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Systems Against the Self: Privacy, Power, and Resistance in the Modern Age is a serious, thought-provoking nonfiction book about how surveillance, digital Identity, automation, behavioural control, ……続きを見る

The Future Is Here. “The series successfully showcases future voices representing the vast spectrum of the speculative fiction genre.” ーLibrary Journal “The L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Con……続きを見る

A machine can draft a sermon; a feed can catechise your desires; a headset can host a midnight vigil. If that unsettles you, good-this is the handbook for clarity and agency in a world where tools n……続きを見る

In Of Two Minds, noted hypertext novelist and writing teacher Michael Joyce explores the new technologies, mediums, and modalities for teaching and writing, ranging from interactive multimedia to vi……続きを見る

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievementーquantum computingーwhich may supercharge artificial intelligence, solve some of humanity's bigg……続きを見る

With opportunity comes uncertainty. An industrial revolution has begun: artificial intelligence is creating a cultural upheaval. But is this progress or peril? Is the potential really worth the risk……続きを見る

Every few seconds, somewhere in the world, a passport determines whether someone gets their dream job, reunites with family, or remains trapped by an accident of birth. Why can a Singapore passport ……続きを見る

This book explores whether the Metaverse - understood here as a persistent, immersive, and widely utilized, virtual world - will be the next chapter in the evolution of cyberspace, and what that mea……続きを見る

How companies like Amazon, Netflix, and Spotify know what "you might also like": the history, technology, business, and societal impact of online recommendation engines. Increasingly, our technologi……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

A groundbreaking, comprehensive exploration of how FinTech innovation is reshaping finance. Technological innovation has shaped the role of finance since the introduction of the ATM in the 1960s, bu……続きを見る

Winner of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Edited Volume Book of the Year Award The growing population of engineering students who identify as Latin* are underrepresented in……続きを見る

After Michael Chorost suddenly lost what was left of his hearing, he took the radical step of having a cochlear implant -- a tiny computer -- installed in his head. A technological marvel, the devic……続きを見る

Aimed at addressing the difficulties associated with teaching often abstract elements of technical ethics, this book is an extended fictional case study into the complexities of technology and socia……続きを見る

Ciò che manca nel dibattito odierno sull’Intelligenza Artificiale è una panoramica completa delle implicazioni etiche, dei rischi e delle opportunità che questa tecnologia pone all’umanità: dalle ap……続きを見る

«Una guida utile per orientarsi nel nostro tempo.» Bill Gates «Una lettura imprescindibile» Daniel Kahneman «Straordinario e necessario. Lascia il lettore emozionato ed entusiasta di vivere in quest……続きを見る

From health tracking to diet apps to biohacking, technology is changing how we relate to our material, embodied selves. Drawing from a range of disciplines and case studies, this volume looks at wha……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

How we can get more joy from our machines by telling them what our hearts desire. In this informative, accessible, and very funny book, Michael L. Littman inspires readers to learn how to tell machi……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

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

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

For mainstream economics, cultural production raises no special questions: creative expression is to be harvested for wealth creation like any other form of labour. As Karl Marx saw it, however, cap……続きを見る

This bookdocuments and examines the history of technology used by consumers to serve oneself. The telephone’s development as a self-service technology functions as the narrative spine, beginning wit……続きを見る

This book of poems is compiled by "Akshay Sonthalia". Different writers from around the globe have sent their entities based on global pandemic CORONA, exploring the emotions and politics of locking……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

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

'A terrific book - essential reading for everyone seeking to make sense of Artificial Intelligence' Professor Sir Adrian Smith, Director and Chief Executive of the Alan Turing Institute In this myth……続きを見る

Cosa unisce le principali griffe italiane all'industria delle macchine di precisione che esportiamo in tutto il mondo? Cosa lega la produzione di pezzi di design in serie limitata e la realizzazione……続きを見る

While this book begins with the analysis of engineering as a profession, it concentrates on a question that the last two decades seem to have made critical: Is engineering one global profession (lik……続きを見る