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" Etai Science (এটাই সায়েন্স) " is a Bengali popular science book written by Hassan uz-Zaman Shamol. The book tells the stories of some of the brilliant achievements of Bangladeshi scientists in the public health sector. Cover of Etai Science (এটাই সায়েন্স) The book is mainly about the efforts of Bangladeshi scientists to solve some serious problems of our lives. Public health, as it is said, is the science and arts of preventing disease. The book is the outcome of the writer’s two and a half years stint as a researcher in ICDDR, B ( International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh ). While working in ICDDR, B , he came to know about some of the works of Bangladeshi scientists to solve the problems related to sanitation. Although the scientists do some really cool stuff to solve these problems, they don't get the exposer they deserve on Bangladeshi media. This book contains some stories of some of their successes.  The book begins with the discussion of w...

Mindf*ck: Inside Cambridge Analytica’s Plot to Break the World  is a memoir written by Christopher Wylie, a Canadian whistleblower who formerly worked as a data consultant at Cambridge Analytica(CA) and its parent company Strategic Communication Laboratories(SCL). The book is pretty much about Cambridge Analytica's efforts to create psychological weapons and their effect on Brexit and Donald Trump's presidential campaign . Cover of Mindf*ck The book starts with Wylie's hearing at Capitol Hill, Washington DC about potential Russian involvement and data breach to influence the American voters. After this part, Wylie tells about his childhood in Canada, how his fondness for computers grew, how he joined the Liberal Party in Canada. Then he describes his career in England. Prior to joining SCL, he worked for the Liberal Democrats in London. After that starts the most interesting part, his involvement in SCL. SCL mainly worked for military and intelligence contracts. Wylie worke...