Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The net delusion The net delusion E. Morozov,Eduardo G. Murillo,Evgeny Morozov In this spirited book, journalist and social commentator Evgeny Morozov shows that by falling for the supposedly democratizing nature of the Internet, Western do-gooders may have missed how it also e… OL15415061W
Smarter than you think Smarter than you think Clive Thompson " It's undeniable-technology is changing the way we think. But is it for the better? Amid a chorus of doomsayers, Clive Thompson delivers a resounding "yes." The Internet age has produced a radical n… OL19970463W
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy Jenny Odell,Rebecca Gibel Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity . . . doing nothing may be our most important form of resistance. So arg… OL20078135W
The World Is Flat The World Is Flat Thomas L. Friedman When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development at the dawn of the 21st century--the attacks of 9/11, or the convergence of tec… OL3740423W