à ce moment-là, qu'il était en train de manifester contre ses propres droits. Aujourd'hui, Augustin est adulte et se qualifie lui-même de " rescapé ". Presque 10 ans après la première Manif' pour tous, c'est son histoire que raconte la journaliste Rozenn Le Carboulec, pour retracer et appréhender les impacts de ce mouvement sur ces jeunes " rescapés ", sur les personnes LGBTQI, comme sur la société toute entière.

Was hat Scham mit Weiblichkeit zu tun? Scham zu empfinden ist vollkommen normal, ganz unabhängig vom Geschlecht. Doch Frauen schämen und entschuldigen sich besonders oft: für den eigenen Körper, weil sie als zu erfolgreich gelten, Single sind oder kinderlos bleiben. Anika Landsteiner hat ebendieses Phänomen auch bei sich festgestellt und geht der Frage nach, warum das so ist.

But You Look So Normal is the inspiring story of a life affected, but not defined, by an invisible disability. It is a journey through family, loss, shame, identity, love, and healing as Claudia finally, joyfully, finds her place in the world.

For most people, dead bodies are horrifying. They are the physical representation of everything we’re afraid of–our own mortality, the unknown, the inevitability, and lack of dignity of the end. But for Jo Ward, a dead body is absolutely fascinating....

This audiobook narrated by Katherine Fenton gives a sweeping account of male nurturing, explaining how and why men are biologically transformed when they care for babies.