TEDxCLE Author Talk: Mental Health in the Age of Violence

May 13

TEDxCLE Author Talk: Mental Health in the Age of Violence

Share|Inspired to action by the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in late 2012, Elliott Ingersoll, author of Flat World’s upcoming Personality textbook, knew he had to speak out.  In his honest TEDxCLE talk entitled “Mental Health in the Age of Violence: From Pushing Pills to Counseling Skills,” he discusses how we cannot find mental health...

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Teaching Health: The Sour Side of Soda

Mar 18

Teaching Health: The Sour Side of Soda

Share|This guest post is brought to you by Linda White, M.D.; bookmark her upcoming textbook Health Now: An Integrated Approach to Personal Health. In the old days, young people drank water or milk with meals.  No longer.  We consume a variety of sweetened beverages: sodas, juices, iced tea, “energy” drinks, sports beverages, and coffee drinks.  We down them...

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National Nutrition Month: How to Read a Nutrition Facts Label

Mar 14

National Nutrition Month: How to Read a Nutrition Facts Label

Share|This guest post is brought to you by Dr. Beth Snow; her textbook Essentials of Nutrition can be read online here at Flat World. March is National Nutrition Month, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ theme for 2013 is Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day—and Dietitians of Canada have a similar theme (Best Food Forward: Plan Shop Cook Enjoy!). These themes...

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Criminal Law Hot Topic: First Amendment, WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning

Mar 11

Criminal Law Hot Topic: First Amendment, WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning

Share|A HOT TOPICS post for our Criminal Law educators and students — Bradley Manning, a 25-year-old former intelligence analyst, has captured the attention of the world by pleading guilty to ten charges involving the illegal possession and distribution of classified material.  His criminal acts?  Exposing hundreds of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan...

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Teaching the Business Law Course: Wisdom from LEB Authors

Jan 31

Teaching the Business Law Course: Wisdom from LEB Authors

Order in the court, please. Business Law is anything but boring. Yes, most LEB textbook are too expensive and long. See what Lau and Johnson have done to zero in on what's important and liven things up.

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The Flat World of the Future—One View from the Inside

Dec 14

The Flat World of the Future—One View from the Inside

Share|  Lots of changes happening here at Flat World. Bolstered by our success to date, we are entering a new phase of our development as a business. We have a new CEO, took a big step towards sustainability with Free to Fair, and have all efforts pointed towards  invigorating things on the horizon. I wanted to pull back the curtain and illuminate one of the...

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