The blind giant
Subtitle: being human in a digital world
By: Nick Harkaway
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781848546417; 9781848546448
Subjects: Social aspects; Modern Civilization; Information technology
Other titles: Being human in a digital world
Description: The digital age : an age of isolation, warped communication, disintegrating community, where unfiltered and unregulated information pours relentlessly through our lives, destorying what it means to be human. Or an age of marvels, where there is a world of wonder at our fingertips. Where we can communicated across the globe, learn in the blink of an eye, pull down the barriers that divide us and move forward together. Whatever your reaction to technological culutre, the speed with which oru world is changing is both mesmerising and challenging. In The Blind Giant, novelest and tech blogger Nick Harkaway draws together fascination and disparate ideas to answer the charge that digital culture is the source of all our modern ills, while at the same time showing where the dangers are real and suggesting how they can be combated. This is an essential handbook for everyone trying to be human in a digtal age -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.