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A comprehensive resource on different aspects of sustainable carbon capture technologies including recent process developments, environmentally friendly methods, and roadmaps for implementations. It……続きを見る

The exhaustion, disappointment, and listlessness experienced under digital capitalism, explored through works by contemporary artists, writers, and performers. Sometimes, interacting with digital pl……続きを見る

**“A fascinating, provocative case that the metaverse will not merely transform our virtual experienceーit may actually enrich the quality of our lives” (Adam Grant)ーfrom the visionary co-founder o……続きを見る

Paired informal and scholarly essays show how everyday events reveal fundamental concepts of data, including its creation, aggregation, management, and use. Whether questioning numbers on a scale, l……続きを見る

This book introduces the reader to Artificial Intelligence and its importance to our future. Campbell uses behavioural psychology, explores technology, economics, real-life and historical examples t……続きを見る

In this thought-provoking volume, Eran Fisher interrogates the relationship between algorithms as epistemic devices and modern notions of subjectivity. Over the past few decades, as the instrumental……続きを見る

It seems that just about every new technology that we bring to bear on improving our lives brings with it some downside, side effect or unintended consequence. These issues can pose very real and gr……続きを見る

The influence of Vannevar Bush on the history and institutions of twentieth-century American science and technology is staggeringly vast. As a leading figure in the creation of the National Science ……続きを見る

Come ha affermato ormai quasi quindici anni fa Nicholas Negroponte: "Viviamo in un'era digitale. E' impossibile negarlo. Il computer e Internet hanno cambiato la storia dell'umanità." Dopo aver lavo……続きを見る

Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. policymakers have faced the challenge of addressing the technological requirements of both economic competitiveness and national security. Promoting the technolog……続きを見る

In this re–examination of the roots of the relationship between religion and science, David Hawkin focuses on the concept of autonomy as he explores the question: Is there continuity and compatibili……続きを見る

Technology companies claim to connect people through touchscreens, but by conflating physical contact with emotional sentiments, they displace the constructed aspects of devices and women and other ……続きを見る

Author Daniel Bashir’s AI Literacy is a book about AI at its best and worst: AI systems can and will do incredible things but why we need to be careful as we develop and use them. The book focuses o……続きを見る

Author Daniel Bashir's AI Literacy is a book about AI at its best and worst: AI systems can and will do incredible things but why we need to be careful as we develop and use them. The book focuses o……続きを見る

How to co-createーand why: the emergence of media co-creation as a concept and as a practice grounded in equity and justice. Co-creation is everywhere: It’s how the internet was built; it generated ……続きを見る

A powerful and urgent call to action: to improve our lives and our societies, we must demand open access to data for all. Information is power, and the time is now for digital liberation. Access Rul……続きを見る

For some, automation will usher in a labor-free utopia; for others, it signals a disastrous age-to-come. Yet whether seen as dream or nightmare, automation, argues Munn, is ultimately a fable that r……続きを見る

This Handbook provides a thorough discussion of the most recent wave of technological (and organisational) innovations, frequently called “smart” and based on the digitisation of information. The ac……続きを見る

How hacking cultures drive contemporary capitalism and the future of innovation. In Resistance to the Current, Johan Söderberg and Maxigas examine four historical case studies of hacker movements an……続きを見る

Lo que hoy entendemos por inteligencia artificial está asociado a la planificación, la comprensión del lenguaje, el reconocimiento de objetos y sonidos, la resolución de problemas. Se trata de nuevo……続きを見る

La escena en la que un grupo de jóvenes (o no tan jóvenes) han quedado a tomar unas cervezas y, absortos en las pantallas, con la cerviz agachada, permanecen whatsappeando cada uno por su lado, se n……続きを見る

THE GUIDE TO USING EVERYDAY TECHーFROM GOOGLE SEARCHES AND AMAZON TO GPS AND FACEBOOKーWITH EYES WIDE OPEN. What if somebody knew everything about you? Your . . . • relationships: work, social, and ……続きを見る

"A devastating portrait of the cultures and logics underlying big tech. Rushkoff is going to make you mad enough to fight back. A vital, lucid, and enraging read." ーNaomi Klein Five mysterious bill……続きを見る

A proposal for a new media design to balance the contributions of humans and materials in the world they share. How can media design support a balance between our needs for self-expression and the m……続きを見る

Amazon's Best History Book of the Month for July 2023 An invaluable guide to understanding how the internet has broken our brainsーand what we can do to fix it. The original internet was not designe……続きを見る

Bestselling culture writer David Sax lays out the case against a false digital utopiaーand for a more human future In The Future Is Analog, David Sax points out that the onset of the pandemic instan……続きを見る

The world is about to run out of cheap oil and change dramatically. Within the next few years, global production will peak. Thereafter, even if industrial societies begin to switch to alternative en……続きを見る

A new model of urban governance, mapping the route to a more equitable management of a city’s infrastructure and services. The majority of the world’s inhabitants live in cities, but even with the v……続きを見る

A framework for understanding the totality of costs and benefits of universal access that will foster honest appraisal and guide the development of good policies. Universal accessーthe idea that cer……続きを見る

Over the last half century, "smartness"ーthe drive for ubiquitous computingーhas become a mandate: a new mode of managing and governing politics, economics, and the environment. Smart phones. Smart ……続きを見る