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The Politics of Knowledge

When Loyalty Minimizes Learning

By: Richard K. Laird

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The Politics of Knowledge

When Loyalty Minimizes Learning

By: Richard K. Laird

Whether or not the U.S. is in decline can be debated, but there is evidence that its political system is becoming less able to solve major problems. This is in part because loyalty to a belief or an ideology may be taking priority over learning how to understand the problems. This work attempts to revitalize the importance of learnability by reviewing some fundamentals of who we are, how the system works, and why learning is difficult. Humans driven by opinions and perceptions tend to discount politics similar to the way they might discount science, yet it was the study of science and politics that brought much of mankind to remarkably higher standards of living. Government, and the economic system it implemented, was initially designed for the purpose of channeling self-interests into public benefits. Understanding what an inclusive political culture is, or why there is a Constitution, for example, could be useful toward restoring the credibility of our central political organization, the core of society’s stability and development. We are losing respect for our government’s decision-making ability, but in a democracy, citizens must be held more accountable for who their government is. The hypothesis is that if more humans are more learnable, we will increase the possibilities for finding the “best” solutions to big problems.

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1498576001

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Compromise

Reviving the Art (and Science) of the Possible

By: Richard K. Laird

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Compromise

Reviving the Art (and Science) of the Possible

By: Richard K. Laird

The U.S. political system may be getting polarized to the point where it is not only dysfunctional, but could be conducive to a single-party authoritarian transition. This book promotes a renewed appreciation for its exercise, through an examination of its history, an analysis of how and why polarization has increased in the U.S., and how compromise could better serve our approach to some current contentious issues. All of this is within the context of maintaining the priority of education for society-at-large, to improve our chances of finding common ground, pursuing non-zero sum outcomes, and reducing the political paralysis.

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1666941344

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Advances in Anesthesia 2018

By: Thomas M. McLoughlin,Laurence Torsher,Richard Dutton,Francis Salina

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Advances in Anesthesia 2018

By: Thomas M. McLoughlin,Laurence Torsher,Richard Dutton,Francis Salina

Advances in Anesthesia highlights the year's significant medical advances, providing one source to review the essential information updates for the Anesthesiologist in that year. The distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. Thomas McLoughlin, includes Drs. Richard Dutton, Laurence Torsher, and Francis Salinas. The board has assembled a first-rate volume for 2018, with topics including care of the severely injured orthopedic patient, patient satisfaction, emergency preparedness and mass casualty considerations, anticoagulant reversal agents, perioperative blood pressure management, postoperative management of nausea and vomiting, anesthesia for noncardiac surgery in patients with implanted LVAD, neurocognitive impact of anesthesia in children, modalities and techniques for labor epidural analgesia and anesthesia, PECS and Serratus Plane Blocks, Transversus Abdominus Plane (TAP) Blocks, cardiac dysrhythmias, right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, and risks of "non-rate based harms.

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281

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323653618

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9780323653619

Understanding the Prefrontal Cortex

Selective advantage, connectivity, and neural operations

By: Richard Passingham

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Understanding the Prefrontal Cortex

Selective advantage, connectivity, and neural operations

By: Richard Passingham

A successor to the acclaimed 'Neurobiology of the Prefrontal Cortex', 'Understanding the Prefrontal Cortex' presents a careful study of the anatomical connections in this brain region, showing how each area and subarea of the brain has a unique pattern of connections, and exploring the transformation that this area performs - from its inputs to it outputs. The book starts with two chapters of foundational material, before considering five subdivisions of the prefrontal cortex, and looking at the transformation that each one performs. Next it considers how the prefrontal cortex interacts with the rest of the brain, including not only cortical areas but also subcortical areas such as the basal ganglia and cerebellum. The book ends with a final section in which these principles are applied to the human brain. It starts by discussing the expansion of the prefrontal cortex during human evolution. It then considers how the human brain has co-opted mechanisms that existed in our primate ancestors, and by providing new inputs had extended them so as to support reasoning, remembering events from the distant past and imagining events in the distant future, the sense of self, language, the ability to understand the mental states of others, and the ability to cooperate and learn social and moral rules. Written by a leading brain scientist, the book will be an important and influential contribution to the neuroscience literature.

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Oxford University Press

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019258300X

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9780192583000

U.S. Social Welfare Reform

Policy Transitions from 1981 to the Present

By: Richard K. Caputo

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U.S. Social Welfare Reform

Policy Transitions from 1981 to the Present

By: Richard K. Caputo

U. S. Social Welfare Reform examines pivotal changes in social welfare for low-income families in the United States between 1981, the advent of the Reagan administration, and 2008, the end of the G.W. Bush administration. It focuses on the change from the Federal-state open entitlement Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program to the time-limited state run Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program which Congress authorized with passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996. The book also focuses on the development of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program, enacted in 1975 against the backdrop of failed efforts to nationalize AFDC which aimed at providing a basic income to all poor families, but which blossomed with continued bipartisan support in the 1990s. This book also explores alternative strategies to assist low-income families, including job training programs. It present original research on the educational and economic well-being of youth from low-income families who participated in government sponsored job training programs in the late 1970 and early 1980s. The book seeks a middle ground between general and technical social policy texts. It provides more depth than is available in the more general social policy texts. Further, while the more comprehensive texts often rely on government documents and reports relying on Current Population Survey data to profile program use, this book relies on panel data from the National Longitudinal Surveys and presents original research that builds upon prior related research and scholarship about the role of the federal government in social welfare provisioning in general and AFDC/TANF and EITC use in particular and on school-to-work transition programs. It presents related technical material in a narrative style better suited to professionals and policy makers who may lack expertise in quantitative analysis.

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314

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1441976744

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9781441976741

Paramedic Case Studies

35 Prehospital Emergencies Explored and Explained

By: Richard Pilbery

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Paramedic Case Studies

35 Prehospital Emergencies Explored and Explained

By: Richard Pilbery

A fun and informative approach to learning, this book brings together a range of case studies from within prehospital care covering various conditions and situations which you may face working in an ambulance setting. Paramedic Case Studies will guide you through a number of detailed and descriptive scenarios, putting you at the centre of the action, each accompanied by full-colour illustrations to help set the scene and aid your understanding. Readers are encouraged to think critically through ‘what would you do next?’ questions, highlighting appropriate actions for each situation and how to achieve the best outcomes for your patient. Originally published as monthly instalments in Standby CPD, each case study has been brought up to date with the latest guidance and research. It also features brand new content, not published anywhere else before. Evidence-based throughout, each chapter provides up-to-date discussions on treatment and management as well as in-depth information on anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology. Topics include: Airway and breathing Circulation Disability Exposure Medical emergencies Trauma Obstetrics and gynaecology Paediatrics Mental health Older people This unique book is an essential resource for anyone working in the ambulance service who wants to test their knowledge of current and frequently encountered areas of paramedic practice, as well as those who are not yet qualified.

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Class Professional Publishing

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1859599672

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9781859599679

Compromise

Reviving the Art (and Science) of the Possible

By: Richard K. Laird

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The Politics of Knowledge

When Loyalty Minimizes Learning

By: Richard K. Laird

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When Loyalty Minimizes Learning

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The Politics of Knowledge

The Politics of Knowledge

Compromise

Compromise

Advances in Anesthesia 2018

Advances in Anesthesia 2018

Understanding the Prefrontal Cortex

Understanding the Prefrontal Cortex

U.S. Social Welfare Reform

U.S. Social Welfare Reform

Paramedic Case Studies

Paramedic Case Studies

Compromise

Compromise

The Politics of Knowledge

The Politics of Knowledge

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