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The Second Machine Age Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee

The Second Machine Age Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee

by vanissadrar | Feb 12, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS

The Big Idea: Digital technologies create massive wealth, but distribution of that wealth remains deeply problematic. MIT researchers Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee present a compelling analysis of how digital technologies are transforming economics and society...
The Inevitable Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly

The Inevitable Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly

by vanissadrar | Feb 5, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS

The Big Idea: Technology follows predictable patterns that can be understood and prepared for. Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired magazine, presents a fascinating and optimistic vision of the technological future in “The Inevitable.” Rather...
Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle

Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle

by vanissadrar | Jan 15, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS

Sherry Turkle’s Reclaiming Conversation is a thoughtful and urgent examination of how digital technology is reshaping human communication. Building on her previous work, Turkle moves beyond a simple critique of screens to focus on what we lose when face-to-face...
The society of the selfie : social media and the crisis of liberal democracy by Jeremiah Morelock & Felipe Ziotti Narita

The society of the selfie : social media and the crisis of liberal democracy by Jeremiah Morelock & Felipe Ziotti Narita

by vanissadrar | Dec 31, 2025 | BOOKS REVIEWS

A Deep Dive into Digital Culture and Fragmented Society In The Society of the Selfie, Jeremiah Morelock and Felipe Ziotti Narita present a profound critique of how social media reshapes individual identity and collective life. Moving beyond common concerns about...
Infocracy : digitilization and the crisis of democracy Byung-Chul Han, Daniel Steuer

Infocracy : digitilization and the crisis of democracy Byung-Chul Han, Daniel Steuer

by vanissadrar | Dec 25, 2025 | BOOKS REVIEWS

Infocracy presents a philosophical critique of the impact of digitalization on the fundamental structures of democracy and human agency. The book’s central thesis is that we are transitioning from a disciplinary society, as analyzed by Foucault, into an...
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