Impact of science & technology on society books

8571 books were found.

THRIVE: How to Cultivate Character So Your Children Can Flourish Online

THRIVE: How to Cultivate Character So Your Children...

Author: Dr Tom Harrison
ISBN: 9781472144737
Format: Paperback
$36.99

A must-read for any parent concerned about their children's digital lives, THRIVE shows you how to build character...  Read More >>

Team Human

Team Human

Author: Douglas Rushkoff (Queens/CUNY)
ISBN: 9780393541533
Format: Paperback
$26.95

Team Human is a manifesto—a fiery distillation of preeminent digital theorist Douglas Rushkoff’s most urgent thoughts...  Read More >>

The Science of Citizen Science

The Science of Citizen Science

Author: Katrin Vohland ,  Anne Land-zandstra
ISBN: 9783030582777
Format: Hardback
$116.41

This open access book discusses how the involvement of citizens into scientific endeavors is expected to contribute...  Read More >>

Operationalising e-Democracy through a System Engineering Approach in Mauritius and Australia

Operationalising e-Democracy through a System Engineering...

Author: Soobhiraj Bungsraz
ISBN: 9789811517792
Format: Paperback
$116.41

This book describes how the Systems Engineering (SE) methodology can be used to harness technology and enhance democracy...  Read More >>

The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy: Superintelligent AI and the Geeks Who Are Trying to Save Humanity's Future

The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy: Superintelligent...

Author: Tom Chivers
ISBN: 9781474608794
Format: Paperback
$26.99

A deep-dive into the weird and wonderful world of the rationalists  Read More >>

You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters

You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It...

Author: Kate Murphy
ISBN: 9781784709402
Format: Paperback
$24.99

'BRILLIANT' Chris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show When was the last time you listened to someone, or someone...  Read More >>

Chipped Margaret

Chipped Margaret

Author: Taya Devere
ISBN: 9789527404249
Format: Paperback
$25.85

The whole world needs her... but she's completely alone. Margaret Lewis is an expert programmer, the hacker who...  Read More >>

Geographic Citizen Science Design: No One Left Behind

Geographic Citizen Science Design: No One Left Behind...

Author: Artemis Skarlatidou ,  Muki Haklay
ISBN: 9781787356139
Format: Paperback
$77.63

A selection of case studies in the field of geographic citizen science casting insight on future research. Unbeknownst...  Read More >>

Geographic Citizen Science Design: No One Left Behind

Geographic Citizen Science Design: No One Left Behind...

Author: Artemis Skarlatidou ,  Muki Haklay
ISBN: 9781787356146
Format: Hardback
$129.38

A selection of case studies in the field of geographic citizen science casting insight on future research. Unbeknownst...  Read More >>

Facebook: The Inside Story

Facebook: The Inside Story

Author: Steven Levy
ISBN: 9780735213173
Format: Paperback
$52.80

One of the Best Technology Books of 2020—Financial Times “Levy’s all-access Facebook reflects the reputational...  Read More >>

Discovering Digital Humanity: A Practical Guide to Creativity and Innovation in the Digital Age or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Technology

Discovering Digital Humanity: A Practical Guide to Creativity...

Author: Tom Haymes
ISBN: 9781626132047
Format: Paperback
$49.14

Technology changes everything. Technology changes nothing. There is no denying that we're experiencing an unprecedented...  Read More >>

Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

Author: Peter H Diamandis ,  Steven Kotler
ISBN: 9781665202725
Format: Audio
$52.77

Breaking down human needs by category-water, food, energy, healthcare, education, freedom-Peter H. Diamandis and...  Read More >>

Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

Author: Peter H Diamandis ,  Steven Kotler
ISBN: 9781665202718
Format: Audio
$52.77

Breaking down human needs by category-water, food, energy, healthcare, education, freedom-Peter H. Diamandis and...  Read More >>

Death by Technology: The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Inventions

Death by Technology: The Road to Hell Is Paved with...

Author: John R. Cook
ISBN: 9781476680309
Format: Paperback
$131.87

Argues that technology has become the new religion for the digital age, and that elevating technology to the status...  Read More >>

Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die: Bioethics and the Transformation of Health Care in America

Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to...

Author: Amy Gutmann (University of Pennsylvania) ,  Jonathan D. Moreno (University of Pennsylvania)
ISBN: 9781631498008
Format: Paperback
$29.95

An incisive examination of bioethics and American healthcare, and their profound affects on American culture over...  Read More >>

What Is to Be Done: Political Engagement and Saving the Planet

What Is to Be Done: Political Engagement and Saving...

Author: Barry Jones ,  Grant Cartwright
ISBN: 9798200170937
Format: Audio
$65.97

A follow-up to the author's prescient bestseller, first published in 1982, that alerted the public to the likely...  Read More >>

What Is to Be Done: Political Engagement and Saving the Planet

What Is to Be Done: Political Engagement and Saving...

Author: Barry Jones ,  Grant Cartwright
ISBN: 9798200170920
Format: Audio
$65.97

A follow-up to the author's prescient bestseller, first published in 1982, that alerted the public to the likely...  Read More >>

What Is to Be Done: Political Engagement and Saving the Planet

What Is to Be Done: Political Engagement and Saving...

Author: Barry Jones ,  Grant Cartwright
ISBN: 9798200170913
Format: Audio
$65.97

A follow-up to the author's prescient bestseller, first published in 1982, that alerted the public to the likely...  Read More >>

A Brief History of Your Very Near Future

A Brief History of Your Very Near Future

Author: Jamie Bartlett
ISBN: 9781529105544
Format: Paperback
$28.44

A deep dive into what the future holds for our digital lives, from how we die online to how to tell the truth in...  Read More >>

A World Without Work: Technology, Automation and How We Should Respond

A World Without Work: Technology, Automation and How...

Author: Daniel Susskind
ISBN: 9780141986807
Format: Paperback
$22.99

NOMINATED FOR FT & McKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2020- a brilliant analysis of the future of work in...  Read More >>

Smart and Sustainable Cities?: Pipedreams, Practicalities and Possibilities

Smart and Sustainable Cities?: Pipedreams, Practicalities...

Author: James Evans (University of Manchester, UK) ,  Andrew Karvonen
ISBN: 9780367636807
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Smart and Sustainable Cities? Pipedreams, Practicalities and Possibilities provides one of the first examinations...  Read More >>

Simulation Theory

Simulation Theory

Author: Manav Sharma
ISBN: 9781637459515
Format: Paperback
$21.09

This book emphasizes the fact that our very lives could just be a simulated environment created by an advanced race....  Read More >>

Digital Political Economy and Virtual Globalization

Digital Political Economy and Virtual Globalization...

Author: Gillian Youngs (University of Brighton, UK)
ISBN: 9780415856515
Format: Hardback
$232.88

This work brings prime concepts together that define the world we now live in - virtuality and globalization - to...  Read More >>

Organising in the Information Age: Distributed Technology, Distributed Leadership, Distributed Identity, Distributed Discourse

Organising in the Information Age: Distributed Technology,...

Author: Dian Marie Hosking ,  Len Holmes
ISBN: 9781138730502
Format: Hardback
$189.00

This title was first published in 2002. Networked technologies are now widespread: in workplaces, at home, and in...  Read More >>

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