by vanissadrar | Jun 26, 2026 | Book Review
I’ll be honest — I went into this book a little skeptical. Tech criticism has become its own cottage industry, and a lot of it follows a predictable script: Silicon Valley bad, the internet broken, democracy endangered, see you in the footnotes. Jonathan...
by vanissadrar | Jun 11, 2026 | Book Review
The Big Idea: Reclaim human values, connection, and autonomy in a world increasingly dominated by digital technology and algorithmic thinking. Media theorist and digital culture critic Douglas Rushkoff presents a manifesto for reasserting human agency against...
by vanissadrar | Jun 7, 2026 | Book Review
The Big Idea: Cyberspace has become a battleground where nations fight for power, information, and control—with profound implications for everyone. Adam Segal, director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations, examines how...
by vanissadrar | May 28, 2026 | Book Review
The Big Idea: Rapid technological and social change creates psychological distress—and society must learn to cope with accelerating transformation. Published in 1970, Alvin Toffler’s “Future Shock” introduced a concept that remains strikingly...
by vanissadrar | May 27, 2026 | Book Review
The Big Idea: An early Facebook investor and mentor to Mark Zuckerberg reveals how the platform became a threat—and how his warnings were ignored. Roger McNamee was an early Facebook investor and advisor who mentored Mark Zuckerberg during the company’s growth...
