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|  books: Top Releases in Science  |
|  23 Apr 25 18:43:00  |
 MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet 1fb3e595 PID: OpenXP/5.0.64 (Win32) CHRS: ASCII 1 TZUTC: -0400 Here is a list of recently notable books that pertain to science-technology: Top Releases in Science These five provocative titles take on social media, music streaming, AI, and the cult of futurism, confronting the myths, motives, and mayhem behind our most powerful technologies and challenging the stories we tell ourselves about progress and who gets to define it. [O] More Everything Forever by Adam Becker 9781541619593 Domination, space colonization, and the quest to transcend mortality-this science-backed takedown of Silicon Valley's most extreme ambitions lays bare the flawed logic and self-interest driving these grandiose visions and how they distract from the urgent crises endangering our planet. [O] Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly 9781668083505 A bestselling, searing indictment of Spotify's algorithm-driven design that reveals the radical impact it has on both music consumption and creation, trapping artists and audiences in a system that promotes conformity and stifles creative expression. [O] Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World by Parmy Olson 9781250337740 This Financial Times and Schroders Best Business Book of 2024 chronicles the gripping showdown between two CEOs at the helm of the AI revolution. Behind the innovation lies a fight for dominance that's unleashing reckless technology into every corner of society and rewriting the future for us all. [O] Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart by Nicholas Carr 9781324064619 From the bestselling author of The Shallows comes a sobering look at how the tools we use to stay connected compromise our ability to think, feel, and relate-urging a clear-eyed reckoning with technology's influence and our role in its unraveling. [O] Owned by Eoin Higgins 9781645030461 A riveting investigation into how tech moguls and former crusaders for truth are reshaping media, exposing the surprising alliances, power plays, and ideological shifts converging to rewrite the rules (and risks) of modern journalism. --- OpenXP 5.0.64 * Origin: A turtle that surfs the dark web. [o] A TORtoise (2:221/1.58) SEEN-BY: 50/22 103/705 105/81 106/201 124/5016 128/187 129/305 153/757 SEEN-BY: 153/7715 154/10 30 110 201/0 203/0 218/700 221/1 6 226/30 SEEN-BY: 227/114 229/110 114 206 300 317 400 426 428 470 550 664 700 SEEN-BY: 229/705 240/1120 5832 263/1 266/512 280/464 5003 5006 291/111 SEEN-BY: 292/854 8125 301/1 310/31 320/219 322/757 341/66 234 342/200 SEEN-BY: 396/45 423/81 120 460/58 256 1124 467/888 633/280 712/848 SEEN-BY: 770/1 902/26 5020/400 8912 5054/30 5075/35 PATH: 221/1 280/464 460/58 229/426 |
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