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The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data
Michael P. Lynch
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Description for The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data
Paperback. This book revolutionises our understanding of what it means to be human in the digital age. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDR; UBJ; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
This fascinating new book (The New Yorker) shows how our digital way of life makes us overvalue some ways of processing information over others and thus risks distorting what it means to be human. Lynch argues that it will be the way in which we adapt our minds to these new tools that will ultimately decide whether or not the Internet of Things will be a net gain for humanity.
This fascinating new book (The New Yorker) shows how our digital way of life makes us overvalue some ways of processing information over others and thus risks distorting what it means to be human. Lynch argues that it will be the way in which we adapt our minds to these new tools that will ultimately decide whether or not the Internet of Things will be a net gain for humanity.
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781631492778
SKU
V9781631492778
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99-43
About Michael P. Lynch
Michael P. Lynch is the director of the Humanities Institute and a professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut. His previous books include True to Life, an Editor's Choice by the New York Times Book Review. A recipient of the Medal for Research Excellence from the University of Connecticut's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Lynch has held grants ... Read more
Reviews for The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data
Lynch's basic argument is that if we understand better the conditions under which knowledge is produced and disseminated-conditions he explores clearly and cogently-then we will become more 'responsible' knowers.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal