Ethical & Social Aspects of IT

Online trolling and other deviant behaviors have always affected online communities. As online trolling becomes widely spread, myriad questions are...

A unique and entertaining look at the ethical issues in the computer science profession, this book tells the fictional story of a robot programmed ...

Haben Sie Schwierigkeiten, die vielen verschiedenen Begriffe rund um den Computer zu verstehen? In diesem Buch erklären Dan und Sandra Gookin leich...

Provides an introduction of the data industry to the field of economics This book bridges the gap between economics and data science to help data s...

This book presents a unique opportunity for constructing a consistent image of collaborative manual annotation for Natural Language Processing (NLP...

The new digital media offers us an unprecedented memory capacity, an ubiquitous communication channel and a growing computing power. How can we exp...

This book discusses the media, beliefs, the news, the Internet, etc. but it should not be seen as yet another critique of the media system, explori...

Sie möchten mit Ihren Daten überzeugen statt mit Tortendiagrammen langweilen? Nathan Yau zeigt Ihnen in diesem Buch, wie Sie das schaffen. Neben we...

This handbook provides an accessible overview of the most important issues in information and computer ethics. It covers: foundational issues and m...

Leaders in the emerging field of information ethics discuss five topics: freedom of information and the pursuit of knowledge; information, techn...

The United States is currently grappling with how to prepare our students to be computer literate citizens in the competitive technological world w...

An advanced look at smart technology to promote the independence of the elderly and disabled Ongoing research and advancements in technology are e...

From hashtag activism to the flood of political memes on social media, the landscape of political communication is being transformed by the grassro...

The concept of transhumanism emerged in the middle of the 20th century, and has influenced discussions around AI, brain–computer interfaces, geneti...

It is often assumed that the impact and implementation of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) will or should be the same in all situa...

This work investigates the precise effects on society of the new and much vaunted electronic technologies (ICTs). Are fundamental shifts already ta...

Almost all aspects of social, cultural, economic and political life stand to be affected by the new electronic technologies. Virtual Society? is on...

The Virtual University? brings together some of the best-known writers on contemporary social change to reflect on the radical transformations goin...

The Web has been with us for less than a decade. The popular and commercial diffusion of the Internet has been extraordinary - instigating and enab...

The often-advocated view that the information technology revolution will change the world must stem from the basic premiss that investment in IT ha...

Most of our everyday life experiences are multisensory in nature, they consist of what we see, hear, feel, taste, smell, and much more. Almost any ...

It is often assumed that the impact and implementation of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) will or should be the same in all situa...

With word processing and the Internet, computing is much more part and parcel of the everyday life of the humanities scholar, but computers can do ...

The emergence of a new type of threat to computer security - the computer virus - has attracted much attention from the media, researchers, and ent...

Computer Media and Communication: A Reader is a collection of key texts selected for their significance to thought about computers as media. The bo...

With word processing and the Internet, computing is much more part and parcel of the everyday life of the humanities scholar, but computers can do ...

This book explores the complex relationships between sport and video games, two of the largest entertainment sectors globally.Focusing on those gam...

Virtual Realism is an art form and a way of living with technology. To explain it, Michael Heim draws on a hypertext of topics, from answering mach...

We live in a world that's constantly redesigned. Today's redesign is tomorrow's vintage look. But times of crisis rapidly change the picture. Sudde...

Computers have dramatically altered life in the late twentieth century. Today we can draw on worldwide computer links, speeding up communications b...

This is the final report of a major research programme at the Sloan School. The programme was initiated in 1984, under extensive corporate sponsors...

Many people need help planning for retirement, saving, investing, and decumulating their assets, yet financial advice is often complex, potentially...

‘Work hard, have fun, make history’ proclaims the slogan on the walls of Amazon’s warehouses. This cheerful message hides a reality of digital surv...