Mood Disorders – Brain Imaging and Therapeutic Implications
Over the past four decades, advances in in vivo brain imaging have transformed our understanding of brain mechanisms involved in mental health processes and psychiatric illnesses. The methods for in…
Stress: The Psychology of Managing Pressure
Age, race, gender, money—nothing can shield us from having to face stressful situations that might feel difficult, even impossible, to overcome. Nor should they, because stress is an essential part…
Energy Transitions – History, Requirements, Prospects
This bold and controversial argument shows why energy transitions are inherently complex and prolonged affairs, and how ignoring this fact raises unrealistic expectations that the United States and other global…
Face Your Fears – A Proven Plan to Beat Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, and Obsession
Introduction: Yup, even doctors who study and treat fear experience fear. In fact, we all do. In this case, my fear didn’t get the better of me—I was able to…
Handbook of Digital Currency – Bitcoin, Innovation, Financial Instruments, and Big Data
Introduction: Bitcoin. First, the timing of the release was a direct response to a crisis of confidence in a reserve currency, and there was no better time than 2008. Faced…
Before Babylon, beyond Bitcoin – From money that we understand to money that understands us
Money is a technology – indeed, a key one for discharging obligations between people, for keeping score in the economy, for facilitating trade, finance and commerce. But money is also…
C++ How to Program
This book presents leading-edge computing technologies, and is particularly appropriate for inroductory course sequences based on the curriculum recommendations of two key professional organizations—the ACM and the IEEE.The new Chapter…