Impact of science & technology on society books

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Knowledge, Communication & Creativity

Knowledge, Communication & Creativity

Author: Carran King
ISBN: 9781681178448
Format: Hardback
$403.62

Computer technology is becoming more efficient, productive, and cheaper. Advances in technology are producing more...  Read More >>

When Ideology Trumps Science: Why We Question the Experts on Everything from Climate Change to Vaccinations

When Ideology Trumps Science: Why We Question the Experts...

Author: Erika Allen Wolters (Oregon State University, USA) ,  Brent S. Steel
ISBN: 9781440849831
Format: Hardback
$116.00

"""First published in the United States of America by ABC-CLIO 2018""--Title page verso."  Read More >>

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other (Third Edition)

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and...

Author: Sherry Turkle
ISBN: 9780465093656
Format: Paperback
$34.99

""Nobody has ever articulated so passionately and intelligently what we're doing to ourselves by substituting technologically...  Read More >>

Interpreting the Brain in Society: Cultural Reflections on Neuroscientific Practices

Interpreting the Brain in Society: Cultural Reflections...

Author: Kristofer Hansson ,  Markus Idvall
ISBN: 9789198085495
Format: Paperback
$56.93

Modern neuroscience has a great impact on society, not only on medical treatments but also on existential questions...  Read More >>

Categories for the Working Philosopher

Categories for the Working Philosopher

Author: Elaine Landry (University of California)
ISBN: 9780191811593
Format: Undefined
$290.40

This is the first volume on category theory for a broad philosophical readership. It is designed to show the interest...  Read More >>

Designing Reality: How to Survive and Thrive in the Third Digital Revolution

Designing Reality: How to Survive and Thrive in the...

Author: Neil Gershenfeld ,  Alan Gershenfeld
ISBN: 9780465093472
Format: Hardback
$49.99

Fabrication promises the end of work and a revolution in how we make everything. The only question is, will all...  Read More >>

Robot: Visual Atlas from Ancient Greece to Artificial Intelligence

Robot: Visual Atlas from Ancient Greece to Artificial...

Author: Luca Beatrice
ISBN: 9788866483717
Format: Hardback
$92.40

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Ethics for a Digital Era

Ethics for a Digital Era

Author: Deni Elliott (University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, USA) ,  Edward H. Spence (Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE),)
ISBN: 9781118974667
Format: Paperback
$51.95

"""Elliott and Spence have produced a tight, teachable, and timely primer on media ethics for users and creators...  Read More >>

Technology and the Future of Work: The Impact on Labour Markets and Welfare States

Technology and the Future of Work: The Impact on Labour...

Author: Bent Greve
ISBN: 9781786434289
Format: Hardback
$207.25

We are witnessing the development of new technologies that could have a dramatic impact on markets for both skilled...  Read More >>

Physik, Militär und Frieden: Physiker zwischen Rüstungsforschung und Friedensbewegung

Physik, Militär und Frieden: Physiker zwischen Rüstungsforschung...

Author: Christian Forstner ,  Götz Neuneck
ISBN: 9783658201043
Format: Paperback
$142.29

Zum anderen setzen sich die Autoren mit den ethisch begründeten Debatten und daraus resultierend mit dem zivilgesellschaftlichen...  Read More >>

Ethics for a Digital Era

Ethics for a Digital Era

Author: Deni Elliott (University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, USA) ,  Edward H. Spence (Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE),)
ISBN: 9781118968918
Format: Hardback
$131.95

"""Elliott and Spence have produced a tight, teachable, and timely primer on media ethics for users and creators...  Read More >>

Literature and Cartography: Theories, Histories, Genres

Literature and Cartography: Theories, Histories, Genres...

Author: Anders Engberg-Pedersen (Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Southern Denmark) ,  Jean-Marc Besse (Senior Researcher, National Center for Scientific Research)
ISBN: 9780262036740
Format: Hardback
$85.00

The relationship of texts and maps, and the mappability of literature, examined from Homer to Houellebecq.  Read More >>

Wearable Media: A Critical Exploration of Social Implications

Wearable Media: A Critical Exploration of Social Implications...

Author: Vian Bakir ,  Andrew McStay
ISBN: 9781138847378
Format: Hardback
$396.00

Wearable media represent the next stage of media and technology. Divorcing computers from their desks, they are...  Read More >>

The Impact of Print-On-Demand on Academic Books

The Impact of Print-On-Demand on Academic Books

Author: Suzanne Wilson-Higgins (Managing Director of Lion Hudson, Oxford, UK)
ISBN: 9780081020111
Format: Paperback
$162.88

The convergence of online book selling, digital printing, digital document workflow management and the computerization...  Read More >>

The Joy of Sets: A Short History of the Television

The Joy of Sets: A Short History of the Television

Author: Christopher Horrocks
ISBN: 9781780237589
Format: Hardback
$49.99

We watch television for hours at a time, but the television set is never itself the object of our attention. We...  Read More >>

The Neurotic Turn

The Neurotic Turn

Author: Charles Johns
ISBN: 9781910924655
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Synopsis coming soon.......  Read More >>

On Freedom: Technology, Capital, Medium

On Freedom: Technology, Capital, Medium

Author: Professor Dr. Peter Trawny (Bergische University, Germany) ,  Richard Lambert
ISBN: 9781474273039
Format: Paperback
$49.99

"How do we challenge the structures of late capitalism if all possible media through which to do do is inescapably...  Read More >>

A World Without ""Whom"": The Essential Guide to Language in the BuzzFeed Age

A World Without ""Whom"": The Essential Guide to Language...

Author: Ms. Emmy J. Favilla ,  BuzzFeed
ISBN: 9781408895023
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A book about language, exploring the new rules of writing in the age of social media, emojis and cyberslang. Featuring...  Read More >>

Digital Media: Human-Technology Connection

Digital Media: Human-Technology Connection

Author: Stacey O'Neal Irwin ,  Don Ihde
ISBN: 9781498537100
Format: Paperback
$98.99

Digital Media: Human-Technology Connection examines the technologically textured world through case studies that...  Read More >>

On Freedom: Technology, Capital, Medium

On Freedom: Technology, Capital, Medium

Author: Professor Dr. Peter Trawny (Bergische University, Germany) ,  Richard Lambert
ISBN: 9781474273022
Format: Hardback
$150.00

"How do we challenge the structures of late capitalism if all possible media through which to do do is inescapably...  Read More >>

New Lines: Critical GIS and the Trouble of the Map

New Lines: Critical GIS and the Trouble of the Map

Author: Matthew W. Wilson
ISBN: 9780816698530
Format: Paperback
$37.99

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New Lines: Critical GIS and the Trouble of the Map

New Lines: Critical GIS and the Trouble of the Map

Author: Matthew W. Wilson
ISBN: 9780816698523
Format: Hardback
$236.84

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All Talked Out: Naturalism and the Future of Philosophy

All Talked Out: Naturalism and the Future of Philosophy...

Author: J D Trout
ISBN: 9780190686833
Format: Undefined
$84.35

In All Talked Out J.D. Trout exemplifies the power of science in a philosopher's hands, and takes a welcome look...  Read More >>

Nano-Publics: Communicating Nanotechnology Applications, Risks, and Regulations

Nano-Publics: Communicating Nanotechnology Applications,...

Author: Pat J. Gehrke
ISBN: 9783319696102
Format: Hardback
$113.95

These results add richness, nuance, and complexity to our perception of the public's understanding of nanotechnology,...  Read More >>

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