A deep dive into how our precious health data is slipping away and the paths to reclaiming it.Through wearables, consumer DNA tests, and even just the phones in our pockets, a vast and growing quantity of health data is collected every day. While this can be helpful for health agencies to improve public health and to us to perform better at sports, it all comes at a cost.In a world of increased surveillance, tech companies and cybercriminals have the abilit...

You check your bank account and the numbers don't make sense. You make decent money. You know what a budget is. You've tried apps, spreadsheets, no-spend months. And somehow, at the end of every month, you're still wondering where it all went.This isn't a discipline problem. It's a brain problem. And once you understand the difference, everything changes.The Spending Loop is a practical, compassionate guide to the real reasons smart, capable people can't stop overspending, ...

Most career advice is written for people who are just starting out. It talks about working hard, building skills, and showing up. But somewhere around year five or ten, a lot of people do all of that and still stop moving. The reviews stay strong. The feedback stays vague. And the promotions go to someone else.What actually happens at mid-career is different from what most career advice accounts for, and the frustration comes from applying the right advice to the wrong problem. Wor...

You know you should negotiate. You've rehearsed what to say. And then someone offers you a number and you hear yourself say "that sounds great" before your brain catches up.That's not a confidence problem. It's a nervous system problem.The Uncomfortable Conversation: Negotiation for People Who Hate Conflict is for anyone who finds salary negotiation genuinely terrifying rather than merely uncomfortable. Whether you freeze when an offer lands, accept whatever your boss says ...

Written for US workers without employer pensions.Most retirement advice was written for people with pensions. If you don't have one, the standard rules -- save a million dollars, replace 80% of your income -- were built for someone else's life.The starting point here is where most people land: a 401k they may or may not be maximizing, a Social Security estimate they've never looked at closely, and a vague sense that the math might not be working in their favor. The real cal...

You became a consultant because you are good at solving complex problems. Not because you wanted to spend your mornings making cold calls or your evenings working a room at networking events.But nobody told you how to get clients any other way.Sell by Writing: Get Consulting Clients Without Pitching or Prospecting is for introverted consultants and coaches who are excellent at the actual work and exhausted by the sales methods they have been told to use. The book builds the...

Welcome to The Academy Guide where we will help guide you "from application through graduation and everything in between." Begin a career in the honorable and rewarding lifestyle of law enforcement, corrections/detention or firefighting.

This edition offers a novel perspective on seventeenth-century European-Islamic encounters by making accessible the Neo-Latin poem On the Turkish Religion (De Religione Turcica**).** Written by the Cambridge scholar Isaac Barrow during a visit to Istanbul in 1658, this poem shows how the knowledge and use of Latin contributed to the rise of early modern European oriental studies, both as a medium of information and as a vehicle of representation.A...

How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus: Containing Complete Directions for Making All Kinds of Simple Apparatus for the Study of Elementary Electricity is a classic instructional book first published in 1904 by Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John. This engaging and practical guide is designed for young readers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in the fascinating world of electricity. The book follows the adventures of two inquisitive boys as they embark on a journey to build thei...

Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity (Second Edition) by John Henry Pepper is a classic educational book designed to introduce young readers to the fascinating world of electricity. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book covers the fundamental principles of electricity, its history, and its practical applications in everyday life. The author, a renowned science educator, uses simple language, clear explanations, and numerous illustrations to make complex concepts under...

The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment: Containing Two Hundred Experiments Performed with Simple, Home-made Apparatus is a comprehensive and practical guide designed to introduce readers to the fundamental principles of electricity and magnetism through hands-on experimentation. Authored by Thomas M. St. John, this classic work demystifies the often complex concepts of electrical science by providing clear, step-by-step instructions for conducting a wide array of e...

Forty original contributions on games and gaming cultureWhat does Pokémon Go tell us about globalization? What does Tetris teach us about rules? Is feminism boosted or bashed by Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? How does BioShock Infinite help us navigate world-building?From arcades to Atari, and phone apps to virtual reality headsets, video games have been at the epicenter of our ever-evolving technological reality. Unlike other media t...