Ethical & Social Aspects of IT

Computer processing and internet communication has changed the way we learn, work, play and associate with each other. In the case of China, the in...

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence has two goals. The first goal is meta-theoretical and is fulfilled by Part One, which comprises the first thr...

A groundbreaking study of one of the most crucial yet least understood issues of the twenty-first century: the governance of the Internet and its c...

In The Glass Cage, best-selling author Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and d...

The internet may be a utopia for free expression, but it also harbours nihilistic groups and individuals spreading bizarre creeds, unhindered by th...

In this explosive memoir, a political consultant and technology whistleblower reveals the disturbing truth about the multi-billion-dol...

Over the course of a generation, algorithms have gone from mathematical abstractions to powerful mediators of daily life. In evolving from static c...

Parallelwelten (parallel worlds) are worlds invisible to anyone not part of them. More and more, our reality is defined through digital products, w...

When we talk about technology we always talk about the future - which makes it hard to figure out how to get there. In Future Histories, Lizzie O'S...

The Cult of the Dead Cow is the story of the oldest, most respected and most famous hacking group of all time. Its members invented the the concept...

Is computing just for men? Are men and women suited to different careers? This collection of global perspectives challenges these commonly held wes...

Prajnaketu takes us into the world of the cyberloka - the online realm in which so much of our lives now take place. In this short, punchy and ofte...

This MATLAB SET is from the viewpoint of an engineering professor, concentrating on solving various applied mathematical problems with tools. Many ...

The 20th century witnessed two digital revolutions. Computing power has revolutionized every industry, from finance to agriculture to pharmaceutica...

What happens to work when it makes itself obsolete? We are told the future of work will be increasingly automated. Algorithms, processing massive a...

Its hard to imagine a place more central to American mythology today than Silicon Valley. To outsiders, the region glitters with the promise of ext...

An insightful exploration of what social media, AI, robot technology, and the digital world are doing to our relationships with each other and with...

''Boldly reactionary... What looks like feast, Carr argues, may be closer to famine'' Sunday Times''Chilling'' The EconomistIn this ground-breaking...

A revealing look at how user behavior is powering deep social divisions onlineand how we might yet defeat political tribalism on social mediaIn an ...

Jumpstarting books provide an avenue for makers to quickly master topical knowledge! Each book starts with instructions on how to install or init...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere, yet it causes damage to society in ways that cant be fixed. Instead of helping to address our current ...

An engaging look at how we have learned to live with innovation and new technologies through history. People have had trouble adapting to new te...

In The Net Delusion: How Not to Liberate the World Evgeny Morozov argues that our utopian, internet-centric thinking holds devastating consequences...

In this sharp and witty book, long-time Silicon Valley observer and author Andrew Keen argues that, on balance, the Internet has had a disastrous i...

The Internet and smartphone are just the latest in a 250 year long cycle of disruption that has continuously changed the way we live, the way we wo...