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  Around the World in Eighty Wines...

  Mike Veseth

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  Inspired by Jules Verne's classic adventure tale, Mike Veseth takes listeners "around the world in eighty wines." 
   
   
   
  The journey starts in London, Phileas Fogg's home base, and follows Fogg's itinerary to France and Italy before veering off in search of compelling wine stories in Syria, Georgia, and Lebanon. Every glass of wine tells a story, and so each of the eighty wines must tell an important tale. We head back across Northern Africa to Algeria, once the world's leading wine exporter, before hopping across the sea to Spain and Portugal. We follow Portuguese trade routes to Madeira and then South Africa with a short detour to taste Kenya's most famous Pinot Noir. 
   
   
   
  The route loops around, visiting Bali, Thailand, and India before heading north to China to visit Shangri-La. Shangri-La? Does that even exist? It does, and there is wine there. Then it is off to Australia, with a detour in Tasmania. The stars of the Southern Cross guide us to New Zealand, Chile, and Argentina. We ride a wine train in California and rendezvous with Planet Riesling in Seattle before getting into fast cars for a race across North America, collecting more wine as we go. Pause for lunch in Virginia to honor Thomas Jefferson, then it's time to jet back to London to tally our wines and see what we have learned.

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  Nature's Miracles Volume 3:...

  Elisha Gray

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  Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois and is considered by some writers to be the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, despite losing out to Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone patent. Nature's Miracles: Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, is a discussion of science and technology for the general public. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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  Bite Back - People Taking on...

  Marion Nestle

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  The food system is broken, but there is a revolution underway to fix it. Bite Back presents an urgent call to action and a vision for disrupting corporate power in the food system, a vision shared with countless organizers and advocates worldwide. In this provocative and inspiring new book, editors Saru Jayaraman and Kathryn De Master bring together leading experts and activists who are challenging corporate power by addressing injustices in our food system, from wage inequality to environmental destruction to corporate bullying. 
   
   
   
  In paired chapters, authors present a problem arising from corporate control of the food system and then recount how an organizing campaign successfully tackled it. This unique solutions-oriented book allows listeners to explore the core contemporary challenges embedded in our food system and learn how we can push back against corporate greed to benefit workers and consumers everywhere.

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  Human Purpose and Transhuman...

  Ted Chu

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  For millennia, great thinkers have contemplated the meaning and purpose of human existence; but while most assumed that humanity was the end point of creation or the pinnacle of evolution, Ted Chu makes the provocative claim that the human race may in fact be a means rather than an end—that humankind will give rise to evolutionary successors. In this wide-ranging and authoritative work, Chu reexamines the question of human purpose in light of the extraordinary developments of science and technology. Arguing that a deep understanding of our place in the universe is required to navigate the magnitude of the choices that lie ahead, he surveys human wisdom from both East and West, traces the evolutionary trajectory that has led to this point, and explores the potentials emerging on the scientific frontier. The book addresses the legitimate fears and concerns of “playing God” but embraces the possibility of transcending biological forms and becoming or creating entirely new life-forms.

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  Native American DNA - Tribal...

  Kim TallBear

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  In Native American DNA, Kim TallBear shows how DNA testing is a powerful—and problematic—scientific process that is useful in determining close biological relatives. But tribal membership is a legal category that has developed in dependence on certain social understandings and historical contexts, a set of concepts that entangles genetic information in a web of family relations, reservation histories, tribal rules, and government regulations. At a larger level, TallBear asserts, the "markers" that are identified and applied to specific groups such as Native American tribes bear the imprints of the cultural, racial, ethnic, national, and even tribal misinterpretations of the humans who study them. 
   
   
   
  TallBear notes that ideas about racial science, which informed white definitions of tribes in the nineteenth century, are unfortunately being revived in twenty-first-century laboratories. Because today's science seems so compelling, increasing numbers of Native Americans have begun to believe their own metaphors: "in our blood" is giving way to "in our DNA." This rhetorical drift, she argues, has significant consequences, and ultimately, she shows how Native American claims to land, resources, and sovereignty that have taken generations to ratify may be seriously—and permanently—undermined.

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  Deepfake Synthetic AI - A...

  Et Tu Code

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  Delve into the fascinating world of deepfake synthetic AI with this comprehensive guide. From its inception to its ethical and legal implications, this book offers a thorough exploration of the deepfake phenomenon. 
  In "Deepfake Synthetic AI," readers will embark on a journey through the history of deepfake technology, from its early developments to the emergence of deep learning and its application in creating synthetic content. Explore the various synthesis techniques employed, including AutoEncoder Networks, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Variational Autoencoders (VAEs), and Transformers. 
  Discover the tools and technologies required to develop deepfakes, including neural networks, hardware acceleration, and specialized software tools. Learn about the common applications of deepfake technology, ranging from entertainment to misinformation and privacy concerns. 
  The audiobook also provides insights into recognizing and detecting deepfake content, along with mitigation strategies. With step-by-step instructions, readers will learn how to create deepfakes from scratch using Python, from data collection to evaluation. 
  With a glossary, bibliography, and appendix included, "Deepfake Synthetic AI" serves as a comprehensive resource for researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding the intricacies of this rapidly evolving technology. 
  Embark on a journey through the world of deepfake synthetic AI and uncover its profound implications on society and beyond.

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