Social Aspects 35

“Creativity” is a word that excites and dazzles us. It promises brilliance and achievement, a shield against conformity, a channel for innovation across the arts, sciences, technology, and education……続きを見る

What is the next major advancement for humanity? As science and technology rapidly permeate our lives, dystopian outlooks on the future plague the imaginations and concerns of many. However, a techn……続きを見る

Wadhwa and Salkever have written a great book to help us understand our addiction to technology and suggest what we can do about it.” ーAndré****s Oppenheimer, columnist for the Miami Herald, joint ……続きを見る

“An intriguing odyssey” though the history of the self and the rise of narcissism (The New York Times). Self-absorption, perfectionism, personal brandingーit wasn’t always like this, but it’s always……続きを見る

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-forms……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

The Pulitzer Prize–winning investigation into surveillance abuses and the Edward Snowden case that brought them to light. The NSA's extensive surveillance program has led Americans to question threa……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 Ha……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

Learning how to tell news from fake news from fake fake news: An “important and timely” book on protecting ourselves, and society, from the infodemic (Library Journal). We have billions of bytes of ……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 Lead……続きを見る

“Tells a story of a period when the quest for accurate timekeeping became an obsession in the US.” ーChoice The public spaces and buildings of the United States are home to many thousands of timepie……続きを見る

From artificial intelligence to artificial empathy, “a timely and well-written volume that addresses many contemporary and future moral questions” (Library Journal). Today’s robots engage with human……続きを見る

“This eloquent, elegant book thoughtfully plumbs the . . . consequences of our dependence on plastics” (The Boston Globe, A Best Nonfiction Book of 2011). From pacemakers to disposable bags, plastic……続きを見る

Essays on the downsides, dysfunctions, and dangers of automated decision-making: “An excellent survey of the algorithmically managed life.” ーChoice The phone systems that businesses use to screen c……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 Har……続きを見る

“An astute account of [Tokyo’s] commuter train network . . . and an intellectually stimulating invitation to rethink the interaction between humans and machines.” ーJapan Forum With its infamously p……続きを見る

Met 'De toekomst is eindeloos' schreef Roland van der Vorst een beklemmend én hoopvol boek over de verregaande digitalisering van onze wereld en ons denken. ‘Een van de meest invloedrijke Nederlande……続きを見る

The history of our attitudes toward the possibilities of tomorrow:****“A fascinating trek through American future visions from the 1920s to the present.” ーLori C. Walters, Ph.D., University of Cent……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 journalist……続きを見る

The renowned Internet commentator and author of How to Fix the Future“expos[es] the greed, egotism and narcissism that fuels the tech world” (Chicago Tribune). The digital revolution has contributed……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 o……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 Valle……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 cr……続きを見る

The author of Autonomous Technology explores the political, social, and philosophical implications of technology in our modern lives. “In an age in which the inexhaustible power of scientific techno……続きを見る

“A remarkable story that moves from nineteenth-century England to today’s global ecological concerns around fast fashion.” ーTimes Literary Supplement Starting in the early 1800s, shoddy was the nam……続きを見る