Showing results for title "They Can" in Social Sciences

In this episode, Esther Kane discusses the role and importance of aging in place professionals. She explains that aging in place specialists are trained to help seniors and individuals with disabilities modify their homes to make them safer and more accessible. She emphasizes the importance of utilizing the services of an aging in place specialist before a crisis occurs, as they can help prevent accidents and increase independence. Esther also provides information on the various training and certification programs available for aging in place professionals and the services they offer, such ...

How did we become a world where facts—shared truths—have lost their power to hold us together as a community, as a country, globally? How have we allowed the proliferation of alternative facts, hoaxes, even conspiracy theories, to destroy our trust in institutions, leaders, and legitimate experts? Best-selling journalist Steven Brill documents the forces and people, from Silicon Valley to Moscow to Washington, that have created and exploited this world of chaos and division—and offers practical solutions for what we can do about it.

When Pete Etchells was 13, his father died from motor neurone disease. In order to cope, he immersed himself in a virtual world - first as an escape, but later to try to understand what had happened. Etchells is now a researcher into the psychological effects of video games, and was co-author on a recent paper explaining why WHO plans to classify "game addiction" as a danger to public health are based on bad science and (he thinks) are a bad idea. In this, his first book, he journeys through the history and development of video games via scientific study....

From Mae West and Lenny Bruce to Richard Pryor and Howard Stern to Kathy Griffith and Kevin Hart, comedians have long been under fire for using provocative, often taboo subjects to challenge mores and get a laugh. But in the age of social media, comedians are at greater risk of being silenced, enduring shaming, threats, and damaged careers because of angry, censorious electronic mobs.

In today’s society, games are fulfilling real human needs in ways that reality is not. Hundreds of millions of people globally - 174 million in the United States alone - regularly inhabit game worlds because they provide the rewards, stimulating challenges and epic victories that are so often lacking in the real world. Jane McGonigal argues that we need to figure out how to make the real world—our homes, our businesses and our communities—engage us in the way that games do.

From one of our sharpest political thinkers, a brilliant big-picture vision of how to bridge the bitter divides within diverse democracies. Never in history has a democracy succeeded in being both diverse and equal, treating different ethnic or religious groups fairly. And yet achieving that goal is now central to the democratic project.

What's the first thing many women do when they go home? Make a dash for the white wine in the refrigerator. In Her Best-Kept Secret, journalist Gabrielle Glaser uncovers this hidden-in-plain-sight drinking epidemic - but doesn't cause you to recoil in alarm. She is the first to document that American women are drinking more often than ever and in ever-larger quantities. And she is the first to show that contrary to the impression fostered by reality shows and Gossip Girl,young women alone are not driving these statistics - their moms and grandmothers are, too.

Conspiracy theories have always been around. Some are benign, while others are more sinister and seek to create rampant social disorder and chaos. QAnon is the latter. Gaining a foothold in recent years, it is said to have infiltrated the highest political offices. What has accelerated its pervasiveness is the effectiveness of modern communication methods, including social media.

An unprecedented wave of sex scandals is rocking Hollywood and Washington, D.C. Never before have so many powerful men been accused of sexual misconduct all at the same time. What is going on?

Peter Oborne talks to Eamon about the road ahead for Britain's Conservative Party as they face defeat by Labour Party in 4th July general election. Peter Oborne is a journalist and author. His most recent books includeThe Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam, and The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral BarbarismPeter writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times.Recorded on Monday 24th June 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See ...

The Petersfield United Reform Church played host for the latest open forum event held by the Petersfield Society They spoke of the many challenges that face them in an ever changing climate. The strong theme from all speakers was how much they valued their volunteers. We hear from Jane Brundle from the Merritts Meadow Conservation Trust, Sue Edberg from Petersfield Community Garden, and Cllr David Petche from Petersfield Town Council. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. In this podcast, we've collected excerpts from the personal stories of our interviewees who have experienced homophobia. - 17 мая - Международный день борьбы с гомофобией, трансфобией и бифобией. В этом подкасте мы собрали фрагменты личных историй героев наших интервью, которые столкнулись с проявлениями гомофобии.

Rather than juggling the two worlds of career and life, what if you could create a third alternative, your own, new, evolved world: one that works for you rather than against you? Breaking the Gender Code not only unpacks why women feel the constant pressure to keep so many balls in the air, but also where this pressure comes from.

Host Isaac Camargo shares his life, and interviews people with amazing stories that will inspire you. After listening to this podcast, his hope is that you will begin to believe "If they can do it" SO CAN I!

This audiobook is about young people between the ages of 15 to 25, their destructive path, and what we can do to save them! Everyone seems to be accusatory toward the youth and call them a lost generation. However, society may have forgotten that they have contributed to some of the trends that are witnessed among the youth - be it the church, parents, or the politicians. The moral debauchery among the youth cannot be talked about without mention of these things.

Richard Lighthouse and Ana Toledo from Targeted Justice join the program to explain the many ways people are being targeted, harassed, and essentially the lab rats for the cabal’s weapon developments and research. Lighthouse, is an engineer with a master degree from Stanford and has experience with NASA and over 20 years in the energy field. Toledo is an attorney who has been fighting for justice most of her career; now she represents Targeted Justice as their lead attorney.You can learn more about their organization at https://www.targetedjustice.com/

Interview with Dr. Associate Professor Robert Ghazaryan, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia. The main topics of discussion are the systematic destruction of Armenian religious and cultural heritage from the neighboring countries and the Areni Cultural Open Air Museum. - Հարցազրոյց Պատմական գիտութիւններու թեկնածու և ՀՀ Ազգային Ակադեմիայի Արեւելագիտութեան Ինստիտուտի Տնօրէն Պարոն Ռոբերտ Ղազարյանի հետ: Հարցազրոյցի ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently introduced adjustments to the Stage 3 tax cuts. What are these tax cuts, and what do they mean for you as an Australian wage earner? In an insightful conversation, Itee Dewan speaks with Vinod Mishra, Associate Professor of Economics at Monash University, to delve deeper into the impact of these changes on an individual level and broadly on the Australian economy.

Election campaign jargons or slogans from Indonesian presidential and vice presidential candidates are increasingly common, especially as it is closer to the election day. Can this slogan win over potential voters and will these political promises be kept? - Jargon atau slogan kampanye Pemilu dari para pasangan calon presiden dan wakil presiden Indonesia marak ditemui terlebih saat semakin dekat dengan waktu pelaksanaan Pemilu. Dapatkah slogan ini memikat hati calon pemilih dan akankah janji-janji politik ini ditepati?

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