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  • Questionnaire

    af Dr Evan Kindley ...
    Serier serie Object Lessons
    Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Questionnaires are everywhere: we fill them out at doctors' offices and at job interviews, to express ourselves and to advance knowledge, to find love and to kill time. But where did they come from, and why have they proliferated? Evan Kindley's Questionnaire investigates the history of “the ... Læs mere

    15,60 kr.

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  • The Elephant in the Brain

    Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

    af Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson ...
    Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk or even think about ... Læs mere

    125,69 kr.

    Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog

    Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog

  • The Dumbest Generation

    How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future(Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30)

    af Mark Bauerlein ...
    This shocking, surprisingly entertaining romp into the intellectual nether regions of today's underthirty set reveals the disturbing and, ultimately, incontrovertible truth: cyberculture is turning us into a society of know-nothings.The Dumbest Generation is a dire report on the intellectual life of young adults and a timely warning of its impact on American democracy and culture.For decades, ... Læs mere

    50,15 kr.

  • In Defense of a Liberal Education

    af Fareed Zakaria ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERCNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria argues for a renewed commitment to the world’s most valuable educational tradition.**The liberal arts are under attack. The governors of Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have all pledged that they will not spend taxpayer money subsidizing the liberal arts, and they seem to have an unlikely ally in President Obama. While ... Læs mere

    91,74 kr.

    Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog

    Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog

  • The Digital Divide

    Arguments for and Against Facebook, Google, Texting, and the Age of Social Networking

    af Mark Bauerlein ...
    This definitive work on the perils and promise of the social- media revolution collects writings by today's best thinkers and cultural commentators, with an all-new introduction by Bauerlein.Twitter, Facebook, e-publishing, blogs, distance-learning and other social media raise some of the most divisive cultural questions of our time. Some see the technological breakthroughs we live with as hopeful ... Læs mere

    41,74 kr.

  • Filling the Void

    Social Media and The Continuation of Capitalism

    af Marcus Gilroy-Ware ...
    Filling The Void is a book about how the cultures and psychology of social media use fit within a broader landscape of life under capitalism. It argues that social media use is often a psychological response to the need for pleasure and comfort that results from the stresses of life under postmodern capitalism, rather than being a driver of new behaviours as newer technologies are often said to be ... Læs mere

    70,74 kr.

  • Stand out of our Light

    Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy

    af James Williams ...
    Former Google advertising strategist, now Oxford-trained philosopher James Williams launches a plea to society and to the tech industry to help ensure that the technology we all carry with us every day does not distract us from pursuing our true goals in life. As information becomes ever more plentiful, the resource that is becoming more scarce is our attention. In this 'attention economy', we ... Læs mere

    165,07 kr.

    Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog

    Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog

  • Rational Ritual

    Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge

    af Michael Suk-Young Chwe ...
    Why do Internet, financial service, and beer commercials dominate Super Bowl advertising? How do political ceremonies establish authority? Why does repetition characterize anthems and ritual speech? Why were circular forms favored for public festivals during the French Revolution? This book answers these questions using a single concept: common knowledge.Game theory shows that in order to ... Læs mere

    200,11 kr.

  • Evil Online

    af Dean Cocking, Jeroen Van den Hoven ...
    Serier serie Blackwell Public Philosophy Series
    "I am delighted to offer my highest praise to Dean Cocking and Jeroen van den Hoven's brilliant new book, Evil Online. The confrontation between good and evil occupies a central place in the challenges facing our human nature, and this creative investigation into the spread of evil by means of all-powerful new technologies raises fundamental questions about our morality and values. Cocking and Van ... Læs mere

    124,24 kr.

  • Always On

    Language in an Online and Mobile World

    af Naomi S. Baron ...
    In Always On, Naomi S. Baron reveals that online and mobile technologies--including instant messaging, cell phones, multitasking, Facebook, blogs, and wikis--are profoundly influencing how we read and write, speak and listen, but not in the ways we might suppose. Baron draws on a decade of research to provide an eye-opening look at language in an online and mobile world. She reveals for instance ... Læs mere

    227,87 kr.

  • The Ethics of Emerging Media

    Information, Social Norms, and New Media Technology

    Redigeret af PhD Bruce E. Drushel, PhD Kathleen German ...
    The Ethics of Emerging Media engages with enduring ethical questions while addressing critical questions concerning ethical boundaries at the forefront of new media development. This collection provides a rare opportunity to ask how emerging media affect the ethical choices in our lives and the lives of people across the globe.Centering on different new media forms from eBay to Wikipedia, each ... Læs mere

    49,84 kr.

  • An Analysis of James Surowiecki's The Wisdom of Crowds

    Why the Many are Smarter than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economics, Societies, and Nations

    af Nikki Springer ...
    Serier serie The Macat Library
    In The Wisdom of Crowds, New Yorker columnist, Surowiecki, explores the question of whether the many are better than an elite few – no matter their qualifications – at solving problems, promoting innovation and making wise decisions. Surowiecki’s text uses multiple case studies and touches on the arenas of pop culture, sociology, business management and behavioural economics among others. ... Læs mere

    75,00 kr.