The word ‘data’ has entered everyday conversation, but do we really understand what it means? How can we begin to grasp the scope and scale of our new data-rich world, and can we truly comprehend what is at stake? In Data Lives, renowned social scientist Rob Kitchin explores the intricacies of data creation and charts how data-driven technologies have become essential to how so...(展开全部)

What identity means in an algorithmic age: how it works, how our lives are controlled by it, and how we can resist it Algorithms are everywhere, organizing the near limitless data that exists in our world. Derived from our every search, like, click, and purchase, algorithms determine the news we get, the ads we see, the information accessible to us and even who our friends are....(展开全部)

沙伦.莫勒姆 博士，获奖科学家、医生，以及《纽约时报》畅销书作者。其研究和作品通过医药学、遗传学、历史和生物学的相互融合，以一种新颖而又引人入胜的方式来解释人类的身体是如何工作的。他还是《纽约时报》畅销书《病者生存》(Survival of the Sickest)和《性之谜》 (How Sex Works)的作者。他的著作已被翻译成 30 余种语言。 莫勒姆博士是《阿兹海默病期刊》(Journal of Alzheimer's Disease)的副主编。他通过科学研究最终发现了 Siderocillin，一种全新的用来对抗对多种抗生素具有耐药性或可称为“超级病菌”的微生物的抗生素类药物，他还荣获了 19 项与生物技术和人类健康有关的发明专利，他与别人共同创办了两家生物技术公司。莫勒姆博士和他的研究项目已为《纽约时报》《新科学家》杂志、《时代》杂志以...(展开全部)

沙伦.莫勒姆 博士，获奖科学家、医生，以及《纽约时报》畅销书作者。其研究和作品通过医药学、遗传学、历史和生物学的相互融合，以一种新颖而又引人入胜的方式来解释人类的身体是如何工作的。他还是《纽约时报》畅销书《病者生存》(Survival of the Sickest)和《性之谜》 (How Sex Works)的作者。他的著作已被翻译成 30 余种语言。 莫勒姆博士是《阿兹海默病期刊》(Journal of Alzheimer's Disease)的副主编。他通过科学研究最终发现了 Siderocillin，一种全新的用来对抗对多种抗生素具有耐药性或可称为“超级病菌”的微生物的抗生素类药物，他还荣获了 19 项与生物技术和人类健康有关的发明专利，他与别人共同创办了两家生物技术公司。莫勒姆博士和他的研究项目已为《纽约时报》《新科学家》杂志、《时代》杂志以...(展开全部)

The human brain is more beautiful and complex than anything we could ever build but it's far from perfect. Our memory is unreliable; we can't multiply large sums in our heads; advertising manipulates our judgment; we tend to distrust people who are different from us; supernatural beliefs are hard to shake and we prefer instant gratification to long-term gain. Dean Buonomano ill...(展开全部)

Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the studies of Drs. Christakis and Fowler, which have repeatedly made front-page news nationwide. In CONNECTED, the authors explain why emoti...(展开全部)

Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the studies of Drs. Christakis and Fowler, which have repeatedly made front-page news nationwide. In CONNECTED, the authors explain why emoti...(展开全部)