Global Technology

From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our world's most pressing issues, from dealing with climate change and the prevention of natural disasters to the development of efficient automobiles and the search for renewable energy sources.

Professor of environmental engineering Daniel Cohan argues that escaping the gravest perils of climate change will first require American diplomacy, technological innovation, and policy to catalyze decarbonization globally. Combining his own expertise along with insights from more than a hundred interviews with diplomats, scholars, and clean-technology pioneers, Cohan identifies flaws in previous efforts to combat climate change.

Embark on a transformative journey with "Guardians of Integrity," a strategic blueprint meticulously crafted for C-Suite executives and Compliance leaders navigating the complexities of modern business. In this invaluable guide, Matej Pollick draws upon a wealth of real-world experiences, ethical philosophy, and insights from the forefront of business literature. This book transcends the conventional boundaries of leadership literature, offering a seamless integration of integrity, ethics, and compliance standards tailored for organizations of all sizes. Through practical examples and ...

What will the world look like in 2035? And how can we prepare for the seismic shifts already underway? GLOBAL FORESIGHT 2035 is a sweeping, strategic exploration of the geopolitical and geoeconomic developments that will define the coming decade. Written with analytical clarity and grounded in rigorous scenario planning, this timely volume by Conan Taggert charts a dynamic future shaped by the interplay of climate change, technological disruption, population pressures, shifting alliances, and rising regional powers. From the tensions reshaping NATO and the multipolar ambitions of BRICS to ...

The apocalypse is coming, but few people see it. Even Brenda the main character does not anticipate how bad it gets, but with good planning and some luck, she survives to the end. But is it worth surviving? She has a few enemies, bounty hunters, and wild animals, but her bigest threat is the government itself. But what is their motive and what are they trying to achieve in the end?

Abi is a normal 10 year old girl ... but is she? With the help of her fathers inventions, Abi becomes "Skater Girl" - the technically advanced super sleuth and crime fighter who keeps the streets safe. However, her arch nemesis is tracking her down in an attempt to get rid of that pesky "Skater Girl" as a prerequisite to his blossoming plans for global domination through the software he produces. A wonderful novel of daring and adventure, showing girls they can achieve and do what they want to, even in the face of great odds and in the midst of a dangerous world, where we can find friends ...

A quick tour of amazing man-made structures in China, Europe, and West Asia.

In the fifth edition of his best-selling Very Short Introduction work, Manfred B. Steger considers the major dimensions of globalization: economic, political, cultural, ideological, and ecological. He looks at its causes and effects, and engages with the hotly contested question of whether globalization is, ultimately, a good or a bad thing.

This audiobook asks us to reconsider "whose global village" we are shaping with the digital technology revolution today. Sharing stories of collaboration with Native Americans in California and New Mexico, revolutionaries in Egypt, communities in rural India, and others across the world, Ramesh Srinivasan urges us to reimagine what the Internet, mobile phones, or social media platforms may look like when considered from the perspective of diverse cultures.

This book on how to become a social innovator and inventor of high reput otherwise simply termed: Creative Guru from the Blues, is a graphical descriptions of adventures of a self-made innovator-Amos Obi , who from the level of abject poverty,ignorance and lacks made land mark innovations and creative endeavors endorsed and recognized by world bodies. Truly, his is a practical proof to the fact that necessity is indeed the mother of all inventions. From this account, we could learn that any body anywhere in the world, despite odds and negative prevailing circumstances could rise above ...

Big Pharma is more interested in profit than health. This was made clear as governments rushed to produce vaccines during the Covid pandemic. Behind the much-trumpeted scientific breakthroughs, major companies found new ways of gouging billions from governments in the West while abandoning the Global South. But this is only the latest episode in a long history of financializing medicine—from Purdue's rapacious marketing of highly addictive OxyContin through Martin Shkreli's hiking the price of a lifesaving drug to the 4.5 million South Africans needlessly deprived of HIV/AIDS medication.

Bytes and Bullets is an analytically rich account of how technology is upending global competition. Through engaging stories and original research, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace senior fellow Steven Feldstein shows how the West’s dominance is being undercut at every turn by commercialization, China's growing capabilities, and new regional powers building their own spheres of influence. He offers eye-opening insights from modern conflicts and proposes concrete strategies that democracies must adopt in order to maintain control.

"Silicon and Rare Earth: The Global Contest for Semiconductor and Rare Earth Supremacy" delves into the high-stakes struggle between global powers for dominance in the realms of semiconductors and rare earth elements. As the backbone of modern technology and the driving force behind innovation, these industries have become critical battlegrounds for geopolitical leverage and technological supremacy. In the midst of a global technological cold war, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of the challenges, opportunities, and strategies that nations must navigate to secure their positions ...

The spread of Tech innovation has transformed the business ecosystem. Disruptive technologies have permeated all industries and continue to generate unprecedented changes in creativity, across all functions, solving consumer problems, and growing business sales in ways never thought possible before. For example, Uber has disrupted the taxi industry because it has used innovative digital technology to offer something that is cheaper and easier to handle. Some organizations are accomplishing their objectives by leading their industries in technology innovation, while others continue to ...

In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: To cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease.

The Wireless World sets out a new research agenda for the history of international broadcasting, and for radio history more generally. It examines global and transnational histories of long-distance wireless broadcasting, combining perspectives from international history, media and cultural history, the history of technology, and sound studies. Bringing together their knowledge of a wide range of different countries, languages, and archives, the coauthors show how broadcasters and states deployed international broadcasting as a tool of international communication and persuasion.

In The Battle for Your Computer: Israel and the Growth of the Global Cyber-Security Industry, Israeli Defense Force (IDF) cyberwarfare veteran and tech product leader Alon Arvatz examines the "why" and the "how" of the extraordinarily strong connection between Israel's elite cyber military unit and that country's booming offensive and defensive cybersecurity industry. In the book, you'll explore the central role played by Israel in the global fight for cybersecurity supremacy.

Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. From building rockets to the handheld technology that governs our day-to-day lives, we are all in debt to the mathematical geniuses of the past. But the history of mathematics is warped; it looks like a sixteenth-century map that enlarges Europe at the expense of Africa, Asia and the Americas. The Secret Lives of Numbers introduces listeners to a new group of mathematical boundary-smashers, those who have been erased by history because of their race, gender or nationality.

Este libro tiene como objetivo proporcionar una base sólida de conocimiento para comprender las complejidades y desafíos en la intersección entre la medicina, la tecnología y el derecho. Al ofrecer una perspectiva global y comparativa, la obra pretende capacitar a los lectores con las herramientas necesarias para navegar y contribuir de manera efectiva al avance y la regulación de la práctica médica en un mundo en constante evolución.

Step into a reality where the fate of humanity hangs by a thread, where extraterrestrial forces unlike anything you've ever imagined threaten to overwrite the world as we know it. Welcome to "Our Final Stand". Starting with the shock waves of the initial alien attack, "Our Final Stand" takes you on a grueling journey through humanity’s desperate attempt to survive. Watch as panic turns to resolve in the establishment of the World Defense Force, promising to reclaim our world from the cosmic intruders. Our narrative delves deep into the intricacies of our otherworldly enemies, their ...