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  Future Crimes   By   Marc  Goodman     Preview  Technology is the lynchpin of our modern way of life. It has become so enmeshed with our social, financial, and personal lives that the world would come to a grinding halt without it. We increasingly rely on the internet, smartphones, and other intelligent machines to navigate our daily lives. This book provides a chilling and detailed account of how our technological marvels can also be our enemy.  About the Author   Marc Goodman is a veteran law enforcement officer and futurist who specialises in cybercrime and threat assessment. He had his first brush with cybercrime in 1995 while working for the LAPD and has since worked with the FBI, Interpol, and the Secret Service. He is one of the most respected experts in his field and is the head of the Future Crimes Institute, a think tank.     Understand why data is the new oil and learn about the mad scramble to collect and exploit it At no point in human history have we produced so much in

  Guns, Germs and Steel:  The Fates of Human Societies    By  Jared Diamond     Preview:  What are the reasons behind the divergent patterns of development of different regions? This is the question Yali, a New Guinean politician, asked Jared Diamond. In response to his query, Diamond wrote “Guns, Germs and Steel”, a Pulitzer prize-winning bestseller book that explores human history and tries to explain it with the theory of geographical determinism which states that our history is largely shaped by geography and our immediate environment. Jared Diamond adopts the present-day approach by synthesizing the knowledge of history, anthropology, biology, geography, ecology, and linguistics, to investigate the history of human beings.  About the Author  Dr. Jared Diamond is a Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles in the Department of Geography. He started his career in physiology and further explored evolutionary biology and biogeography. He has published more than six hundre

  Factfulness  :  Ten Reasons  we are wrong about the world   By Hans  Rosling     Preview  Open your eyes and see the world for what it is. Factfulness is a book that implores people to rely on a fact-based worldview and let go of misconceived notions. Along with data and facts which will open your eyes, this book will provide you the tools to lead a more factful life. Adopting such an approach will help us to discover that the world is much better than we feel it is.  About the Author  Hans Rosling was a Physician, academic, and statistician who co-founded the Gapminder Foundation. He had extensive experience in public health, and spent a significant part of his life, promoting the use of facts and numbers, to explore and solve developmental issues. This book is Hans's last as he was diagnosed with incurable Pancreatic cancer. His son Ola, who is a statistician himself, and Anna-Ola's wife- helped co-write this book.  Do you think you know the world? You are probably wrong! E