Erosion is constantly occurring, and although it may not be readily seen, this wearing away is a continual process. Many factors cause erosion, including wind, rain, rivers, and glaciers, and it changes the surface of the Earth over time. In Bill Nye the Science Guy: Erosion, the Science Guy talks about the many ways in which erosion works, referring to "Earth's facelift." The target audience is tuned into silliness, and they get a good dose of it in each program, as Nye provides nonstop entertainment disguised as science education.

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Aristotle's contribution to the sum of wisdom dominates all our philosophy and even provides direction for much of our science. And all effective debaters, whether they know it or not, employ Aristotle's 3 basic principles of effective argument that form the spine of Rhetoric: "ethos," the impact of the speaker's character upon the audience; "pathos," the arousing of the emotions; and "logos," the advancement of pertinent arguments.

New Scientist is s a weekly international science magazine and website covering recent developments in science and technology for a general English-speaking audience. Issue number 2712

This book provides practical information on a major business concern—how to manage meetings. It demonstrates how to lead them effectively, in the shortest time frame possible. Three types of meetings are outlined: information-giving, interactive, and problem solving, with details on how to prepare for and preside over each. Chapter topics include an overview of the meeting process; structuring a topic and organizing the message; audience; platform conduct; visuals; agendas; disruptions; and asking and answering questions. For training programs in business and industry.

The Second Edition of this book provides a comprehensive overview of the ways in which social theory has attempted to theorize the importance of the media in contemporary society. Now fully revised to take account of the recent theoretical developments associated with New Media and Information Society, as well as the audience and the public sphere, Understanding Media Cultures:
    * Critically examines the key social theories of mass communication
    * Highlights the work of individual theorists including Fiske, Williams, Hall, Habermas, Jameson, McLuhan and Baudrillard.
    * Covers the important traditions of media analysis from feminism, cultural studies and audience research.
    * Now includes a discussion of recent perspectives developed by Castells, Haraway, Virilio and Schiller.
    * Provides a glossary of key terms in media and social theory