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The first cultural history of early modern cryptography, this
collection brings together scholars in history, literature, music,
the arts, mathematics, and computer science who study ciphering and
deciphering from new materialist, media studies, cognitive studies,
disability studies, and other theoretical perspectives. Essays
analyze the material forms of ciphering as windows into the
cultures of orality, manuscript, print, and publishing, revealing
that early modern ciphering, and the complex history that preceded
it in the medieval period, not only influenced political and
military history but also played a central role in the emergence of
the capitalist media state in the West, in religious reformation,
and in the scientific revolution. Ciphered communication, whether
in etched stone and bone, in musical notae, runic symbols,
polyalphabetic substitution, algebraic equations, graphic
typographies, or literary metaphors, took place in contested social
spaces and offered a means of expression during times of political,
economic, and personal upheaval. Ciphering shaped the early history
of linguistics as a discipline, and it bridged theological and
scientific rhetoric before and during the Reformation. Ciphering
was an occult art, a mathematic language, and an aesthetic that
influenced music, sculpture, painting, drama, poetry, and the early
novel. This collection addresses gaps in cryptographic history, but
more significantly, through cultural analyses of the rhetorical
situations of ciphering and actual solved and unsolved medieval and
early modern ciphers, it traces the influences of cryptographic
writing and reading on literacy broadly defined as well as the
cultures that generate, resist, and require that literacy. This
volume offers a significant contribution to the history of the
book, highlighting the broader cultural significance of textual
materialities.
The authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager
with depression. While coping with teenage moodiness can be
difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging
if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise, readable
book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective
help for adolescents with depression, designed for parents and
other adults in contact with afflicted teens. It combines the most
current scientific expertise available today—including the newest
treatments and medications and the latest research findings on
depression—with no-nonsense, hands-on advice from parents who
have faced this mood disorder in their own children. Among other
topics, the book addresses the roots of depression, red flags to
look out for, treatment options for young people, and practical
strategies for helping a teen cope at home and at school. It
concludes on a hopeful note, by reviewing the latest scientific
evidence on treating depression. A growing body of research now
shows that early diagnosis and treatment of depression may reduce
the severity of the disease, both now and in the future. Including
chapters on sex, drugs, and social media, and life after high
school, this book will provide the information and tools parents
need to help adolescents achieve the best possible outcome.
This edited collection of essays brings together scholars across
disciplines who consider the collaborative work of John Matthews
Manly and Edith Rickert, philologists, medievalists and early
modernists, cryptologists, and education reformers. These pioneers
crafted interdisciplinary partnerships as they modeled and
advocated for cooperative alliances at every level of their work
and in all their academic relationships. Their extensive network of
intellectual partnerships made possible groundbreaking projects,
from the eight-volume Text of the Canterbury Tales (1940) to the
deciphering of the Waberski Cipher, yet, except for their Chaucer
work, their many other accomplishments have received little
attention. Collaborative Humanities Research and Pedagogy not only
surveys the rich range of their work but also emphasizes the
transformative intellectual and pedagogical benefits of
collaboration.
The authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager
with bipolar disorder. While coping with teenage moodiness can be
difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging
if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise, readable
book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective
help for adolescents with bipolar disorder, designed for parents
and other adults in contact with afflicted teens. It combines the
most current scientific expertise available today—including the
newest treatments and medications and the latest research findings
on bipolar disorder—with no-nonsense, hands-on advice from
parents who have faced this mood disorder in their own children.
Among other topics, the book addresses the roots of bipolar
disorder, red flags to look out for, treatment options for young
people, and practical strategies for helping a teen cope at home
and at school. It concludes on a hopeful note, by reviewing the
latest scientific evidence on treating this mood disorder. A
growing body of research now shows that early diagnosis and
treatment of bipolar disorder may reduce the severity of the
disease, both now and in the future. Including chapters on sex,
drugs, and social media, and life after high school, this book will
provide the information and tools parents need to help adolescents
achieve the best possible outcome.
The first cultural history of early modern cryptography, this
collection brings together scholars in history, literature, music,
the arts, mathematics, and computer science who study ciphering and
deciphering from new materialist, media studies, cognitive studies,
disability studies, and other theoretical perspectives. Essays
analyze the material forms of ciphering as windows into the
cultures of orality, manuscript, print, and publishing, revealing
that early modern ciphering, and the complex history that preceded
it in the medieval period, not only influenced political and
military history but also played a central role in the emergence of
the capitalist media state in the West, in religious reformation,
and in the scientific revolution. Ciphered communication, whether
in etched stone and bone, in musical notae, runic symbols,
polyalphabetic substitution, algebraic equations, graphic
typographies, or literary metaphors, took place in contested social
spaces and offered a means of expression during times of political,
economic, and personal upheaval. Ciphering shaped the early history
of linguistics as a discipline, and it bridged theological and
scientific rhetoric before and during the Reformation. Ciphering
was an occult art, a mathematic language, and an aesthetic that
influenced music, sculpture, painting, drama, poetry, and the early
novel. This collection addresses gaps in cryptographic history, but
more significantly, through cultural analyses of the rhetorical
situations of ciphering and actual solved and unsolved medieval and
early modern ciphers, it traces the influences of cryptographic
writing and reading on literacy broadly defined as well as the
cultures that generate, resist, and require that literacy. This
volume offers a significant contribution to the history of the
book, highlighting the broader cultural significance of textual
materialities.
This book demonstrates that seventeenth-century cryptography
manuals show clear beginning of the capitalization of information.
It closely reads five specific primary texts that have been ignored
in cryptography scholarship and in early modern literary,
scientific, and historical studies.
During and after the English civil wars, between 1640 and 1690, an
unprecedented number of manuals teaching cryptography were
published, almost all for the general public. While there are many
surveys of cryptography, none pay any attention to the volume of
manuals that appeared during the seventeenth century, or provide
any cultural context for the appearance, design, or significance of
the genre during the period. On the contrary, when the period's
cryptography writings are mentioned, they are dismissed as
esoteric, impractical, and useless. Yet, as this book demonstrates,
seventeenth-century cryptography manuals show us one clear
beginning of the capitalization of information. In their pages,
intelligence-as private message and as mental ability-becomes a
central commodity in the emergence of England's capitalist media
state. Publications boasting the disclosure of secrets had long
been popular, particularly for English readers with interests in
the occult, but it was during these particular decades of the
seventeenth century that cryptography emerged as a permanent
bureaucratic function for the English government, a fashionable
activity for the stylish English reader, and a respected discipline
worthy of its own genre. These manuals established cryptography as
a primer for intelligence, a craft able to identify and test
particular mental abilities deemed "smart" and useful for England's
financial future. Through close readings of five specific primary
texts that have been ignored not only in cryptography scholarship
but also in early modern literary, scientific, and historical
studies, this book allows us to see one origin of disciplinary
division in the popular imagination and in the university, when
particular broad fields-the sciences, the mechanical arts, and the
liberal arts-came to be viewed as more or less profitable.
Cryptology of the long eighteenth century became an explicit
discipline of secrecy. Theorized in pedagogical texts that reached
wide audiences, multimodal methods of secret writing during the
period in England promoted algorithmic literacy, introducing
reading practices like discernment, separation, recombination, and
pattern recognition. In composition, secret writing manipulated
materials and inspired new technologies in instrumentation,
computation, word processing, and storage. Cryptology also revealed
the visual habits of print and the observational consequences of
increasing standardization in writing, challenging the relationship
between print and script. Secret writing served not only military
strategists and politicians; it gained popularity with everyday
readers as a pleasurable cognitive activity for personal
improvement and as an alternative way of thinking about secrecy and
literacy.
The authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager
with depression. While coping with teenage moodiness can be
difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging
if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise, readable
book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective
help for adolescents with depression, designed for parents and
other adults in contact with afflicted teens. It combines the most
current scientific expertise available today—including the newest
treatments and medications and the latest research findings on
depression—with no-nonsense, hands-on advice from parents who
have faced this mood disorder in their own children. Among other
topics, the book addresses the roots of depression, red flags to
look out for, treatment options for young people, and practical
strategies for helping a teen cope at home and at school. It
concludes on a hopeful note, by reviewing the latest scientific
evidence on treating depression. A growing body of research now
shows that early diagnosis and treatment of depression may reduce
the severity of the disease, both now and in the future. Including
chapters on sex, drugs, and social media, and life after high
school, this book will provide the information and tools parents
need to help adolescents achieve the best possible outcome.
Visually rich, up-to-date, and authoritative, "The Atlas of Global
Conservation "is a premier resource for everyone concerned about
the natural world. Drawing from the best data available, it is an
unprecedented guide to the state of the planet and our most
pressing resource and environmental issues. Top scientists at The
Nature Conservancy, the leading conservation organization working
around the world to protect ecologically important lands and water,
have joined forces to create this extraordinary reference. It
features 79 richly-detailed, fullcolor maps and other graphics
paired with an informative, inviting discussion of major trends
across the world's terrestrial, marine, and freshwater
environments. Interspersed throughout, essays by noted
international authorities point the way forward in confronting some
of our greatest conservation challenges.
- The most comprehensive single volume on global environmental
conservation and future sustainability
- Includes the latest data on environmental threats, such as
climate change, water use, habitat protection, deforestation and
overfishing
- Full-color maps and graphics are designed to facilitate
sideby-side comparisons, empowering readers to draw their own
conclusions
- Brings together information that has been widely dispersed across
myriad publications and databases in a format thatinvites
evaluation and application
- Supporting data is available on an accompanying website
"Todd Rose's journey from high school dropout to Harvard professor is a welcome success story--one that leaves me rooting for square pegs everywhere."
--David Finch, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Journal of Best Practices"
In the seventh grade, Todd Rose was suspended--not for the first time--for throwing six stink bombs at the blackboard, where his art teacher stood with his back to the class. At eighteen, he was a high school dropout, stocking shelves at a department store for $4.25 an hour. Today, Rose is a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
"Square Peg" illuminates the struggles of millions of bright young children--and their frustrated parents and teachers--who are stuck in a one-size-fits-all school system that fails to approach the student as an individual. Rose shares his own incredible journey from troubled childhood to Harvard, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge research in neuroscience and psychology along with advances in the field of education, to ultimately provide a roadmap for parents and teachers of kids who are the casualties of America's antiquated school system.
With a distinguished blend of humor, humility, and practical advice for nurturing children who are a poor fit in conventional schools, "Square Peg" is a game-changing manifesto that provides groundbreaking insight into how we can get the most out of all the students in our classrooms, and why today's dropouts could be tomorrow's innovators.
Todd Rose is a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, international lecturer, and leading thinker in the field of educational neuroscience. Today, Todd works at the forefront of innovation in learning science and education, contributing new insights about learning variability and helping to design new educational technologies flexible enough to support all students in reaching their full potential.
Katherine Ellison is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has written three books on neuroscience and learning differences, most recently "Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention," as well as related articles for media including "The New York Times," "Washington Post," and "The Atlantic" magazine.
Praise for "Square Peg"
"This up close and personal account will resonate viscerally and intellectually with countless parents and youngsters, while providing them with renewed hope and eminently practical guidance. The humorous and genuine writing style engages the reader's emotions."
--Charles Fadel, coauthor of the bestselling "21st Century Skills" and founder of the Center for Curriculum Redesign
"Parents, teachers, and kids will find here both a powerful story and specific steps to improve so many lives and life chances."
--Martha Minow, author of "Making All the Difference: Inclusion, Exclusion, and American Law"
"Located along the same continuum as Walter Isaacson's "Steve Jobs," David Brooks's "The Social Animal," and Wes Moore's "The Other Wes Moore," Todd Rose's "Square Peg" manages to weave a deeply personal and often unsettling narrative. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to better understand how nature, nurture, timing, and chance influence who we ultimately become."
--Dr. Chris Howard, president of Hampden-Sydney College
"On any given morning, thousands of American children dread going to school out of fear of bullying and boredom. With its poignant stories, wise insights, and helpful tips, Square Peg points the way to a kinder, better future."
--Molly Ringwald
"In "Square Peg," Todd Rose takes the reader along on his hard journey in the education system; one that is bumpy, sometimes painful, sometimes joyful, and always insightful."
--Larry Rosenstock, CEO and cofounder of High Tech High
The authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager
with bipolar disorder. While coping with teenage moodiness can be
difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging
if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise, readable
book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective
help for adolescents with bipolar disorder, designed for parents
and other adults in contact with afflicted teens. It combines the
most current scientific expertise available today-including the
newest treatments and medications and the latest research findings
on bipolar disorder-with no-nonsense, hands-on advice from parents
who have faced this mood disorder in their own children. Among
other topics, the book addresses the roots of bipolar disorder, red
flags to look out for, treatment options for young people, and
practical strategies for helping a teen cope at home and at school.
It concludes on a hopeful note, by reviewing the latest scientific
evidence on treating this mood disorder. A growing body of research
now shows that early diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder
may reduce the severity of the disease, both now and in the future.
Including chapters on sex, drugs, and social media, and life after
high school, this book will provide the information and tools
parents need to help adolescents achieve the best possible outcome.
Rates of diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) are skyrocketing, throughout America and the rest of the
world. U.S. rates of youth diagnosis have increased 40% from just a
decade ago. Adults with ADHD are now the fastest-growing segment of
the population receiving diagnosis and medication. The disorder is
painful and sometimes disabling for individuals and tremendously
costly for society; yet, widespread misinformation, skepticism, and
unanswered questions have jeopardized effective diagnosis and
treatment. Researched and written by Stephen Hinshaw, an
international expert on ADHD, and Katherine Ellison, a
Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and author, ADHD: What Everyone
Needs to Know is the go-to book for authoritative, current,
accurate, and compelling information about the global ADHD
epidemic. This book addresses questions such as: * Is ADHD a
genuine medical condition or a means of pathologizing active and
exploratory behavior? * Do medications for ADHD serve as needed
treatments, or are they attempts at social control, designed to
bolster profits of pharmaceutical firms? * Has the ADHD label
become a ruse by which parents can game the educational system for
accommodations? * How do symptoms and impairments related to ADHD
differ between girls and women and boys and men? * Why are ADHD
medications often used as performance enhancers by college and
high-school students? ADHD: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) clears
the air of the most polarizing and misleading information that
abounds, providing straight talk and sound guidelines for
educators, policymakers, health professionals, parents, and the
general public. It shows the reality of ADHD but does not ignore
the forces that have pushed up rates of diagnosis to alarmingly
high levels.
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