The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information

~ andrea resmini put "The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information" onto shelf andrea resmini finished "The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information"

Freakonomics

~ andrea resmini put "Freakonomics" onto shelf andrea resmini finished "Freakonomics" Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much heralded scholar w ...

Topophilia

~ andrea resmini put "Topophilia" onto shelf andrea resmini finished "Topophilia" What are the links between environment and world view? Topophilia, the affective bond between people and place, is the primary theme of this book that examines environmental perceptions and values at different levels: the species, the group, and the individual. Yi-Fu Tuan holds culture and environment and topophilia and environment as distinct in order to show how they mutually contribute to the ...

The Inmates Are Running the Asylum

~ andrea resmini finished "The Inmates Are Running the Asylum" Imagine, at a terrifyingly aggressive rate, everything you regularly use is being equipped with computer technology. Think about your phone, cameras, cars-everything-being automated and programmed by people who in their rush to accept the many benefits of the silicon chip, have abdicated their responsibility to make these products easy to use. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum argues that the bu ...

Peers, Pirates, and Persuasion

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Existence, Space & Architecture

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