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'The Chaos Machine is an essential book for our times' - Ezra KleinThe Chaos Machine is the story of how the world was driven mad by social media. The election of populists like Trump and Bolsonaro; strife and genocide in countries like Myanmar; the rampant spread of...
Editeur :
Quercus
Parution :
2022-09-06
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In seiner großen Geschichte der ‚exotischen‘ populären Musik beschreibt Claus Schreiner den transatlantischen Weg all der uns heute vertrauten Musikstile von ihren Ursprüngen nach Europa und Deutschland. Er berichtet im ersten von drei Bänden, wann und wie es zu ersten...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2022-08-30
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In seiner großen Geschichte der ‚exotischen‘ populären Musik beschreibt Claus Schreiner den transatlantischen Weg all der uns heute vertrauten Musikstile von ihren Ursprüngen nach Europa und Deutschland. Der dritte Band beginnt mit der Musik Afrikas und ihrer...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2022-08-23
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In seiner großen Geschichte der ‚exotischen‘ populären Musik beschreibt Claus Schreiner den transatlantischen Weg all der uns heute vertrauten Musikstile von ihren Ursprüngen nach Europa und Deutschland. Der zweite Teil beginnt mit der Nachkriegszeit. Die Isolation...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2022-08-17
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'An endlessly fascinating tour of the many different factors influencing our decision-making and reasoning' David Robson, author of The Intelligence Trap'An eye-opening and engaging richness of information that gives us a detailed insight into the strengths and...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2022-08-11
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A vibrant and richly detailed guide to fossils for readers with a passion for the natural world and those that inhabited it long ago.This is a book for those that want to learn to scan the beach for fossils, who love the simple pleasure of getting outside or those who...
Editeur :
Trapeze
Parution :
2022-08-04
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The AI revolution can seem powerful and unstoppable, extracting data from every aspect of our lives and subjecting us to unprecedented surveillance and control. But at ground level, even the most advanced ‘smart’ technologies are not as all-powerful as either the tech...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2022-06-08
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Popkultur dreht sich immer schon um die ganz besonderen und die ganz normalen Dinge: von Winnetous Silberbüchse über Kaugummis, Diskokugeln und Nylonstrümpfen bis zu Selfiesticks und Michael Jacksons weißem Handschuh. Sie werden alltäglich genutzt und abgöttisch...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2021-12-09
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We commonly think of society as made of and by humans, but with the proliferation of machine learning and AI technologies, this is clearly no longer the case. Billions of automated systems tacitly contribute to the social construction of reality by drawing algorithmic...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2021-12-09
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As disputes concerning the environment, the economy, and pandemics occupy public debate, we need to learn to navigate matters of public concern when facts are in doubt and expertise is contested. Controversy Mapping is the first book to introduce readers to the...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2021-12-01
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life as we knew it. Lockdowns, self-isolation and quarantine have become a normal part of everyday life. Pandemic surveillance allows governments and corporations to monitor and surveil the spread of the virus and to make sure...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2021-11-11
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Were the 1960s really a great time of liberation and joyful experimentation? Growing Up takes an unflinching look at the dark underbelly of the sexual revolution.No era in recent history has been both more celebrated and vilified than the 1960s. And at the heart of all...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2021-11-04
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This is the story of John Draper, Andrew White, and the conflict thesis: a centuries-old misconception that religion and science are at odds with one another.
Renowned scientist John William Draper (1811-1882) and celebrated historian-politician Andrew Dickson White...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-10-13
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*The New York Times bestseller*All around us people are looking at their phones too much, eating too much, drinking too much. Our world is addicted to fleeting distracting pleasures that get us nowhere. Dr Anna Lembke provides a clear way back to a balanced life.This...
Editeur :
Headline
Parution :
2021-10-11
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This volume explores the notion of “affective media” within and across different arts in Japan, with a primary focus on music, whether as standalone product or connected to other genres such as theatre and photography. The volume explores the Japanese reception of this...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-07-29
Collection :
Pop Music, Culture and Identity
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'Elegant and multi-focal. Glorious!' Simon Garfield'It will make you look at specs with fresh eyes' New Statesman'Lively, engaging and admirably wide-ranging' The Times'Fascinating' ObserverThe humble pair of glasses might just be one of the world's greatest inventions,...
Editeur :
Little, Brown Book Group
Parution :
2021-07-08
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'A serious - and seriously readable - book about the deep issues that our shallow age has foolishly tried to dodge' - Douglas Murray'A crystal-clear analysis of the multiple failures of "me-first" contemporary liberalism' - Giles FraserFor millennia, philosophical,...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2021-06-10
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Since the rise of the smartphone, apps have become entrenched in billions of users' daily lives. Accessible across phones and tablets, watches and wearables, connected cars, sensors, and cities, they are an inescapable feature of our current culture. In this book,...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2021-05-20
Collection :
Digital Media and Society
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Facebook has fundamentally changed how the world connects. No other company has played a greater role in the history of social networking online. YetFacebook is no longer simply a social networking site or social media platform.Facebook is Facebook. Taina Bucher shows...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2021-04-27
Collection :
Digital Media and Society
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AN FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTHThe book that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about data, privacy and the future of Big Tech. 'We are currently living in a moment of extreme pessimism about data. This book will change your mind.' Almost everything...
Editeur :
Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
Parution :
2021-04-01
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