In contemporary society there is a sense of control. Control by the existence of the digital society, whereby the outside world is controlled by digits. From behind a desk, at least always from behind a screen, man thinks he understands and guides the world. And indeed, major steps have been taken in many areas of research and people know a lot, can do a lot. But there is something strange going on. The control that one thinks to have is quasi-control.

This book is about the core of the socio...

The author integrates expertise in law and education to provide a collaborative and positive process for teaching secondary students media literacy, safety, and etiquette.

This user-friendly text builds on simple differences between groups to explain regression and regression modeling and provides a conceptual basis for the processes and procedures researchers follow when conducting regression analyses.

Everyone knows that species go extinct and biodiversity decreases. It seems obvious that this loss might have disastrous consequences. Maybe because of a cascading effect we will end up in a barren moonscape – and if that does not happen, we at the very least remain dependent on biodiversity for food, health and well-being.

This essay tries to remove some fear; there are no reasons to believe that biodiversity loss will cause any kind of disaster. Nature is not like a machine that stalls i...