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Social Exclusion, Power, and Video Game Play
Lexington Books 2012; US$ 74.99This book represents cutting-edge research that addresses major issues of social exclusion, power and liberatory fantasies in virtual play. Specifically, the scope of the book examines three areas of concern: social psychological implications of virtual gameplay; reproduction and contestation of social inequality in virtual realms. more...
Singularity Rising
BenBella Books, Inc. 2012; US$ 16.95In Ray Kurzweil?s New York Times bestseller The Singularity is Near , the futurist and entrepreneur describes the Singularity, a likely future utterly different than anything we can imagine. The Singularity is triggered by the tremendous growth of human and computing intelligence that is an almost inevitable outcome of Moore's Law. Since the book's... more...
Brain Gain
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 26.99"In an age where the answer to every question is at your fingertips, where does the human brain fit in?? In one hand-held object, we are able to manage all of our calendars, documents, and interpersonal relationships with such ease that many people are lost when forced to do perform these tasks without the aid of electronics. Often heard are... more...
Abundance
Free Press 2012; Not AvailableProviding abundance is humanity?s grandest challenge?this is a book about how we rise to meet it. We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp. This bold, contrarian view, backed up by exhaustive research, introduces our near-term future, where exponentially... more...
Abundance
Free Press 2012; Not AvailableProviding abundance is humanity?s grandest challenge?this is a book about how we rise to meet it. We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp. This bold, contrarian view, backed up by exhaustive research, introduces our near-term future, where exponentially... more...
Technology Policy
De Gruyter 1994; US$ 154.00Technology Policy: Towards an Integration of Social and Ecological Concerns. more...
Why the Net Matters, or Six Easy Ways to Avert the Collapse of Civilization
Canongate Books 2011; US$ 8.33The advent of the internet has been one of the most significant technological developments in history. In this thought-provoking and groundbreaking work David Eagleman, author of international bestseller SUM, presents six ways in which the net saves us from major existential threats: epidemics, poor information flow, natural disasters, political corruption,... more...
The Watch on the Heath: Science and Religion before Darwin (Text Only)
HarperCollins Publishers 2012; Not AvailableGalileo once wrote that ?the Bible tells us how to go to Heaven, but not how the heavens go?. From the Greeks to the present day, thoughtful people have struggled to reconcile the discoveries of science with religious belief and authority. more...









