Social Aspects 9

Can Facebook be trusted with your data? Years ahead of their time, Diaspora tried to do better. This is their David-versus-Goliath effort to build a revolutionary social network that would give us b……続きを見る

This two-volume encyclopedia provides a thorough introduction to the wide-ranging, fast-developing field of social networking, a much-needed resource at a time when new social networks or "communiti……続きを見る

How has the Internet been changing our lives, and how did these changes come about? Nathan Newman seeks the answers to these questions by studying the emergence of the Internet economy in Silicon Va……続きを見る

A groundbreaking exploration of how cyberspace is changing the way we think, feel, and behave “A must-read for this moment in time.”ーSteven D. Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics • One of the best bo……続きを見る

This book examines the increased utilization of social media in daily life and its impact on social movements. The contributors analyze “social media revolutions” such as the Arab Spring, the 15-M m……続きを見る

Discover The Profitable World Of Recycling For Cash! The world today has many challenges and struggles, in providing and sustaining human life adequately. Therefore, there is a sense of urgency to u……続きを見る

In a classic indictment of American individualism and isolationism, Philip Slater analyzes the great ills of modern society-violence, competitiveness, inequality, and the national 'addiction' to tec……続きを見る

Government “of the people, by the people, for the people” expresses an ideal that resonates in all democracies. Yet poll after poll reveals deep distrust of institutions that seem to have left “the ……続きを見る

This title aims to use social science research to contribute towards solving policy problems raised by the rural to urban land conversion process and by high land prices in particular. Ultimately, t……続きを見る

Ob Handy, Waschmaschine oder Auto: Ein Leben ohne Technik können wir uns gar nicht mehr vorstellen. Sie hilft, sie macht Spaß - und treibt uns manchmal zur Weißglut... Der ZEIT-Redakteur Gero von Ra……続きを見る

"An intelligent book that struggles honestly with important questions: Is the net turning us into passive knowers? Is it degrading our ability to reason? What can we do about this?" ーDavid Weinberg……続きを見る

Computers are already approving financial transactions, controlling electrical supplies, and driving trains. Soon, service robots will be taking care of the elderly in their homes, and military robo……続きを見る

The technological realm provides an unusually active laboratory not only for new ideas and products but also for the remarkable linguistic innovations that accompany and describe them. How else woul……続きを見る

“Eye-opening, thought-provoking, and enlightening.” ーUSA Today “An indispensable guide to the business logic of the networked era.” ーClay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody “A stimulating exer……続きを見る

A remarkable compendium of wild schemes, mad plans, crazy inventions, and truly glorious disasters Every phenomenally bad idea seemed like a good idea to someone. How else can you explain the Ford……続きを見る

The Gifford Lectures have challenged our greatest thinkers to relate the worlds of religion, philosophy, and science. Now Ian Barbour has joined ranks with such Gifford lecturers as William James, C……続きを見る

“A wonderfully written text that will provide clear, up-to-date explanations for complex medical problems involving recurrent pregnancy loss. The personal accounts allow us all to be inspired by the……続きを見る

How is the internet changing the way you think? That is one of the dominant questions of our time, one which affects almost every aspect of our life and future. And it's exactly what John Brockman, ……続きを見る

Wall Street Journal Best Nonfiction Pick; Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year Clinical psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair takes an in-depth look at how the Internet and the digital revolution……続きを見る

Their insights are extraordinary, their behaviors unusual. Their brainsーshaped by the era of microprocessors, access to limitless information, and 24-hour news and communicationーare remapping, ret……続きを見る

"Deserves a spot next to Fast Food Nation and To Kill a Mockingbird in America’s high school curriculums. To say it may save lives is self-evident.” ーNew York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) NE……続きを見る

Now a documentary on CBS All Access. Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Warsーa mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Seg……続きを見る

Technology is the most distinctive characteristic of a knowledge society; however, technology is not stable, and it is defined by change and speed. Furthermore, the complexity of the sociotechnical ……続きを見る

The technological realm provides an unusually active laboratory not only for new ideas and products but also for the remarkable linguistic innovations that accompany and describe them. How else woul……続きを見る

Computers are already approving financial transactions, controlling electrical supplies, and driving trains. Soon, service robots will be taking care of the elderly in their homes, and military robo……続きを見る

Education is in crisisーat least, so we hear. And at the center of this crisis is technology. New technologies like computer-based classroom instruction, online K–12 schools, MOOCs (massive open onl……続きを見る

Sensors are everywhere. Small, flexible, economical, and computationally powerful, they operate ubiquitously in environments. They compile massive amounts of data, including information about air, w……続きを見る

Flash crashes. Speed dating. Instant messaging. From the devices we carry to the lives we lead, everything is getting faster, faster. But where did this great acceleration come from? And where will ……続きを見る

This reader presents case studies from a number of sources that illustrate the mutual, reciprocal impact of technology on one hand and the social sciences, including government policy, on the other.……続きを見る

Life for early humans wasn’t easy. They may have been able to walk on two feet and create tools 4 million years ago, but they couldn’t remember or communicate. Fortunately, people got smarter, and t……続きを見る