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  • Evaluating Economic Success

    Happiness, Health, and Basic Human Needs

    by Michael Joffe ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book argues that a new policy approach is required in order to tackle the numerous problems the world is currently facing. The priority should be on achieving better outcomes for people, especially those facing deprivation or precariousness, by meeting their basic needs. In order to achieve this, the book develops a monitoring system that can act as an objective, an incentive, and ... Read more

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  • Smarter Together

    How We Think, Feel and Decide with AI

    by Michael Clarke, Manuel Garcia-Garcia, Michael Joffe ...
    When a chatbot lies about an airline's bereavement policy, who is to blame? When an AI-generated painting wins a state art competition, what does it mean to be a creator? Our relationship with artificial intelligence is not just technical; it's profoundly human. Smarter Together is your essential guide to the hidden psychology behind the AI revolution. Drawing on insights from neuroscience, ... Read more

    $30.39 CAD

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    How Should a Person Be?

    by Sheila Heti ...
    Narrated by Sheila Heti, Margaux Williamson, James Harkness, Misha Glouberman, Leonard Rebick, Laura di Vilio, Amanda Nkeremihigo, James Dunnigan, Adam Hammond, Wai Kin Chan0, Michael Ross Albert1, Alison Deon2, Stephen Joffe3, Caleb Stull4 ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 35 min

    How Should a Person Be? is an unabashedly honest and hilarious tour through the unknowable pieces of one woman’s heart and mind, an irresistible torn-from-life book about friendship, art, sex, and love. Part literary novel, part self-help manual, and part racy confessional, it is a fearless exploration into the way we live now by one of the most highly inventive and thoughtful young writers ... Read more

    $19.95 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    A Hologram for the King

    by Dave Eggers ...
    Narrated by Dion Graham ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 52 min

    In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great. In A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING, Dave Eggers takes us around the world to show how one man fights to hold himself and his splintering family together in the face of the global ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Behavioural Economics And Policy Design: Examples From Singapore

    by Donald Low ...
    Analysts of government have frequently noted how Singapore's policies are grounded in rigorous economics thinking. Policies are designed to be economically efficient even if they are not always popular. This pioneering book takes a different approach. It aims to demonstrate how successful policies in Singapore have integrated conventional economic principles with insights from the emerging field ... Read more

    $31.89 CAD

  • I, Human

    AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique

    by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic ...
    For readers of Sapiens and Homo Deus and viewers of The Social Dilemma, psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic tackles one of the biggest questions facing our species: Will we use artificial intelligence to improve the way we work and live, or will we allow it to alienate us?It's no secret that AI is changing the way we live, work, love, and entertain ourselves. Dating apps are using AI to pick our ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The London Consensus

    Economic Principles for the 21st Century

    Edited by Tim Besley, Irene Bucelli, Andrés Velasco ...
    A generation ago, the so-called Washington Consensus laid out a series of dos and don'ts for policymakers around the world. Today, that vision is recognised as having fallen short in a number of ways - particularly in its neglect of the social and institutional factors that are indispensable for achieving sustained growth and for building fairer and more cohesive societies.The immense challenges ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • AI and the Future of Education

    Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    by Priten Shah ...
    Clear away the fog surrounding AI in education—and regain your peace of mindAmong teachers, there is a cloud of rumors, confusion, and fear surrounding the rise of artificial intelligence. AI and the Future of Education is a timely response to this general state of panic, showing you that AI is a tool to leverage, not a threat to teaching and learning. By understanding what AI is, what it does, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Basic Income for Canadians

    From the COVID-19 Emergency to Financial Security for All

    by Evelyn L. Forget ...
    Before the COVID‐19 pandemic, the idea of providing a basic income to everyone in Canada who needs it was already gaining broad support. Then, in response to a crisis that threatened to put millions out of work, the federal government implemented new measures which constituted Canada's largest ever experiment with a basic income for almost everyone.In this new and revised edition, Evelyn L. Forget ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Prompt Engineering ; The Future Of Language Generation

    by Michael Ferguson ...
    "AI Prompt Engineering: The Future of Language Generation" is a book that covers the cutting-edge field of AI-powered language generation, from the basics of AI prompt engineering to advanced techniques and best practices for building intelligent chatbots and other conversational systems. Written with the help of experts in the field, the book covers fundamental concepts and technologies such as ... Read more

    Was $26.99 CAD Now $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Undisciplined Economist

    Robert G. Evans on Health Economics, Health Care Policy, and Population Health

    by Morris L. Barer, Greg L. Stoddart, Chris B. McLeod, Kimberlyn McGrail ...
    Series Book 237 - Carleton Library Series
    For four decades Robert Evans has been Canada’s foremost health policy analyst and commentator, playing a leadership role in the development of both health economics and population health at home and internationally. An Undisciplined Economist collects Evans’ most important contributions and includes two new articles.The topics addressed range widely, from the peculiar structure of the health care ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • Artificial Intelligence for Learning

    Using AI and Generative AI to Support Learner Development

    by Donald Clark ...
    With Artificial Intelligence (AI) creating huge opportunities for learning and employee development, how can learning professionals best implement the use of AI into their environment?Artificial Intelligence for Learning is the essential guide for learning professionals who want to understand how to use AI to improve all aspects of learning in organizations. This new edition debunks the myths and ... Read more

    $47.29 CAD