A Science Book of the Year in The Telegraph'Timely and wide-ranging . . . ambitious in its scope' – New Scientist'One of the best books on technology and culture I have read' – Matthew D'Ancona, The New European'Powerful, profound and completely engrossing' – Michael Bhaskar, co-author of The Coming WaveIn Wise Animals...

'Thriller writing at its absolute best' Chris Whitaker'Gripping, intelligent and stylish' Sophie HannahTHIS IS GOMORRAH.An exclusive online marketplace where anything and everything is for sale. Guns and porn. Identities and elections. Lives and deaths.THIS IS HELL.The war on terror is no longer just fought on the ground. In Syria, Islamic Republic recruits are now learning to spread f...

Critical thinking is an essential 21st century skill. Think Critically gives you simple, direct guidance on how to effectively assess and critique the world around you.Understand the nature of assumptions and claimsGrasp the notion of valid and invalid arguments and evidenceGain practical skills and confidence in reading, writing and doing research.Super Quick Skills provides the essential building blocks yo...

Our world is, increasingly, a digital one. Over half of the planet’s adult population now spend more of their waking hours ‘plugged in’ than not, whether to the internet, mobile telephony, or other digital media. To email, text, tweet and blog our way through our careers, relationships and even our family lives is now the status quo. But what effect is this need for constant connection really having? For the first time, Tom Chatfield examines what our wired life is really doing to our mind...

This is a book about thinking. Engaging and down-to-earth, it captures the habits and practices that are fundamental to clear thinking and effective study.In his warm and friendly style, Tom Chatfield shows you how to:Identify and examine your biasesEngage in lively, curious skepticismSee the value in emotion and use rhetoric persuasivelyKnow when to say ′I don′t know′Construct reasoned arguments and explanationsThink ...

We are in the throes of a revolution, yet most of us are so disorientated by the rapid pace of technological and cultural change that we find it difficult to understand what's going on. 50 Digital Ideas you Really Need to Know provides a clear path through the confusion and misinformation surrounding those technologies that, for better or for worse, are transforming the world we live in and even the sort of people we are.Leading technology writer Tom Chatfield is a sure-footed guid...

The student protests during the closing months of 2010 were organised online via Facebook, Twitter, university forums, Google Maps and other networks. They came in the wake of a surge of activity on the web that confonted the traditional media channels when Wikileaks and Anonymous disrupted them, creating a New World Order of breaking news.The fluid organisation of the protests showed that the internet and social media were key tools for organising dissent. Then in the Spring 2011,...

Evocatively read by the author, Tom Chatfield.'Powerful, profound and completely engrossing, a meditation on not only technology but also history, culture, ideas, ethics, psychology and, above all, what it means to be human.' – Michael Bhaskar, co-author of The Coming WaveWise Animals explores the history of our relationship with technology, and our deep involvement with our creations from the first use of tools a...

Over the last decade, through digital media, we have crossed a number of significant thresholds: the interconnection of over half of the world’s adult population through mobile telephony and the internet and the devotion of more than half the waking hours of a western generation to mediated experience.Yet little mainstream thought has been given to what these transitions signify for the business of daily living; and what thought there has been too often focuses on grand claims of l...

The Dark Web is everywhere - and those who know where to look, and who to ask, can find anything. Drugs, guns, porn, ideologies, lives and deaths are all up for sale . . . and everything must go.Set in the technological underbelly of the 21st century, this conspiracy thriller follows elite hacker Azi Bello on a journey of discovery into the dark marketplace known as Gomorrah, within which the world's worst people trade lives and influence. Taking the reader between...

Your brain is BRILLIANT! And so is mine! We all have amazing brains, and each one is different. In this book, you'll discover that different people's brains have different strengths and needs. We're going to meet some people and find out what it feels like to be them. From people living with dyslexia to others who are autistic - there are billions of different brains in the world and not one of them is perfectly 'average' or 'normal'. They are all the best at being themselves. Your Brillia...

We are in the throes of a revolution, yet the rapid pace of technological and cultural change makes it difficult to understand what's going on. 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Digital provides a clear path through the misinformation surrounding those technologies that are transforming the world.Leading technology writer Tom Chatfield provides a sure-footed guide to the seminal digital phenomena of our time: from the basic browsers that we use to surf the web, to the implications ...