Technology - Social aspects
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The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves
$18.99 Add to cart“More than anything else technology creates our world. It creates our wealth, our economy, our very way of being,” says W. Brian Arthur. Yet despite technology’s irrefutable importance in our daily li… [more below]
- Author: Arthur, W. Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 11 2011
- ISBN10: 1416544062
- Language: English
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Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology
$18.00 Add to cartA witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology–from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death.
“A provocative book … A tool for fi- Author: Postman, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 31 1993
- ISBN10: 0679745408
- Language: English
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Is the Algorithm Plotting Against Us?: A Layperson’s Guide to the Concepts, Math, and Pitfalls of AI
$27.99 Read moreArtificial intelligence is everywhere–it’s in our houses and phones and cars. AI makes decisions about what we should buy, watch, and read, and it won’t be long before AI’s in our hospitals, combing
- Author: Wenger, Kenneth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 273
- Publish Date: May 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1959632000
- Language: English
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Screen Time Is Not Forever
$11.99 Add to cartChildren learn boundaries and safety when using screens, and fun things to do when screens are off.
As important as screens are in our lives, we all need to unplug, especially children. This reassuri- Series: Best Behavior(r) Paperback
- Author: Verdick, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1631985361
- Language: English
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Is the Algorithm Plotting Against Us?: A Layperson’s Guide to the Concepts, Math, and Pitfalls of AI
$19.99 Read moreArtificial intelligence is everywhere–it’s in our houses and phones and cars. AI makes decisions about what we should buy, watch, and read, and it won’t be long before AI’s in our hospitals, combing
- Author: Wenger, Kenneth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1959632019
- Language: English
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How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
$20.99 Add to cartDid you drink a glass of water today? Did you turn on a light? Did you think about how miraculous either one of those things is when you did it? Of course not–but you should, and New York Times bests… [more below]
- Author: Johnson, Steven
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 16 2018
- ISBN10: 0425287785
- Language: English
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On the Future: Prospects for Humanity
$12.95 Read moreA provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees
Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled a- Author: Rees, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0691231060
- Language: English
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Who Can You Trust?: How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us Apart
$45.50 Read moreIf you can’t trust those in charge, who can you trust? From government to business, banks to media, trust in institutions is at an all-time low. But this isn’t the age of distrust — far from it.
In- Author: Botsman, Rachel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 14 2017
- ISBN10: 1541773675
- Language: English
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Cyborg
$16.95 Read moreA concise introduction to cyborg theory that examines the way in which technology is situated, political, and embodied.
This introduction to cyborg theory provides a critical vantage point for analyzi- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Forlano, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0262547554
- Language: English
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Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
$21.99 Add to cartFrom the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes–this is award winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at ho
- Author: Winchester, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0063142899
- Language: English
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The Technological Singularity
$19.95 Add to cartThe idea of technological singularity, and what it would mean if ordinary human intelligence were enhanced or overtaken by artificial intelligence.
The idea that human history is approaching a “singula
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Shanahan, Murray
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 07 2015
- ISBN10: 0262527804
- Language: English
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Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto, and the War for Our Wallets
$29.99 Read moreAxiom Award Gold Medalist for Business Commentary
The reach of Corporations into our lives via cards and apps has never been greater; many of us rarely use cash these days. But what we’re told is a nat
- Author: Scott, Brett
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 05, 2022
- ISBN10: 006293631X
- Language: English
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I Hate the Internet
$15.95 Add to cartWhat if you told the truth and the whole world heard you? Would you expect to be believed? What if you lived in a country swamped with Internet outrage? What if you were a woman living in a society th… [more below]
- Author: Kobek, Jarett
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 07 2016
- ISBN10: 0996421807
- Language: English
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The Future Is Analog: How to Create a More Human World
$29.00 Read moreBestselling culture writer David Sax lays out the case against a false digital utopia–and for a more human future
In The Future Is Analog, David Sax points out that the onset of the pandemic instant- Author: Sax, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1541701550
- Language: English
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Empantallados. El Impacto de Las Pantallas En La Vida Familiar / Screened. How T O Raise Your Kids Successfully in a World Filled with Screens
$19.95 Read moreEl manual m?s completo para cuidar de la salud digital y educar a nuestros hijos en un uso responsable de la tecnolog?a.
Las pantallas no solo afectan a aspectos relacionados con la seguridad, sino t- Author: Abad Vilagra, Mar?a Jos?
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 8418620900
- Language: Spanish
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The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
$22.95 Add to cartA “timely, informative, and fascinating” study of 8 inventions–and how they shaped our world–with “totally compelling” insights on little-known inventors throughout history (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulit… [more below]
- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Ramirez, Ainissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 0262542269
- Language: English
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Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World
$30.00 Add to cartKids deserve a better digital future. Help them create it.
When it comes to raising children in a digital world, every parent feels underprepared and overwhelmed. We worry that our children will become
- Author: Culatta, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 20 2021
- ISBN10: 1647820162
- Language: English
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Benny the Blue Whale: A Descent Into Story, Language and the Madness of ChatGPT
$29.00 Read moreAI is changing the world at frightening speed. A bestselling author decides to find out more…
‘Something profound and utterly brilliant is going on… hilarious.’ THE TIMES Is ChatGPT the end of cre- Author: Stanton, Andy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0861547403
- Language: English
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The Life We’re Looking for: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World
$25.00 Read moreA deeply reflective primer on creating meaningful connections, rebuilding abundant communities, and living in a way that engages our full humanity in an age of unprecedented anxiety and loneliness–fr
- Author: Crouch, Andy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 19, 2022
- ISBN10: 059323734X
- Language: English
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Who Wrote This?: How AI and the Lure of Efficiency Threaten Human Writing
$30.00 Add to cartWould you read this book if a computer wrote it? Would you even know? And why would it matter?
Today’s eerily impressive artificial intelligence writing tools present us with a crucial challenge: As
- Author: Baron, Naomi S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 12, 2023
- ISBN10: 1503633225
- Language: English
