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Can Globalization Succeed? by Dena Freeman
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
Since the 1980s, the expansion of capitalism and neoliberal ideologies have created international standardization, deregulated free markets, and increased economic integration between countries, making the production of goods increasingly global and interconnected. However, the success of globalization ...Show more
Can We Save the Planet? by Alice Bell; Matthew Taylor
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
The effects of global warming are being felt around the world through climate change, and images of our rivers and oceans choking with plastic have provoked an instinctive, horrified reaction. In response, governments, corporations, and individuals are beginning to change their policies and behaviour--b ...Show more
Does Monogamy Work? by Luke Brunning
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
Even with the current rise in awareness of sexual and intimate diversity, monogamous relationships remain the cultural norm. Most people aspire to it, and the state encourages it, providing legal and financial benefits to married couples; however, statistics show adultery is commonplace, marriage rates ...Show more
Is Capitalism Working? - A Primer for the 21st Century by Jacob Field
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
Is Capitalism Working? is a deeply relevant question today, especially to a generation coming of age in a world still experiencing aftershocks from the near-meltdown of the world economy in 2008. Economic theory can be complex, but Jacob Field's well-structured and thought-provoking text lays out the de ...Show more
Is Democracy Failing? - A Primer for the 21st Century by Niheer Dasandi
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
Only four countries around the world do not currently define themselves as democracies. However, many more do not fulfill the four basic requirements of democracy: free and fair elections, active participation of citizens in politics, protection of human rights, and the rule of law. Recently, far-right ...Show more
Is Gender Fluid?: A primer for the 21st century by Sally Hines
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
When we are born, we are each assigned a gender based on our physical anatomy. But why is it that some people experience dissonance between their biological sex and their personal identity? Is gender something we are, or something we do? Is our expression of gender a product of biology, or does it devel ...Show more
Is Masculinity Toxic?: A primer for the 21st century by Andrew Smiler
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
This timely title weighsmasculinity's capacity forgood against its potentialfor destruction in thecontext of contemporarydebates on the topic. In the wake of the MeToo movement and the upsurge in both feminist and men's rights activism, traditional masculinity has become the topic of impassioned debate ...Show more
Is Medicine Still Good for Us? - A Primer for the 21st Century by Julian Sheather
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
Over the course of human history, medicine has achieved incredible successes--but at what cost? This latest book in The Big Idea series explores the state of modern medicine, examining the ethics of medical and healthcare practices and the impact they have on modern life. This fascinating analysis engag ...Show more
Is Technology Making Us Sick? by Ian Douglas; Matthew Taylor
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
Modern technology has undoubtedly enhanced our lives in numerous, powerful ways--we can now communicate in real time with friends and colleagues around the world, and do mundane tasks such as shopping or banking at a touch. But has there been a detrimental effect on our health and happiness? Is Technolo ...Show more
Should We All Be Vegan?: A Primer for the 21st Century (The Big Idea) by Rebecca Chesney; Molly Watson; Matthew Taylor
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The Big Idea
An insightful look atthe arguments forand against universal adoption of a vegan diet and lifestyle. As concern grows over the environmental costs and ethical implications of intensive factory farming, an increasing number of people are embracing diets and lifestyles free from animal products. Should We ...Show more
What Shape is Space? by Giles Sparrow
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
What Shape Is Space? is a question with far-reaching implications for our understanding of the very nature of reality and our place within it. The concepts involved may be sophisticated, but Giles Sparrow's effortless prose style renders them understandable, allowing readers to come to grips with the ov ...Show more
Will AI Replace Us? - A Primer for the 21st Century by Katja Grace; Shelly Fan; Matthew Taylor
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Category: Culture and Ideas | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
The past sixty years have witnessed astonishing bursts of growth in the field of Artificial Intelligence - the science and computational technologies that teach machines to sense, learn, reason and take action. AI is already changing our lives, in ways that benefit health, productivity and entertainment ...Show more
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