wired - Social Aspects 1

“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 Har……続きを見る

After giving up the Internet for a month, a writer shares how we can all learn from her experience and rethink our relationship with the digital world. There’s no doubt that technology has overrun o……続きを見る

"Thoughtful and erudite... Intelligent and readable...Will appeal to people who enjoyed Longitude by Dava Sobel or Fermat's Enigma by Simon Singh." -The San Diego Union Tribune "Most engaging."-The ……続きを見る

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The renowned theoretical physicist and national bestselling author of The God Equation details the developments in computer technology, artificial intelligence, medicine, spa……続きを見る

Education reform: We don′t need better, we need different Today′s students are immersed in the digital age, but can our educational system keep up? Best-selling author Will Richardson′s comprehensiv……続きを見る

With the spread of information and communication technologies (ICTs) comes the potential both for new social and economic equalities and new forms of inequalities. Information, Power, and Politics: ……続きを見る

Beatrice Bressan brings together a number of outstanding examples of successful cross-disciplinary technology transfer originating in fundamental physics research, which dramatically impacted progre……続きを見る

A rousing call to action for those who would be citizens of the worldーonline and off. We live in an age of connection, one that is accelerated by the Internet. This increasingly ubiquitous, immense……続きを見る

If you've ever read a book on an e-reader, unleashed your inner rock star playing Guitar Hero, built a robot with LEGO Mindstorms, or ridden in a vehicle with child-safe air bags, then you've experi……続きを見る

In 2011, amid the popular uprising against Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the government sought in vain to shut down the Internet-based social networks of its people. WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Ju……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

“Enough with speculation about our digital future. Infinite Reality is the straight dope on what is and isn’t happening to us right now, from two of the only scientists working on the boundaries bet……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

The impact of science and technology on culture raises a number of questions about the ways in which people relate to each other and to their environment. Such questions cannot be answered by tradit……続きを見る

Blockchain ermöglicht Peer-to-Peer-Transaktionen ohne jede Zwischenstelle wie eine Bank. Die Teilnehmer bleiben anonym und dennoch sind alle Transaktionen transparent und nachvollziehbar. Somit ist ……続きを見る

Star Worlds explores the future-oriented universe of online virtual worlds connected with popular science fictionーspecifically, with Star Wars and Star Trekーthat have been inhabited for over a dec……続きを見る

Technologies such as synthetic biology, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and geoengineering promise to address many of our most serious problems, yet they also bring environmental and health……続きを見る

Aktuell zum Facebook-Datenskandal: Wissen Konzerne alles über uns und sind wir wirklich so berechenbar? Diese Frage kann Katharina Nocun mit einem klaren "Absolut!" beantworten. Denn wir lassen uns ……続きを見る

’A fascinating hybrid. Part freewheeling history of the rise of the modern autonomous vehicle, part intimate memoir from an insider who was on the front lines for much of that history, Autonomy will……続きを見る

Fernsehsendungen, vor allem die Sendereihe «Querschnitt», machten Hoimar v. Ditfurth als Vermittler moderner Naturwissenschaft populär. Auch dieser Band zeigt seine Begabung, unterhaltsam zum Nachde……続きを見る

New perspectives on digital scholarship that speak to today's computational realities Scholars across the humanities, social sciences, and information sciences are grappling with how best to study v……続きを見る

An Entrepreneur Best Book of the Year Facebook makes us lonely. Selfies breed narcissism. On Twitter, hostility reigns. Pundits and psychologists warn that digital technologies substantially alter o……続きを見る

For readers of The Second Machine Age or The Soul of an Octopus, a bold, exciting exploration of how building diverse kinds of relationships with robotsーinspired by how we interact with animalsーco……続きを見る

When it comes to seeing depth and lateral connections in the development of popular culture, nobody exceeds Marshall Fishwick. -Canadian Psychology In Probing Popular Culture: On and Off the Interne……続きを見る

The essential guide by one of America's leading doctors to how digital technology enables all of us to take charge of our health A trip to the doctor is almost a guarantee of misery. You'll make an ……続きを見る

A leading doctor unveils the groundbreaking potential of virtual medicine. Brennan Spiegel has spent years studying the medical power of the mind, and in VRx he reveals a revolutionary new kind of c……続きを見る

For decades, leadership in technological innovation has sustained U.S. power worldwide. Today, however, processes that undergird innovation increasingly transcend national borders. Cross-border flow……続きを見る

For decades, leadership in technological innovation has sustained U.S. power worldwide. Today, however, processes that undergird innovation increasingly transcend national borders. Cross-border flow……続きを見る

An examination of environmental satellite data sharing policies, offering a model of data-sharing policy development, case and practical recommendations for increasing global data sharing. Key to un……続きを見る

An examination of young people's everyday new media practicesーincluding video-game playing, text-messaging, digital media production, and social media use. Conventional wisdom about young people's ……続きを見る