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Homeless. No other word better describes our modern-day suffering. It reveals one of our deepest and most painful conditions—not having a sense of belonging. However, Alan Graham, founder of Mobile Loaves & Fishes and Community First! Village, is improving the quality of life for a large...

Traditional management training prioritizes clarity, predictability and control. In a matrix we need to be able to balance this with the ability to tolerate ambiguity, manage uncertainty and decentralize control. Managers need an expanded toolkit to help them move from the hard to the soft, from the concrete to the ambiguous and back again depending on the situation. Making the Matrix Work helps you develop your matrix mindset and will show you how to establish and engage networks that do not depend on role, control or authority to get things done.

In the late 1960's cosmologists began to take the idea of invisible stars seriously. Then, in the early 70's, scientists found hard evidence in favor of the existence of black holes. This essay deals with what these mysterious objects are and why they might explain how things work in the known universe. For students, this essay is also a source of references on the subject of singularities.

Practical ideas, tools, and tips for managing yourself, collaborating with others, and leading other people when working in remote, virtual, and hybrid teams, and when working from home. Based on the latest research and over 25 years’ experience training over 100,000 people in remote and virtual working with over 400 leading organizations around the world. Includes the latest learning from the COVID period global mass experiment in remote working.

Radiation? What's that all about then? Where does radiation come from? What does it do? This audiobook takes a look at the many different types of radiation including radioactivity, X-rays, and other forms of emissions such as cell phone radiation. It also examines the nuclear power industry and the effects that different types of radiation have on living cells. The book is backed up by references to other works on this topic, and every term used is explained in a jargon-free, easy-to-understand fashion.

This essay is a slight revamp of my original magnetism discourse. It contains some new information and is illustrated. The essay also contains a list of pertinent references and further reading material.

We all know about magnetism right? But hold the phone! Where does this force come from in the first place? Did magnetism play a role in the creation of the universe? Why is this force important in everything from atomic structure to the way solar flares form?

This eBook comprises of several essays devoted to compact objects. It covers Neutron Stars, Black Holes and Dark Matter. This would be useful to students and other persons who want to know some of the basic physics relating to dense objects in the Universe. The text is backed up by a list of useful references to other literature on each topic.

We all know about magnetism right? Where does this force come from in the first place? Did magnetism play a role in the creation of the universe? Why is this force important in everything from atomic structure to the way solar flares form? This easy-to-read, jargon-free essay addresses some of these issues and more and contains many useful references on electromagnetism and thus an aid to physics students.

The universe continues to expand and for some as of yet unexplained reason, this expansion is accelerating. This succinct essay takes a look at what Dark Matter/Dark Energy could be and how these things may be involved in everything from the clustering of galaxies to cosmic expansion. In particular, the essay also examines candidate particles (neutrinos and WIMPs) which may be part of the puzzle of the huge amount of 'matter' that is apparently missing from the universe.

Radiation? What's that all about then? Where does radiation come from? What does it do? This eBook takes a look at the many different types of radiation including radioactivity, X-rays and other forms of emissions such as cell phone radiation. It also examines the nuclear power industry and the effects that different types of radiation has on living cells. The book is backed up by references to other work on this topic and every term used is explained in a jargon-free, easy to understand fashion. This book would be useful to students and laypersons who need to be better informed on radiation.

Hidden deep inside the Amazonian jungle, there are tribes that happily exist in a ‘world without numbers’. These so-called ‘primitives’ can get along just fine without the need to count above 5 - apparently they have no money and don’t actually need it. Moreover, scientists who have traveled to study this race of subsistence farmers have emerged with ‘glazed over faces’ as though they have entered a magical realm that is devoid of even the most basic mathematical skills. This poses a question - ‘what have numbers and mathematics done for us?’ Here, I take a look at numbers...

This discourse takes a look at some vitamins and what has recently been discovered about how they might function in specific diseases such as prostate and breast cancer as well as neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Other 'essential' substances are also discussed. The work contains a wealth of references pertinent to vitamins and is thus an aid to students or anyone who wants to learn more about vitamins and disease states.

¿Qué constituye exactamente un átomo? ¿Cómo y por qué se formó el universo a la existencia y cómo terminará todo esto? ¿Qué partículas subatómicas van a constituir el modelo estándar? Este ensayo sirve como punto de entrada a la física nuclear y contiene muchas referencias útiles para otros trabajos sobre este y otros temas relacionados. El ensayo también se ocupa de cosas fascinantes.

Why do we age? What are the biological mechanisms which drive senescence? This short essay alludes to the main theories of aging and some recent findings on the topic of the aging process. The essay contains a list of relevant references to other material and will be helpful as a source of background information for biochemistry students as well as laypersons.

What exactly is an element? Where did these fragments of matter come from? How did the ancient alchemists give rise to modern day chemistry? How did the Periodic Table of elements come about? Why is it called ‘The Periodic Table’? This essay addresses these questions in a jargon free, light-hearted fashion. Here, I discuss a number of interesting elements and how they have influenced mankind both culturally and superstition-wise. The essay, which also contains a number of ‘interesting’ element-related stories, serves as an introduction to the chemistry of the elements. As such it ...

A decade on from its first publication, the book that inspires and enables people to succeed in complex organisations is now updated for Agile working. How to work and manage others successfully in matrix organisations operating across regions and functions, with global teams, customers and...

This essay deals with the topic of death. It covers a number of famous poisoners and the poisons they dispatched to their victims. In addition to the mechanisms of drug action, the subject of apoptosis (programmed cell death) is also discussed. This essay is therefore a resource which can aid students and the layperson interested in drug/toxin action.

When we look out into the depths of the cosmos, we see that matter isn't evenly distributed. Mixed in amongst the nebulae, galaxies, and whatnot, there are regions that contain massive voids. Some voids are billions of light years in length. One has to ask, then, how visible matter came to be so unevenly distributed. Moreover, why does hadronic matter only account for four percent of the stuff that makes up the universe? This audiobook takes a look at what nothingness is and asks the question - where did everything come from in the first place?

What exactly constitutes an atom? How and why did the universe come into existence and how will it end? What subatomic particles go to make up the Standard Model? This essay serves as an entry point to nuclear physics and contains many useful references to other work on this and related topics. The essay also deals with other fascinating stuff.