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This book examines the growing transgender rights movement and the issues surrounding the transgender community. Discussion of topics related to increased legal protection, military service, and the many ethical as well as financial issues surrounding health care.
This book reveals how embedded beliefs more so than a lack of scientific knowledge and understanding are creating a cognitive bias toward information that coincides with personal beliefs rather than scientific consensus--and that this anti-science bias exists among liberals as well as conservatives.
Obesity is the public health crisis of the twenty-first century. Over 150 million Americans are overweight or obese, and across the globe an estimated 1.5 billion are affected.
This volume explores how vaping has influenced youth culture and high school life, its impact on "old school" tobacco companies, and the increasingly visible partisan divide in attitudes about the public health impact of vaping.
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The practical guidance in Nature Rx alongside the authors' vigorous argument for the benefits of these programs for both students and institutions places Rakow and Eells at the forefront of this burgeoning movement.
While popularized by President Donald Trump, the term "fake news" actually originated toward the end of the 19th century, in an era of rampant yellow journalism.
Along with the potential to improve our quality of life, AI risks compromising some human rights and freedoms. We all need to better understand how AI is being developed, used and regulated as it becomes more embedded and empowered in the world around us.
Book Banning and Other Forms of Censorship examines how and why schools, special-interest groups, and governments attempt to suppress information in print and online.
Nearly every young adult has one or more social media accounts, making it imperative that they learn the best ways to protect themselves and their private information.
Since its inception, the United States has been characterized by a two-party political system. This volume examines the role of third parties in American politics and the extent to which they can exercise influence.