Social Aspects

Thoroughly revised, this new edition of Critical Theory of Technology rethinks the relationships between technology, rationality, and democracy, arguing that the degradation of labor--as well as of many environmental, educational, and political...

As AI takes hold across the planet and wealthy nations seek to position themselves as global leaders of this new technology, the gap is widening between those who benefit from it and those who are subjugated by it. As Rachel Adams shows in this...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'The most important book of the decade' MAX TEGMARK, author of Life 3.0'A loud trumpet call to humanity to awaken us as we sleepwalk into disaster - we must wake up' STEPHEN FRY‘The best no-nonsense, simple explanation...

The Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Review of Seychelles was conducted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) at the request of the Government of Seychelles. The request was made in the context of the UNCTAD...

A radical history of technology told through acts of resistance, not progressThe history of technology is often told as a history of progress, moving optimistically and inevitably from one emancipatory invention to the next. Techno-Negative turns this...

'The most important book of the decade' MAX TEGMARK, author of Life 3.0'A loud trumpet call to humanity to awaken us as we sleepwalk into disaster - we must wake up' STEPHEN FRY** A Guardian biggest book of the autumn **AI is the greatest threat to our...

New technologies and the science that created them have transformed our lives, posing challenges as to how technological change can be better integrated in society. Recognition of these issues has led to different ways of engaging the public in the...

From the smart phone to the smart home, smartness has become an almost inescapable reality of everyday life. Supposedly intelligent, interconnected technologies, smart systems have taken on their own forms of life, and it is no longer easy to determine...

From the smart phone to the smart home, smartness has become an almost inescapable reality of everyday life. Supposedly intelligent, interconnected technologies, smart systems have taken on their own forms of life, and it is no longer easy to determine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591813163Author Wendell WallachFormat PaperbackPage Count 342Imprint Sentient PublicationsPublisher Sentient PublicationsWeight(grams) 544g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798989550043Author Caroline McManusFormat PaperbackPage Count 698Imprint Inside the CastlePublisher Inside the CastleWeight(grams) 1093gDimensions(mm) 235mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262553872Author Pierre TchounikineFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This insightful book investigates the growing use of digital technologies to support welfare provision and examines which digital tools can have the greatest impact. It explores how these technologies influence and are influenced by social and cultural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814250709Author Arien MackFormat PaperbackPage Count 398Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University Press

A surprising window into the online lives of people sixty and over-offering essential insights, no matter your age. Many popular accounts say the older you are, the greater your tech struggles. And it's worrying to think of loved ones emailing...

'The blizzard of excitement, misinformation and pure hype around AI has driven many of us to want an honest guide. If, like me, you're one of those many, you need to read this book' BRIAN ENOIs AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an...

This book takes an extensive look at the many different types of users and cultures that comprise the popular social media platform Tumblr. Though it does not receive nearly as much attention as other social media such as Twitter or Facebook, Tumblr and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593657508Author Karen HaoFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 669gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 157mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593593974Author Mustafa SuleymanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

This book is aimed at engineering academics worldwide, who are attempting to bring social justice into their work and practice, or who would like to but don't know where to start. This is the first book dedicated specifically to University professionals...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307389978Author Jaron LanierFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Ethics for Engineers: Toward Ethical Behavior within Engineering Organizations offers a multilevel perspective on engineering ethics with considerable breadth and depth, making it a valuable resource for students, educators, and professionals alike.This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593728178Author Mustafa SuleymanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262554107Author Jenny L. DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

New and emerging technologies, especially ones that infiltrate intimate spaces, relations, homes, and bodies, are often referred to as creepy in media and political discourses. In Technocreep and Politics and Things Not Seen, Neda Atanasoski and Nassim...

New and emerging technologies, especially ones that infiltrate intimate spaces, relations, homes, and bodies, are often referred to as creepy in media and political discourses. In Technocreep and Politics and Things Not Seen, Neda Atanasoski and Nassim...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262552066Author Margaret E. MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 454g

Humankind is now at the crossroads of perhaps our most unique moment in our short history as a species on Earth. Given enough computing power, data, and time, it is inevitable that at some point in our not-too-distant future, we will succeed in creating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639734962Author Callum CantFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams)...

WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARDThis tech could change everything for women - here's how.From periods and childbirth to menopause, female pain has been normalized, as society shrugs and says 'welcome to being a woman' instead of coming up...

How hackers facilitate community technology projects that counter the monoculture of "big tech" and point us to brighter, innovative horizons. A digital world in relentless movement-from artificial intelligence to ubiquitous computing-has been captured...

Informed by the latest theoretical developments in studies of the social impacts of digital technology, Smart-Tech Society provides an empirically grounded and conceptually informed analysis of the impacts and paradoxes of smart-technology.While making...

From email to video and text messaging, so much of our present social life depends on media technologies. Today it is clearer than ever that these not only play an active part in our everyday lives, but constitute our increasingly global realities...

Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded research project on drug information and online drug-related communities. The editors of this pivotal text, Edward Murguia, Ann Lessem, and Melissa Tackett-Gibson, elevate the debate about drug use and the Internet from a polemic...

Atomic energy is not only invisible, it has been cloaked in secrecy by government, industry, and the military. Yet for many Americans the effects of radiation have been less than secret. Just ask the radium workers in Ottawa, Illinois, the "downwinders"...

From the telegraph to the touchscreen, how the development of binary switching transformed everyday life and changed the shape of human agency The Switch traces the sudden rise of a technology that has transformed everyday life for billions of people:...

A firsthand look at efforts to improve diversity in software and hackerspace communitiesHacking, as a mode of technical and cultural production, is commonly celebrated for its extraordinary freedoms of creation and circulation. Yet surprisingly few women...

In the summer of 1991, population geneticists and evolutionary biologists proposed to archive human genetic diversity by collecting the genomes of "isolated indigenous populations." Their initiative, which became known as the Human Genome Diversity...

This book is a useful text for advanced students of MIS and ICT courses, and for those studying ICT in related areas: Management and Organization Studies, Cultural Studies, and Technology and Innovation. As ICT's permeate every sphere of...

Can we use technology in the pursuit of a good life, or are we doomed to having our lives organized and our priorities set by the demands of machines and systems? How can philosophy help us to make technology a servant rather than a master?Technology and...