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Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
Bruce Schneier
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Description for Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
Hardcover. In today's hyper-connected society, understanding the mechanisms of trust is crucial. Issues of trust are critical to solving problems as diverse as corporate responsibility, global warming, and the political system. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JKS; UR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 648.
In today's hyper-connected society, understanding the mechanisms of trust is crucial. Issues of trust are critical to solving problems as diverse as corporate responsibility, global warming, and the political system. In this insightful and entertaining book, Schneier weaves together ideas from across the social and biological sciences to explain how society induces trust. He shows the unique role of trust in facilitating and stabilizing human society. He discusses why and how trust has evolved, why it works the way it does, and the ways the information society is changing everything.
In today's hyper-connected society, understanding the mechanisms of trust is crucial. Issues of trust are critical to solving problems as diverse as corporate responsibility, global warming, and the political system. In this insightful and entertaining book, Schneier weaves together ideas from across the social and biological sciences to explain how society induces trust. He shows the unique role of trust in facilitating and stabilizing human society. He discusses why and how trust has evolved, why it works the way it does, and the ways the information society is changing everything.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118143308
SKU
V9781118143308
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99-2
About Bruce Schneier
BRUCE SCHNEIER is an internationally renowned security technologist who studies the human side of security. A prolific author, he has written hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers, as well as eleven books that together have sold more than 400,000 copies. He has testified before Congress, is a frequent guest on television and radio, and is regularly quoted in the ... Read more
Reviews for Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
"One of the best books I've read this year is by a security technologist, Bruce Schneier. In Liars and Outliers, he sets out to investigate how trust works in society and in business, how it is betrayed and the degree to which technology changes all of that, for the better or the worse. Schneier absolutely understands how profoundly trust oils ... Read more