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  • Devices of the Soul

    Battling for Our Selves in an Age of Machines

    de Steve Talbott ...
    "Self-forgetfulness is the reigning temptation of the technological era. This is why we so readily give our assent to the absurd proposition that a computer can add two plus two, despite the obvious fact that it can do nothing of the sort--not if we have in mind anything remotely resembling what we do when we add numbers. In the computer's case, the mechanics of addition involve no motivation, no ... Leer más

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  • Beyond Biotechnology

    The Barren Promise of Genetic Engineering

    Series series Culture of the Land
    In 2001 the Human Genome Project announced that it had successfully mapped the entire genetic content of human DNA. Scientists, politicians, theologians, and pundits speculated about what would follow, conjuring everything from nightmare scenarios of state-controlled eugenics to the hope of engineering disease-resistant newborns. As with debates surrounding stem-cell research, the seemingly ... Leer más

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  • Global Catastrophic Risks

    Edición de Nick Bostrom, Milan M. Cirkovic ...
    A global catastrophic risk is one with the potential to wreak death and destruction on a global scale. In human history, wars and plagues have done so on more than one occasion, and misguided ideologies and totalitarian regimes have darkened an entire era or a region. Advances in technology are adding dangers of a new kind. It could happen again. In Global Catastrophic Risks 25 leading experts ... Leer más

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  • Biotechnology

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  • We the Media

    Grassroots Journalism By the People, For the People

    de Dan Gillmor ...
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  • Eating in the Dark

    America's Experiment with Genetically Engineered Food

    de Kathleen Hart ...
    Most Americans eat genetically modified food on a daily basis, but few of us are aware we’re eating something that has been altered. Meanwhile, consumers abroad refuse to buy our engineered crops; their groceries are labeled so that everyone knows if the contents have been modified. What’s going on here? Why does the U.S. government treat engineered foods so differently from the rest of the world ... Leer más

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  • The New Community Rules

    Marketing on the Social Web

    Blogs, networking sites, and other examples of the social web provide businesses with a largely untapped marketing channel for products and services. But how do you take advantage of them? With The New Community Rules, you'll understand how social web technologies work, and learn the most practical and effective ways to reach people who frequent these sites.Written by an expert in social media and ... Leer más

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  • Rise of the Machines

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  • Measuring the User Experience

    Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics

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    Measuring the User Experience was the first book that focused on how to quantify the user experience. Now in the second edition, the authors include new material on how recent technologies have made it easier and more effective to collect a broader range of data about the user experience. As more UX and web professionals need to justify their design decisions with solid, reliable data, Measuring ... Leer más

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  • Fundamentals of Enzyme Kinetics

    Now in its fourth edition, this textbook is one of the few titles worldwide to cover enzyme kinetics in its entire scope and the only one to include its implications for bioinformatics and systems biology. Multi-enzyme complexes and cooperativity are therefore treated in more detail than in any other textbook on the market.The respected and well known author is one of the most experienced ... Leer más

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