User Error explodes the myth of computer technology as juggernaut. Multimedia educator Ellen Rose shows that there is no bandwagon, no out-of-control dynamo, no titanic conspiracy to overwhelm us. Instead, there is our own desire to...
Human-computer interaction
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Auteur:Kennedy, ChrisSommaire:Five years ago, aliens destroyed a carrier and its airwing at Jupiter without warning. Since then, the Earth’s nations have learned to work together, and they want to know more about the aliens who appeared, attacked, and vanished...
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Auteur:Nass, Clifford IvarSommaire: - Auteur:Nass, Clifford IvarSommaire:
Nass shares conclusions from his Stanford University research. Nass's theory outlines a new blueprint for successful human relationships.
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Auteur:Feist, Richard, Beauvais, Chantal, Shukla, RajeshSommaire:A philosophical examination of technology’s growing influence. This pioneering collection explores the relationship between technology and free will. Rejecting the notion of technology as a neutral addition to our lives, the...
- Auteur:Kasulke, CalvinSommaire:
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick! - A work-from-home comedy where WFH meets WTF. "An absurd, hilarious romp through the haunted house of late-stage capitalism."-Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House. Told...
- Auteur:Wells, MarthaSommaire:
SciFi's favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's...
- Auteur:Wells, MarthaSommaire:
When Murderbot's human associates are captured and need its help, it must choose between inertia and drastic action, in this first, full-length standalone novel about a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction.
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The New York Times bestselling security droid with a heart (though it wouldn't admit it!) Is back in Fugitive Telemetry! Having captured the hearts of readers across the globe (Annalee Newitz says it's "one of the most humane portraits...
- Auteur:Gibert, MartinSommaire:
Les véhicules autonomes, assistants virtuels et autres systèmes d'intelligence artificielle sont conçus pour prendre eux-mêmes des décisions. Alors qu'ils sont appelés à occuper une place grandissante dans nos vies, nous...
- Auteur:Wells, MarthaSommaire:
"I love Murderbot!" -Ann Leckie. The fourth and final part of the Murderbot Diaries series that began with All Systems Red. Murderbot wasn't programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be...
- Auteur:Suarez, DanielSommaire:
The death of a legendary computer game designer activates a daemon, a computer program he designed to dismantle society and bring about a new world order. An unlikely alliance of systems experts and government agents try to prove the...
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Auteur:Turkle, SherrySommaire:Consider Facebook-it's human contact, only easier to engage with and easier to avoid. Developing technology promises closeness. Sometimes it delivers, but much of our modern life leaves us less connected with people and more connected...
- Auteur:Wells, MarthaSommaire:
A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Winner: 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella Winner: 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella Winner: 2018 Alex Award Winner: 2018 Locus Award One of the Verge's Best Books of 2017 A murderous android...
- Auteur:CLARKE, Arthur CSommaire:
The joint US/USSR space exploration begins. A sentinel, left on the Moon by the Star people, warns them of man's development and leads the expedition survivor to join them at the Galaxy's centre.
- Auteur:Clarke, Arthur C.Sommaire:
The classic science fiction novel that changed the way we looked at the stars and ourselves. From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man ventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space...
