Artificial unintelligence: how computers misunderstand the world

In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed systems. We are so eager to do everything digitally--hiring, driving, paying bills, even choosing romantic partners--that we have stopped demanding that our technology actually work. Broussard, a so…

Handbook of communication for development and social change

This handbook provides a single reference resource for communication for development and social change. Increasingly, one considers communication to be crucial to effectively tackle the major problems of today. Hence, the question being addressed in this handbook is, is there a right communication strategy? Perspectives on sustainability, participation, and culture in communication have changed…

Media sociology

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9780415051101

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1 online resource (138 pages) : illustrations

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302.2 BAR m

Society 5.0

Following the rapid development of connected technologies, which are now highly sophisticated and spread across the globe, Society 5.0 has emerged and brought with it a dramatic societal shift. In 1998, Kodak, the world leader in photographic film, had 170,000 employees. It thus seemed unthinkable that just 3 years later, the majority of people would stop taking photographs to paper film and th…

Engineering tools for environmental risk management

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9781315778778

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[TLK-LIB-128]

Planning in postmodern times

This book analyses planning from a postmodern perpective and explores alternative conceptions based on a combination of postmodern thinking and other fields of social theory.

Culture and security : symbolic power and the politics of international security

"In this volume Michael Williams examines the role of culture in contemporary security policies, and provides a critical overview of the ways in which culture has been theorized in security studies. This book offers key insights into contemporary security politics and transatlantic relations, and will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of international relations, security …

Mass media : coverage, objectivity, and changes

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978-1-62100-142-3

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[KOM-LIB-63]

Semiotics : theory and applications

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[KOM-LIB-60]

PERSPECTIVES AND POLICIES ON ICT IN SOCIETY An IFIP TC9 (Computers and Societ…

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978-0387-25588-0

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[TIF-LIB-04]