Over the past few decades there has been a revolution in terms of who controls knowledge and information. This rapid change has imperiled the way we think. Without pausing to consider the cost, the world has rushed to embrace the products and services of four titanic corporations. We shop with Amazon; socialize on Facebook; turn to Apple for entertainment; and rely on Google fo...(展开全部)

Most of us will freely admit that we are obsessed with our devices. We pride ourselves on our ability to multitask—read work email, reply to a text, check Facebook, watch a video clip. Talk on the phone, send a text, drive a car. Enjoy family dinner with a glowing smartphone next to our plates. We can do it all, 24/7! Never mind the errors in the email, the near-miss on the roa...(展开全部)

Most of us will freely admit that we are obsessed with our devices. We pride ourselves on our ability to multitask—read work email, reply to a text, check Facebook, watch a video clip. Talk on the phone, send a text, drive a car. Enjoy family dinner with a glowing smartphone next to our plates. We can do it all, 24/7! Never mind the errors in the email, the near-miss on the roa...(展开全部)

Big Tech’s 21st century dominance over the Internet is being challenged, creating a new frontier of opportunity for those familiar with the territory. Today’s technology headlines are filled with terms such as bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and Web3, while separately making frequent mention of Big Tech’s censorship, antitrust, and microtargeting. At the middle ground between these to...(展开全部)

“Insightful and well-written . . . [Suzman chronicles] how much humankind can still learn from the disappearing way of life of the most marginalized communities on earth.” -Yuval Noah Harari, author of SAPIENS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMAN KIND and HOMO DEUS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TOMORROW WASHINGTON POST'S 50 NOTABLE WORKS OF NONFICTION IN 2017 AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2017 A vibrant port...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·苏兹曼（James Suzman） 苏格兰圣安德鲁斯大学人类学学士，爱丁堡大学社会人类学博士。自1996年起，他便开始在博茨瓦纳和纳米比亚的卡拉哈里沙漠，与每个主要的布须曼族群共同生活和工作。苏兹曼在卡拉哈里当地更广为人知的名字是“昆塔”（/Kunta），这是他的昆族( !Kung）名字。直到今天，布须曼人仍对苏兹曼保留着深刻的记忆。 2001—2004年，苏兹曼获剑桥大学非洲研究斯穆兹联邦奖学金（Smuts Commonwealth Fellowship）。2007年，加入戴比尔斯集团公司（De Beers Group of Companies），担任全球公共事务主管。 自2013年以来，苏兹曼一直在持续研究卡拉哈里的相关问题，并于英国剑桥大学创立了人类学智库“人类”(Anthropos）。

詹姆斯·苏兹曼（James Suzman） 苏格兰圣安德鲁斯大学人类学学士，爱丁堡大学社会人类学博士。自1996年起，他便开始在博茨瓦纳和纳米比亚的卡拉哈里沙漠，与每个主要的布须曼族群共同生活和工作。苏兹曼在卡拉哈里当地更广为人知的名字是“昆塔”（/Kunta），这是他的昆族( !Kung）名字。直到今天，布须曼人仍对苏兹曼保留着深刻的记忆。 2001—2004年，苏兹曼获剑桥大学非洲研究斯穆兹联邦奖学金（Smuts Commonwealth Fellowship）。2007年，加入戴比尔斯集团公司（De Beers Group of Companies），担任全球公共事务主管。 自2013年以来，苏兹曼一直在持续研究卡拉哈里的相关问题，并于英国剑桥大学创立了人类学智库“人类”(Anthropos）。

“Insightful and well-written . . . [Suzman chronicles] how much humankind can still learn from the disappearing way of life of the most marginalized communities on earth.” -Yuval Noah Harari, author of SAPIENS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMAN KIND and HOMO DEUS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TOMORROW WASHINGTON POST'S 50 NOTABLE WORKS OF NONFICTION IN 2017 AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2017 A vibrant port...(展开全部)

From the mid-sixteenth through the end of the seventeenth century, Chinese intellectuals attended more to dreams and dreaming―and in a wider array of genres―than in any other period of Chinese history. Taking the approach of cultural history, this ambitious yet accessible work aims both to describe the most salient aspects of this “dream arc” and to explain its trajectory in ti...(展开全部)

From the mid-sixteenth through the end of the seventeenth century, Chinese intellectuals attended more to dreams and dreaming―and in a wider array of genres―than in any other period of Chinese history. Taking the approach of cultural history, this ambitious yet accessible work aims both to describe the most salient aspects of this “dream arc” and to explain its trajectory in ti...(展开全部)