The glass cage : automation and us
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2014].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 276 pages ; 25 cm.
Status
Moab Library - Adult Non-fiction Book
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2014].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 232-261) and index.
Description
Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, as he explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure. Even as they bring ease to our lives, these programs are stealing something essential from us. Drawing on psychological and neurological studies that underscore how tightly people’s happiness and satisfaction are tied to performing hard work in the real world, Carr reveals something we already suspect: shifting our attention to computer screens can leave us disengaged and discontented. From nineteenth-century textile mills to the cockpits of modern jets, from the frozen hunting grounds of Inuit tribes to the sterile landscapes of GPS maps, The Glass Cage explores the impact of automation from a deeply human perspective, examining the personal as well as the economic consequences of our growing dependence on computers. With a characteristic blend of history and philosophy, poetry and science, Carr takes us on a journey from the work and early theory of Adam Smith and Alfred North Whitehead to the latest research into human attention, memory, and happiness, culminating in a moving meditation on how we can use technology to expand the human experience.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Carr, N. G. (2014). The glass cage: automation and us (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carr, Nicholas G., 1959-. 2014. The Glass Cage: Automation and Us. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carr, Nicholas G., 1959-. The Glass Cage: Automation and Us W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Carr, Nicholas G. The Glass Cage: Automation and Us First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.
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