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Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Discover the history of computing through 4 major threads of development in this compact, accessible history covering punch cards, Silicon Valley, smartphones, and much more.
In an accessible style, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offers a broad though detailed history of computing, from the first use of the word “digital” in 1942 to the development of punch cards and the first general purpose computer, to the internet, Silicon...
In an accessible style, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offers a broad though detailed history of computing, from the first use of the word “digital” in 1942 to the development of punch cards and the first general purpose computer, to the internet, Silicon...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Revised and updated edition.
Language
English
Description
"An updated version of Greengard's The Internet of Things (2015), which offers a more holistic look at the Internet of Things: tracing the origins of connected devices, examining the current state of research and development, offering examples and case studies of devices, and examining how the IoT will play out in the months and years ahead"--
6) Metadata
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Pomerantz explains what metadata is, and why it exists. He distinguishes among different types of metadata -- descriptive, administrative, structural, preservation, and use -- and examines different users and uses of each type. He discusses the technologies that make modern metadata possible, and he speculates about metadata's future. By the end of the book, readers will see metadata everywhere. Because, Pomerantz warns us, it's metadata's world,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Fifty years ago, neuroscientists thought that a mature brain was fixed like a fly in amber, unable to change. Today, we know that our brains and nervous systems change throughout our lifetimes. This concept of neuroplasticity has captured the imagination of a public eager for self-improvement -- and has inspired countless Internet entrepreneurs who peddle dubious "brain training" games and apps. In this book, Moheb Costandi offers a concise and engaging...
9) Post-truth
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Are we living in a post-truth world, where "alternative facts" replace actual facts and feelings have more weight than evidence? How did we get here? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Lee McIntyre traces the development of the post-truth phenomenon from science denial through the rise of "fake news," from our psychological blind spots to the public's retreat into information silos. What, exactly, is post-truth? Is it wishful...
10) Hate speech
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An investigation of hate speech: legal appraches, current controversies, and suggestions for limiting its spread"--Back cover.
11) Science fiction
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An overview of how science fiction has grappled with the ways that science and technology shape and change human lives, emphasizing the challenges of the 21st century"--
12) Content
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Eichhorn's EKS book will unpack the idea of content, whose emergence reflects a major shift in the way cultural products are produced and consumed, with far-reaching implications for society"--
13) Happiness
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A short, reader-friendly treatment of happiness from a leading figure in positive psychology"--
14) Pragmatism
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A concise, reader-friendly overview of pragmatism, the most influential school of American philosophical thought"--
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