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“An ambitious re-writingーa re-synthesis, evenーof concepts of media and culture . . . It is nothing less than an attempt at a history of Being.” ーLos Angeles Review of Books When we speak of cloud……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: fa……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 Sal……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

“As the . . . first Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra did groundbreaking work to bring our government into the 21st century.” ーPresident Barack Obama Over the last twenty years, our economy a……続きを見る

“Deftly shows how a seemingly frivolous film genre can guide us in shaping tomorrow’s world.” ーSeth Shostak, senior astronomer, SETI Institute Artificial intelligence, gene manipulation, cloning, a……続きを見る

“[An] utterly fascinating reading of the multiple uses and meanings of mirrors among European Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans.” ーJournal of Social History What did it mean, Rebec……続きを見る

How a broad range of new immensely powerful technologies is disrupting and transforming every corner of our realityーand why you must act and adapt Unsupervised: Navigating and Influencing a World C……続きを見る

Erfolgreich als Scrum Master in der Konfliktlösung! In diesem Buch finden Sie alles, was Sie benötigen, um die Konfliktfähigkeit Ihres agilen Teams zu stärken. Entdecken Sie wertvolle Tipps zur effe……続きを見る

Can a free press survive in an era of free content? An “entertaining and well-written” examination of copyright law, its history, and its purpose (New York Law Journal). You can’t copyright facts, b……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

A revelatory account of the past, present, and future of economic growth - and how we should rethink it Over the past two centuries, economic growth has freed billions from poverty and made our live……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

Turn your online presence into cash with this comprehensive playbook for monetizing your digital platforms and assets. Learn proven strategies to generate steady income streams leveraging your websi……続きを見る

‘The clarity, authority, wit and insight Lawrence brings to bear are like torches shining into the turbulent darkness of a subject we all wonder at, but which we mostly feel unable to even to think ……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

This volume explores urgent questions surrounding the bidirectional relationship between feminist philosophy and emerging technologies. It underlines the exigency of feminist philosophical reflectio……続きを見る

The eclipse of Digital Natives and the dawn of virtual cultureーhow Gen A, Z are radically redefining the future of work, play, economics, and social life. We’re living through what is arguably one ……続きを見る

**FROM THE BBC REITH LECTURER 2021 'The most important book I have read in quite some time' Daniel Kahneman; 'A must-read' Max Tegmark; 'The book we've all been waiting for' Sam Harris** Humans drea……続きを見る

The socio-cultural phenomenon of digital enhancement, that is, the attempt to perfect the subject’s offline life by means of digital media, seduces people into participating in digitalization. Subje……続きを見る

How Mexican and Latinx hackers apply concepts from coding to their lived experiences In Code Work, Héctor Beltrán examines Mexican and Latinx coders’ personal strategies of self-making as they navig……続きを見る

Technologies shape who we are, how we organize our societies and how we relate to nature. For example, social media challenges democracy; artificial intelligence raises the question of what is uniqu……続きを見る