by vanissadrar | Jul 16, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS
I’ll be honest—when I first picked up AI at War, I expected the usual mixture of technological hype and futuristic speculation: bold predictions about machines transforming warfare, endless references to artificial intelligence, and perhaps a few dramatic claims...
by vanissadrar | Jul 9, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS
I’ll be honest—when I first picked up Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me), I expected a fairly conventional psychology book about cognitive biases, sprinkled with amusing anecdotes about human irrationality. The title certainly suggests something lighthearted....
by vanissadrar | Jun 26, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS
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 | BOOKS REVIEWS
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 | BOOKS REVIEWS
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 | BOOKS REVIEWS
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...
