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Smart mobs
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Howard Rheingold |
From Tokyo to Helsinki, Manhattan to Manila, Rheingold takes readers on a journey around the world for a preview of the next techno-cultural shift--a shift he predicts will be as dramatic as the wide… |
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The economic growth engine
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Robert U. Ayres |
This book addresses the topic of economic growth analysis from the angle of energy and material flows. It not only contains a variety of empirical indicators statistical analyses and insights, but al… |
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Minds, bodies, machines, 1770-1930
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Deirdre Coleman,Hilary Fraser |
"It is during the nineteenth-century, the age of machinery, that we begin to witness a sustained exploration of the literal and discursive entanglements of minds, bodies, machines. This book explores… |
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Inventing the Future
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Nick Srnicek,Alex Williams |
“A fascinating book about an alternative to austerity.” – Owen Jones
A major new manifesto for a high-tech future free from work.
Neoliberalism isn’t working. Austerity is forcing millions into p… |
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Technological change and rural development in poor countries
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Cal Clark,K. C. Roy |
Contributed articles. |
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Global inequality
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Branko Milanović |
The recent surge of inequality in the West has been driven by the revolution in technology, just as the Industrial Revolution drove inequality 150 years ago. Drawing on vast data sets and cutting-edg… |
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The birth of energy
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Cara New Daggett |
"In The Birth of Energy Cara New Daggett traces the genealogy of contemporary notions of energy back to the nineteenth-century science of thermodynamics to challenge the underlying logic that informs… |
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Work's intimacy
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Gregg, Melissa |
This title provides an account of online technology and its impact on the work and lifestyles of professional employees. It moves between the offices and homes of today's salaried professionals to pr… |
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Technology and innovation in the international economy
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Cooper, Charles |
New technologies will have an increasing effect on prospects for development and growth in the world economy. Technology and Innovation in the International Economy contains extensive and detailed as… |
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Biomimicry
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Janine M. Benyus |
This profound and accessible book details how science is studying nature’s best ideas to solve our toughest 21st-century problems. If chaos theory transformed our view of the universe, biomimicry is … |
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The environment, our natural resources, and modern technology
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Thomas R. DeGregori |
"The Environment, Our Natural Resources, and Modern Technology presents a new perspective on today's environmental issues. Taking on those who hail the natural lifestyle as the healthy, politically c… |
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The Road Ahead
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Bill Gates |
Bill Gates' 1995 analysis of the impact of information and computer technology on society and predictions about the future. Includes a great overview of ancient counting machines to mainframe big-iro… |
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From invention to innovation
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Neil H. Wasserman |
By the late nineteenth century, American Bell Telephone had expanded its services across much of the United States. Yet transmission was difficult through overhead wires over distances of more than a… |
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The eye for innovation
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Robert M. Price |
Innovation is synonymous with problem solving, and the basic elements of innovation apply to any business, says Robert M. Price in this essential guide for managers of organizations large or small. D… |
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Recoding the Museum (Museum Meanings)
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Ross Parry |
Why has it taken so long to make computers work for the museum sector?
And why are museums still having some of the same conversations about digital technology that they began back in the late 196… |
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