Brain on fire
Subtitle: confronting the burning issues of today ... and tomorrow
By: Lawrence C. Marsh
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Emeritus Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Kansas City, MO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780982852187
Subjects: American essays
Description: Consists of essays, many of which are revised versions of commentaries that first appeared as freelance contributions to the online edition of the Kansas City Star, which comment on economics, energy, education, health, foreign affairs politics, future world and related topics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-237) and index.
Table of contents: title: Energy policy: price floors, tariffs and trade; title: 21st century challenges: technology and climate change; title: Education: confronting old issues and new developments; title: Economic theory: new challenges to an old paradigm; title: Economic policy: money, taxes and minimum wage; title: Research methods: system dynamics forecasting and problems with randomized trials; title: Foreign affairs: Africa, foreign aid and China; title: Terrorism and the Middle East: Iran, Israel, profiling and no-fly; title: Afghanistan: elections, stability and U.S. troops; title: Attitudes and beliefs: underlying behavioral motivation and incentives; title: Health policy: helath insurance, fee-for-service, fat-taxes, doctors and dentists; title: Personal heatlth: weight loss and weak bones; title: Future world: DNA, nanotechnology, ocean living, internet advertising and shopping.