Social Aspects

Digital technologies should be making life easier. And to a large degree they are, transforming everyday tasks of work, consumption, communication, travel and play. But they are also accelerating and fragmenting our lives affecting our well-being and...

Cypherpunks are activists who advocate the widespread use of strong cryptography (writing in code) as a route to progressive change. Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of and visionary behind WikiLeaks, has been a leading voice in the cypherpunk...

This book provides a long-overdue account of online technology and its impact on the work and lifestyles of professional employees. It moves between the offices and homes of workers in the knew "knowledge" economy to provide intimate insight into the...

This book introduces a Responsible AI framework and guides you through processes to apply at each stage of the machine learning (ML) life cycle, from problem definition to deployment, to reduce and mitigate the risks and harms found in artificial...

How did we end up here, masters of scientific insight, purveyors of ever more powerful technologies, astride the burning planet that created us, and now responsible for cleaning up the mess and determining the future direction of all of life? And what do...

This book describes in an easily accessible way how artificial intelligence (AI) will help us to overcome the ongoing rise in complexity and thus shape our lives and work in a not-too-distant future. AI has proven to be the latest tool for resolving...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416576747Author John FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Simon Spotlight EntertainmentPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm)...

Using fun, hands-on projects, learn what a circuit is and how it works! This book uses a common tool in electronics, the breadboard, to build your way to an understanding of circuits, circuit components, and the basics of computers. You'll master...

Donald Knuth's influence in computer science ranges from the invention of literate programming to the development of the TeX programming language. One of the foremost figures in the field of mathematical sciences, Knuth has written papers which stand as...

As we interact online we are creating new kinds of knowledge and community. How are these communities formed? How do we know whether to trust them as sources of information? In other words, Should we believe Wikipedia? This book explores what community...

Sexting. Cyberbullying. Narcissism. People-and especially the media-are consumed by fears about the effect of social media on young people. We hear constantly about the dangers that lurk online, and about young people's seemingly pathological desire to...

Silicon Valley gets all the credit for digital creativity, but this account of the pre-PC world, when computing meant more than using mature consumer technology, challenges that triumphalism.The invention of the personal computer liberated users from...

Accessibility is a core quality of digital products to be deliberately addressed throughout the development lifecycle. What Every Engineer Should Know About Digital Accessibility will prepare readers to integrate digital accessibility into their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262045520Author Cesar A. HidalgoFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

An original exploration of the ways cyberspace affects human experience.New technologies suggest new ideas about embodiment: our "reach" extends to global sites through the Internet; we enter cyberspace through the engines of virtual reality. In this...

Expanding on the work in the volume Multiplayer, this new book explores several other areas related to social gaming in detail. The aim is to go beyond a typical "edited book" concept, and offer a very concise volume with several focal points that are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802135209Author Mark DeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Grove PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressWeight(grams) 552gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781960090072Author Ralph H AbrahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Epigraph PublishingPublisher Epigraph PublishingWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937434342Author Scott AbelFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint XML PressPublisher XML PressWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 8mm

Donald Trump, the Arab Spring, Brexit: digital media have provided political actors and citizens with new tools to engage in politics. These tools are now routinely used by activists, candidates, non-governmental organizations, and parties to inform,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732067332Author Hilarie CashFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Gentle Path PressPublisher Gentle Path PressWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 277mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546478Author Nayan B. RupareliaFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Computer software and its structures, devices and processes are woven into our everyday life. Their significance is not just technical: the algorithms, programming languages, abstractions and metadata that millions of people rely on every day have...

There is a contradiction at the heart of digital media. We use commercial platforms to express our identity, to build community and to engage politically. At the same time, our status updates, tweets, videos, photographs and music files are free content...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262037105Author Lev ManovichFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

From the famed Harvard psychologist and an expert on the impact of digital media technologies, a riveting exploration of the power of apps to shape our young people-for better or for worse No one has failed to notice that the current generation of youth...

A collection of in-depth conversations with leading developer advocates that reveal the world of developer relations todayKey FeaturesTop developer advocates reveal the work they're doing at the center of their tech communities and the impact their...

How nineteenth-century "disciplines of attention" anticipated the contemporary concern with mindfulness and being "spiritual but not religious"Today, we're driven to distraction, our attention overwhelmed by the many demands upon it-most of which emanate...

Cybercrimes are often viewed as technical offenses that require technical solutions, such as antivirus programs or automated intrusion detection tools. However, these crimes are committed by individuals or networks of people which prey upon human victims...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143124474Author Gavin NewsomFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm *...

Now in its 3rd edition, Digital and Social Media Marketing provides a practice-led approach to digital marketing. This highly regarded textbook combines academic theory with practical examples from a range of different organisations worldwide to...

An Entrepreneur Best Book of the YearFacebook makes us lonely. Selfies breed narcissism. On Twitter, hostility reigns. Pundits and psychologists warn that digital technologies substantially alter our emotional states, but in this lively investigation of...

Teaches students how to solve ethical dilemmas in the field of computing, taking a philosophical, rather than a legal, approach to the topic. It first examines the principles of Idealism, Realism, Pragmatism, Existentialism, and Philosophical Analysis,...

Cracking open the politics of transparency and secrecy In an era of open data and ubiquitous dataveillance, what does it mean to "share"? This book argues that we are all "shareveillant" subjects, called upon to be transparent and render data open at the...

The role of robots in society keeps expanding and diversifying, bringing with it a host of issues surrounding the relationship between robots and humans. This introduction to human-robot interaction (HRI) by leading researchers in this developing field...

Scientific Computing for Scientists and Engineers is designed to teach undergraduate students relevant numerical methods and required fundamentals in scientific computing. Most problems in science and engineering require the solution of mathematical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262036726Author Jeffrey R. YostFormat HardbackPage Count 376Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm

A pioneer of cloud computing and big data offers his vision of the future world taking shape around us. Jian Wang was the founder and architect of Alibaba's cloud and has been the driving force behind its technology innovations. He was also the...

Government information systems are big business (costing over 1 per cent of GDP a year). They are critical to all aspects of public policy and governmental operations. Governments spend billions on them - for instance, the UK alone commits GBP14 billion...

This book explores how organized crime has adapted and evolved in sync with ever-expanding technologies to update its popular image and to conduct its covert operations. It shows how organized crime operates in dark virtual spaces and how it can now form...