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Science and technology, Medicine
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Two neuroscientists survey the modern-day science of sleep. They define sleep; explain why we need it, how much is optimal,…
and what happens when we don't get enough; look at major sleep disorders; and consider the impact of our modern twenty-four-hour society on our sleep and its patterns. 2012
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Social issues, Business and economics
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Professor and policy consultant discuss the field of decision theory and risk analysis. The authors demonstrate how to be a…
critical consumer of claims about risk--whether from politicians, pundits, doctors, financial advisors, car mechanics, suitors, or scientists--and provide a conceptual framework for thinking about risks in the context of decisions where they matter. 2011