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This fascinating look at innovations past and presentーand our sometimes mistaken beliefs about themー"puts technological change into historical perspective" (Henry Petroski, author of The Evolution……続きを見る

"Witty [and] provocative" essays on how AI might change us by the New York Times–bestselling author of Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal? ( Kirkus Reviews). When we create non-biological life-form……続きを見る

This collection of essays explores the present and future of digital communication through a range of interdisciplinary approaches, all of which focus on the so-called metaverse. The metaverse is a ……続きを見る

The author of The Long Descent examines a solution for the troubles of our modern age: technical regression. To most people paying attention to the collision between industrial society and the hard ……続きを見る

An in-depth profile of the digital native generation from the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper. For the generation after Millennials, technology has been the only way of life since birth. These chil……続きを見る

"Artfully explains why it is time for us to get over the false division between the human and the technical."ーTim Brown, CEO of IDEO and author of Change by Design Scott Hartley first heard the ter……続きを見る

Pausing, slowing, rewinding, replaying, reactivating, reanimating . . . Has manipulating video game timelines altered our experience of time? "Compelling." ー Choice Video game scholar Christopher H……続きを見る

The author of The Watchman's Rattle " has done it again. On the Verge shows how predictive technologies and science are redefining modern leadership" (George Mitchell, former Senate Majority Leader……続きを見る

" The Social Network meets Hammer of the Gods" in this story of a 1990s web titan who made a fortune and lost it allーand what happened afterward ( The Independent). One day in February 2001, Josh H……続きを見る

Learn how the crisis over digital privacy and manipulation evolved in this "utterly fascinating" look at the growth of data mining and analysis ( Seattle Post-Intelligencer). Award-winning journalis……続きを見る

Stories of the dot-com boomーfrom everyone but the techies. "A raw look into the lives of residents bearing the brunt of gentrification." ー HuffPost No shuttle buses here: De-Bug, a new collection ……続きを見る

From data breaches to disinformation, a look at the digital revolution's collateral damage with "practical solutions to a wide-range of tech-related woes" ( TechCrunch). In this book, a Silicon Vall……続きを見る

An "intriguing, insightful" look at how algorithms and robots could lead to social unrestーand how to avoid it ( The Economist, Books of the Year). After decades of effort, researchers are finally c……続きを見る

A contemplation on "the durability of our fast-tracked, multitasked modern world . . . a stimulating cautionary report for the digital age."ー Kirkus Reviews We live in an ever-accelerating world: f……続きを見る

Nanotechnology! Genetic engineering! Miracle Drugs! We are promised that new technological developments will magically save us from the dire consequences of the 300-year fossil-fueled binge known as……続きを見る

"[An] excellent and wide-ranging review of our responses to accelerating technological change" from the authors of Your Happiness Was Hacked ( Financial Times). Tech experts Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Sa……続きを見る

Do digital networks make a difference to the scope, scale and severity of social harm? Considering four distinct digital affordances for crime (access, concealment, evasion and incitement) this book……続きを見る

The bestselling authors of The Virtual Corporation describe how the rise of AI and virtual environments are ushering in an epic cultural transformation. We are at the dawn of the Autonomous Revoluti……続きを見る

Tracking technologies are now ubiquitous and are part of many people’s everyday lives. Large sections of the population voluntarily use devices and apps to track fitness, medical conditions, sleep, ……続きを見る

A historical study of how increased access to iceーdecades before refrigerationーtransformed American life. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Americans depended upon ice to s……続きを見る

How data surveillance, digital forensics, and generative AI pose new long-term threats and opportunitiesーand how we can use them to make better decisions in the face of technological uncertainty. I……続きを見る

Why grassroots data activists in Latin America count feminicideーand how this vital social justice work challenges mainstream data science. What isn’t counted doesn’t count. And mainstream instituti……続きを見る

An accessible yet erudite deep dive into how platforms are remaking experiences of death Since the internet’s earliest days, people have died and mourned online. In quiet corners of past iterations ……続きを見る

**THE #2 TIMES BESTSELLER 'Artificial intelligence is going to have a massive impact on everyone’s lives... an accessible and sensible read that helps demystify AI' Deborah Meaden, entrepreneur and ……続きを見る

Are robots going to take my job? How are smartphones affecting my kids? Do I need to worry about privacy when I get online or ask Siri for directions? Whatever questions you have about AI, The Age o……続きを見る

How We Hurt dives into the institutional and cultural dimensions of the ongoing opioid epidemic. In a detailed analysis of pain management, opioid regulation, pharmaceutical branding, self-help, and……続きを見る

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a sub-field of Artificial Intelligence, linguistics, and computer science and is concerned with the generation, recognition, and understanding of human languages……続きを見る

Liberal democracy is under pressure worldwide. It is challenged by anti-liberal movements and parties as well as by authoritarian regimes. Liberalism as a cross-party movement and a broad way of thi……続きを見る

‘An utterly absorbing account of humans, computers, and how much they differ’ Dame Diane Coyle, author of Cogs and Monsters What does Artificial Intelligence mean for our identity? Our fascination w……続きを見る

A sweeping history of and meditation on humanity's relationship with machines, showing how we got here and what happens next Faith in technological fixes for our problems is waning. Automation, whic……続きを見る