Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut

Shenk, David

ISBN 10: 0062515519 / ISBN 13: 9780062515513

Editore: HarperOne, 1998

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• Titolo: Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut
• Editore: HarperOne
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0062515519
• ISBN 13: 9780062515513
• Rilegatura: Trade Paperback
• Condizione: Very Good
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Science, Technology, Mathematics, Engineering
  • Culture, Society, Counter Culture

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Riassunto

Media scholar ( and Internet Enthusiast ) David Shenk examines the troubling effects of information proliferation on our bodies, our brains, our relationships, and our culture, then offers strikingly down-to-earth insights for coping with the deluge.

With a skillful mixture of personal essay, firsthand reportage, and sharp analysis, Shenk illustrates the central paradox of our time: as our world gets more complex, our responses to it become increasingly simplistic. He draws convincing links between data smog and stress distraction, indecision, cultural fragmentation, social vulgarity, and more.

But there's hope for a saner, more meaningful future, as Shenk offers a wealth of novel prescriptions—both personal and societal—for dispelling data smog.

Informazioni sull?autore

David Shenk, a former Freedom Forum fellow, has written for Wired, Harper's, The New Republic, the New York Times and the Washington Post, and is a commentator for National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."