Impact of Science & Technology on Society

''It might just save your life - and your children''s lives. The Globotics Upheaval is a manifesto for future-proofing our jobs and prosperity'' Su...

It''s dinned into us from birth that ''all good things come at a price''. Today, that price looks apocalyptic, with wars, exploitation and environm...

French cultural theorist and urbanist Paul Virilio is best known for his writings on media, technology, and architecture. Gathered here in A Winter...

Since the founding in 1660 of the Royal Society, London, scientists engaging in experimental research have sought to establish a base for explorato...

Traditional media is over. The internet reigns. And in the attention economy, influencers are royalty. But who are they and how do you become one?...

In this beautiful and unique combination of art and science, this stunningly detailed book examines how the rules of science govern the the world a...

The Times and Financial Times Book of the Year''Enticing'' Sunday Times ''Engaging'' Financial Times ''Excellent'' Amol Rajan, BBC NewsAs techn...

'The best up-to-date, go-to book on the social and economic implications of artificial intelligence - Tyler Cowen'Rule of the Robots explores the f...

'A fascinating book . . . Bhaskar is a reassuringly positive and often witty guide'Observer'A fascinating, must-read book covering a vast array of ...

A disturbing portrait of a modern American family'Imagine Richard Yates becoming fascinated by Donald Antrim before writing Revolutionary Road and ...

DNA ancestry companies generate revenues in the region of $1bn a year, and the company 23andMe is said to have sold 10 million DNA ancestry kits to...

In Industry Unbound, Ari Ezra Waldman exposes precisely how the tech industry conducts its ongoing crusade to undermine our privacy. With research ...

Welcome, dear visitor, to a proud and storied nation. When you put down this guidebook, look around you. A nation isnt land. A nation is people. E...

Africa is changing and digitisation is playing a pivotal role in it. Throughout the whole continent, digital practices are emerging which radical...

A firsthand look at efforts to improve diversity in software and hackerspace communitiesHacking, as a mode of technical and cultural production, is...

The same computer games are played by youths all over the world, and worldwide games become matters of concern in relation to children: worries ris...

**The New York Times Bestseller**''Space elevators, gold asteroids, and fusion-powered toasters - who knew science could be so much fun? Soonish is...

Individuals all over the world can use Airbnb to rent an apartment in a foreign city, check Coursera to find a course on statistics, join PatientsL...

The future will bring change for Australia. But whether that change is for the better or worse largely depends on the decisions we make today as in...

A guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology and why we should never assume that computers always get it right. In...

I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It is tech analyst Jess Kimball Leslie's hilarious, frank homage to the technology that contributed s...

Ninety-five percent of American kids have Internet access by age 11; the average number of texts a teenager sends each month is well over 3,000. Mo...

In this successor to his pioneering Science, Truth, and Democracy, the author revisits the topic explored in his previous work-namely, the challeng...

From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Matt Richtel, a brilliant, narrative-driven exploration of technology's vast influence on the human mind and...

The integration of drones into society has attracted unprecedented attention throughout the world. The change, for aviation, has been described as ...

In his latest book, Eric Scerri presents a completely original account of the nature of scientific progress. It consists of a holistic and unified ...

There are 54.4 million Americans who have disabilities, and 35 million Americans who have a severe disability. For those aged 15 and over, this inc...