This is a bold vision of the electronic media and the nature of reality in a world increasingly wired to technology. It proposes and explores concepts such as: whether democracy is outmoded and must be redesigned to reflect how technology affects power structures; whether the electronic media have extended our psychology as well as our nervous systems and our bodies; whether ar...(展开全部)

This is a bold vision of the electronic media and the nature of reality in a world increasingly wired to technology. It proposes and explores concepts such as: whether democracy is outmoded and must be redesigned to reflect how technology affects power structures; whether the electronic media have extended our psychology as well as our nervous systems and our bodies; whether ar...(展开全部)

The father of virtual reality explains its dazzling possibilities by reflecting on his own lifelong relationship with technology Bridging the gap between tech mania and the experience of being inside the human body, Dawn of the New Everything is a look at what it means to be human at a moment of unprecedented technological possibility. Through a fascinating look back over his l...(展开全部)

The distinguished sociologist Richard Sennett surveys major differences between earlier forms of industrial capitalism and the more global, more febrile, ever more mutable version of capitalism that is taking its place. He shows how these changes affect everyday life—how the work ethic is changing; how new beliefs about merit and talent displace old values of craftsmanship and ...(展开全部)

An astonishing real-life whodunnit and investigative exposé, Brave New Humans reveals the uncomfortable realities of assisted reproduction and its very human fallout. Journalist Sarah Dingle was 27 when she learnt that her identity was a lie. Over dinner one night, her mother casually mentioned Sarah had been conceived using a sperm donor. The man who’d raised Sarah wasn’t her ...(展开全部)

马丁・迈耶(Martin Mayer) 很多年以来，马丁・迈耶一直是金融新闻领域最为人熟知的名字。他出版过众多关于广告、教育、法律、金融等方面的巨著，他曾无数次在美国、欧洲、巴西等国举办的银行家会议上发表过演讲。马丁・迈耶曾于不同时期在几乎所有商业杂志上都发表过文章，并且连续三年担任《美国银行家》的封面专栏作家。

马丁・迈耶(Martin Mayer) 很多年以来，马丁・迈耶一直是金融新闻领域最为人熟知的名字。他出版过众多关于广告、教育、法律、金融等方面的巨著，他曾无数次在美国、欧洲、巴西等国举办的银行家会议上发表过演讲。马丁・迈耶曾于不同时期在几乎所有商业杂志上都发表过文章，并且连续三年担任《美国银行家》的封面专栏作家。

彼得·J·本特利(Peter J. Bentley) 1972年出生，24岁取得博士学位。专精于人工智能、演化运算、计算机的类神经网络、类免疫系统、生物群体智能，以及其他数字生物科技领域的相关研究。目前任教于英国伦敦大学学院（UCL）及韩国高等科学与技术研究院（KAIST），UCL的荣誉资深研究员，同时还是《连线》杂志的特约编辑。 本特利有个小癖好，爱给大众讲科学。广播上做节目聊科学，科学咖啡馆的聚会上谈科学，写科普书讲科学。大科学家讲科学，信手拈来，生动有趣。

彼得·J·本特利(Peter J. Bentley) 1972年出生，24岁取得博士学位。专精于人工智能、演化运算、计算机的类神经网络、类免疫系统、生物群体智能，以及其他数字生物科技领域的相关研究。目前任教于英国伦敦大学学院（UCL）及韩国高等科学与技术研究院（KAIST），UCL的荣誉资深研究员，同时还是《连线》杂志的特约编辑。 本特利有个小癖好，爱给大众讲科学。广播上做节目聊科学，科学咖啡馆的聚会上谈科学，写科普书讲科学。大科学家讲科学，信手拈来，生动有趣。