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Data and Goliath: the hidden battles to collect your data and control your world
Par Bruce Schneier. 2015
Computer security expert details the state of data analysis in the twenty-first century, including the ways it is generated and…
collected, as well as how to protect it. He examines the entities collecting data, the ways data is analyzed, and the predictions it can make. 2015Newsmakers: Microsoft Founder and Philanthropist (Newsmakers)
Par Marylou Morano Kjelle. 2015
Eight books featuring newsworthy individuals. Includes: Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Malala Yousafzai, Mark Zuckerberg, Nelson Mandela, Pope Francis, Steve Jobs,…
and Vladimir Putin. The series covers their contributions to society as well as controversies. Questions to promote critical thinking are provided. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2015Culture crash: the killing of the creative class
Par Scott Timberg. 2015
Journalist examines the effects of pervasive digital technology and attendant economic developments on the arts in the twenty-first century. Laments…
the decline of vibrant local cultural scenes. Discusses negative consequences for the creation of art in the first place, the disappearance of physical spaces that foster creativity, and future prospects. 2015@WAR: the rise of the military-Internet complex
Par Shane Harris. 2014
Journalist Shane Harris delves into the technologically-focused side of modern warfare. The "fifth domain" of warfare has found a home…
in United States defense agencies, many of whom employ teams of hackers against enemy targets. Cybersecurity and the use of data mining from tech giants like Google and Facebook are also discussed. 2014To build and retain business, Caesars Entertainment in Las Vegas mines customer data, tracking what customers like to play, what…
foods they enjoy, when they prefer to visit, and more. Many companies have adopted this model to remain competitive, but Tanner examines both the benefits and the destructive nature of this practice. 2014The Internet is Not the Answer
Par Andrew Keen. 2015
Columnist examines the negative effects of the Internet, from its inception in the 1960s with ARPANET to the twenty-first century.…
Examines business interests involved in the Internet's development, the Net's uses in military and government surveillance programs, and the culture of Silicon Valley,2015The innovators: how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution
Par Walter Isaacson. 2014
Author of Steve Jobs (DB 73682) chronicles the development of the digital age and the personalities involved. Proceeds from the…
1833 meeting of Lady Ada Lovelace--sometimes described as the world's first computer programmer--and Charles Babbage--pioneer inventor of complex mechanical calculators--to the computer Watson winning Jeopardy! in 2011. 2014Investigative journalist for Forbes profiles well-known information activists of the early twenty-first century, including Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks; Bradley…
Manning; and Daniel Domscheit-Berg, founder of OpenLeaks. Examines the culture of politically motivated computer hackers. 2012The people's platform: taking back power and culture in the digital age
Par Astra Taylor. 2014
Journalist argues that the digital media empires of the early twenty-first century have not revolutionized "old" media as much as…
replaced it. Advocates for sustainable culture, which includes the preservation of digital media. 2014Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist reveals the methods that governments, organizations, companies, and criminals use to scoop up personal data from the…
Internet. Describes the techniques she employed to evade those "dragnets"--such as not using Gmail or Google's search engine--and discusses untraceable technology options. 2014Diabetic retinopathy: from diagnosis to treatment
Par Homayoun Tabandeh, David S. Boyer. 2014
Retina specialists and authors of Macular Degeneration (DB 74495) describe diabetic retinopathy, a potential problem for people with diabetes. Discuss…
its development, treatment options and ways to slow its progress, and lifestyle changes that lead to better glucose control. Offer advice on coping with visual impairment. 2014The second machine age: work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant technologies
Par Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee. 2014
Brynjolfsson, director, and McAfee, principal research scientist of MIT's Center for Digital Business, explore the effects of digital technologies on…
our lives and economy. They examine the widening economic gaps and the capabilities of artificial intelligence, and propose tax, research, and education policy changes to reflect the changing environment. 2014Windows 8 for seniors for dummies
Par Mark Justice Hinton. 2012
Guide to Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system explains creating and organizing documents, connecting to the Internet, playing games, watching movies,…
using social networks, e-mailing, taking and sharing photos, protecting your data, and more. 2012Moonlight sonata at the Mayo Clinic
Par Nora Gallagher. 2013
Middle-aged essayist describes the two years from 2009 to 2011 that she spent in the "land of the sick," searching…
for a diagnosis and treatment for her inflamed optic nerve. Also describes her spiritual disorientation in this companion to Things Seen and Unseen (DB 49806). 2013Inside Apple: how America's most admired--and secretive--company really works
Par Adam Lashinsky. 2012
Computer industry reporter for Fortune magazine profiles the management practices of Apple Inc. Examines the transfer of leadership from Steve…
Jobs to Tim Cook in the two months prior to Jobs' death in 2011. Investigates the ways a culture of innovation is supported within the company. 2012Second suns: two doctors and their amazing quest to restore sight and save lives
Par David Oliver Relin. 2013
The late coauthor of Three Cups of Tea (DB 64285) describes following ophthalmologists Geoffrey Tabin and Sanduk Ruit as they…
performed eye surgeries in rural Nepal. Discusses the 1995 founding of the Himalayan Cataract Project to prevent blindness in the Third World. 2013Big data: a revolution that will transform how we live, work, and think
Par Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor Mayer-Schonberger, Kenneth Cukier, Kenneth Niel Cukier. 2013
Oxford professor and The Economist data editor explain the ways that large collections of data are making it possible to…
predict flu outbreaks, airline ticket prices, consumer interests, and more. They also discuss the risks of gathering so much information and the need to protect personal privacy. 2013Macular disease: practical strategies for living with vision loss
Par Peggy R. Wolfe. 2011
Second edition of guidebook suggests strategies to compensate for declining vision. Provides tips for organizing one's home; dealing with financial,…
personal, and legal affairs; and maximizing one's independence. Lists technological devices available and organizations and businesses that offer assistance. 2011Turing's cathedral: the origins of the digital universe
Par George Dyson. 2012
Technology historian examines the creation of one of the first computers: the Universal Machine proposed by Alan Turing in 1936.…
Chronicles the 1945 gathering of scientists, led by mathematician John von Neumann, who constructed the theoretical machine that would later assist early weather modeling and nuclear weapons development. 2012The man with the bionic brain: and other victories over paralysis
Par Jon Mukand. 2012
Rehabilitation physician discusses BrainGate, the microelectrode system that operates by recognizing thought patterns that can manipulate a computer screen. Recounts…
implanting the device in the brain of Matthew Nagle, a twenty-one-year-old who suffered a stab wound in his neck that severed his spinal cord and made him a quadriplegic. 2012