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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.

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.

¿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.

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?

Will the cosmos and all of the matter and subatomic particles it contains finally ebb away into nothing? Will time itself come to an end? For some unexplained reason, the expansion of the cosmos is accelerating. Whilst scientists think they know how the universe and matter came into existence-they aren't so sure how this massive unravelling puzzle will end up. Other questions are discussed such as, what is the half-life of a proton? What happens to matter and its constituent atoms when the universe ebbs to an end? This essay takes a look at these and other fascinating phenomena.

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.

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.

As a result of Paul Dirac and the subsequent work of other quantum physicists, we now know that the void is home to an assortment of so-called 'virtual particles'. We also know that every particle has an antimatter equivalent which, albeit for a fleeting moment, can materialize out of nowhere if given enough energy. This essay takes a look at the world of virtual particles and also discusses some of the theories on how the universe came into being. There is a comprehensive list of references and further reading material.

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.

This is Part One of my autobiography. This documents my time at the research bench and spans a period of some 35 years. It's packed with stories about my times at various academic institutions and the people who I've known. This tale does contain some science but it's written in a way that should be easy to understand.

Did the Universe really come from nothing? Was there a pre-Big Bang era? Is empty space really devoid of anything? Can space exist without matter? This illustrated essay tackles these questions and discusses the nature of nothingness. It also contains a number of useful references on this subject. There is some humour.

As of yet, nobody can say for sure precisely how the Universe came into existence? What happens to matter and space when gravity gets superstrong? What are neutron stars and what can these superdense objects, tell us about the nature of matter and how black holes are generated? This short essay addresses these and other objects such as pulsars and magnetars. For students, it is also a source of a number of relevant references on these and related topics.

What gives matter mass? How did the universe come about? This essay takes a look at these questions as well as discussing such 'things' as virtual particles and the role they play in holding the universe together. It also examines the possible role played by chaos in the genesis of the Universe as we currently understand it.

Time is something that we all wish we had more of. Yet what exactly is time? How and why did this ‘fourth dimension’ come about? Is it possible for subatomic particles to travel backwards in time? How does gravity affect time? This essay delves into what scientists have discovered about the nature of the mysterious phenomenon we call time.

What are radio waves? How are they able to travel through empty space? Who discovered "side sparks" and "etheric force"? Despite searching the Universe for signals from other sapient beings we have yet to hear from anyone - why so? This essay takes a look at how radio has transformed society and on the topic of contact with extra solar civilizations it asks the question - what if? The work contains some reference to the basic physics of radio and also alludes to other pertinent work.

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.

As a mental disorder, madness lurks within us all. This essay deals with the links between madness, genius, and the self. It takes a look at some famous scientists and mathematicians and their eccentricities. This is a quick guide to how madness arises and more importantly, how we can make sense of madness.

How do we remember things? How does a low voltage current passing through the brain improve our ability to do math? How is brain size and shape related to intelligence? Do smart pills really work? This essay discusses these and other issues relating to brain function.