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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A man shoots down a drone that is flying over his private property. A retail store uses predictive data analytics to send pregnancy-related advertising to a teenager who has not told her parents about her condition. A police officer places a GPS device on a suspected criminal's car to follow him and build a case against him..The news is full of such stories, in which new technologies lead to dilemmas that could not have been imagined just a few decades...
62) Love Hate Love
Publisher
The Video Project
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Love Hate Love weaves together the stories of three families whose lives were torn apart by some of the most notorious terrorist attacks of the 21st century, yet refused to succumb to despair or hate.. Liz Alderman’s son Peter was murdered in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Esther Hyman’s only sister and a gifted artist was killed in the 2005 bus bombings in London. Australian business owner Ben Tullipan lost both his legs when a one-ton...
Publisher
Pragda
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
It has been fifty years since the adventures of Juan Salvo were first published in the science fiction comic El Eternauta. Some time in 1957, Argentine writer Héctor Germán Oesterheld created a highly metaphorical and political graphic novel. El Eternauta introduced a new way of understanding comic strips: it transcended the limits of mere escapism to become an adult and politically committed story. And to this day, the comic book continues to surprise...
Publisher
Seventh Art Releasing Exclusive
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Albert Einstein once wrote, "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." The product of 95 years' worth of additions, subtractions, deductions, and exclusions, it has become such a headache that many are calling for it to be drastically simplified or even removed all together. With a looming fiscal crisis on the horizon, April 15th seems more like a scene from a B-Horror movie than a day to contribute to the common good of the...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In the wake of the attacks in France, citizens wondered whether their state was taking enough security measures to protect them or doing too much of the wrong thing. In considering this question, review three types of surveillance—physical, electronic and data—and see how each type works. Case studies of the Osama Bin Laden raid and U.S. airport screening show the tension between security and transparency.
66) Geolocation
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
You are where you go—at least according to advertisers, divorce attorneys, and criminal investigators. Take a look at how geolocation data is gathered, ranging from the voluntarily given (such as a social media check-in) to the improperly acquired (such as cell phone spying). Then see what investigators can do with such data.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Google search results in Europe are different from those in the United States. In Europe, some results are omitted thanks to a "right to be forgotten"principle. Although Europe and America’s approach toward privacy is generally similar, here you’ll compare the legal state of data collection in both the public and private realms to find out where the differences lie.
68) Bhutto
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The epic story of Benazir Bhutto, the first woman in history elected to lead a Muslim nation. A favored daughter of the family often called the “Kennedys of Pakistan,” Benazir was elected Prime Minister after her father was overthrown and executed by his own military. Her time in power saw acts of courage and controversy as she broke the Islamic glass ceiling, fought for the rights of women, and tried to quell the fires of religious extremism,...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Look toward the future and examine the possibilities of quantum computing, human-computer interface, and artificial intelligence. These technological changes are going to require each of us to make decisions about privacy and security—for ourselves and for future generations. Recap what you’ve learned to determine your vision of the best way forward from here.
70) The Green Prince
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Set against the chaotic backdrop of recent events in the Middle East, Nadav Schirman's THE GREEN PRINCE retraces the details of a highly unprecedented partnership that developed between sworn enemies.. In the style of a tense psychological thriller, this extraordinary documentary recounts the true story of the son of a Hamas leader who emerged as one of Israel's prized informants, and the Shin Bet agent who risked his career to protect him.. "Audience...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Surveillance dilemmas also play a significant role in the commercial world, where private companies have amassed incredible amounts of data about us. Step into the intriguing world of commercial data aggregation and predictive analytics, and explore the complicated legal and ethical questions surrounding the commercial collection and use of data.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Start by considering the tension between surveillance and the rule of law. While the pace of technological change is extremely rapid, laws are slow to keep up. Worse, the institutions responsible for creating laws often have internal conflicts about the role of privacy and security—as illustrated by a dramatic face-off over John Ashcroft’s hospital bed.
73) The Student Body
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This is a true underdog story of two brave girls who take a stand against bullying, government intrusion and hypocrisy while exploring the complex and controversial truths behind the childhood obesity debate.. Coined the "Fat Letters" by students, notification letters forced by lawmakers were sent to kids whose body mass did not fall within a narrowly acceptable range, essentially telling children -- even as young as kindergarteners -- that they're...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Iron Lady, the definitive Margaret Thatcher biography, is available just in time for the movie starring Meryl Streep as one of the most infamous figures in postwar politics.
Whether you love her or hate her, Margaret Thatcher's impact on twentieth-century history is undeniable. From her humble, small-town upbringing to her rise to power as the United Kingdom's first female prime minister, to her dramatic fall from
...75) Killswitch
Publisher
Random Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Internet is under attack. Free speech, innovation, and democracy are all up for grabs. KILLSWITCH is about the battle for control over the Internet.. This is the story of two young hactivists, Aaron Swartz & Edward Snowden, who symbolize the disruptive and dynamic nature of the Internet. Their lives parallel one another as they free information to millions on the Internet, putting them directly in the cross-hairs of the most powerful interests...
76) Meat Lobby
Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In 2015, the WHO listed one of the additives in processed meats as carcinogenic. That same additive was nearly banned in America in the 1970s – until lobbying from the meat industry discredited the scientists. We reveal how, to impede or halt regulations on certain additives, lobbyists have been working in the shadows for decades.. At the heart of this strategy are the scientists who collaborate, who receive generous compensation for studies that...
77) Not Without Us
Publisher
The Video Project
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This documentary follows seven grassroots activists from around the world to the 21st U.N. Climate Talks in Paris. The effects of climate change on their lives reveal what is at stake if a strong agreement to limit carbon emissions is not reached. Yet, the landmark Paris Accords, signed by 192 nations, is non-binding and fails to mention the main cause of global climate change: fossil fuels. How could this be?. NOT WITHOUT US connects the dots. Between...
Series
Publisher
Readers Digest Canada
Language
English
Description
Canada's most read, most trusted magazine. Inspiring real-life stories, laugh-out-loud humour, and insightful articles about health, lifestyles, and truly remarkable Canadians, Reader's Digest touches your life and connects you to the world around you -- now that's "life well shared".
79) stern
Series
Publisher
DPV Deutscher Pressevertrieb
Language
Deutsch
Description
"Große, aktuelle und exklusive Geschichten, eine klare Haltung zu den relevanten gesellschaftlichen Fragen, vielfach ausgezeichnete Optik sowie das ausgeprägte soziale Engagement machen den STERN einzigartig in der deutschen Medienlandschaft.
Große Geschichten erzählt der STERN – das Magazin steht für emotionale Intelligenz. Der STERN bringt die starken, investigativen Reportagen, die den Blick auf die Welt öffnen.
...Author
Language
English
Description
"Thomas Jefferson and John Adams could scarcely have come from more different worlds, or been more different in temperament. Jefferson, the optimist with enough faith in the innate goodness of his fellow man to be democracy's champion, was an aristocratic Southern slave owner, while Adams, the overachiever from New England's rising middling classes, painfully aware he was no aristocrat, was a skeptic about popular rule and a defender of a more elitist...
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