Radical Technologies
Previously a rock critic, bike messenger, and psychological operations specialist in the United States Army, Adam Greenfield spent over a decade working in the design and development of networked digital information technologies, including roles as lead information architect for the Tokyo office of internet services consultancy Razorfish, Independent User-Experience Designer, and Head of Design Direction for Service and User-Interface Design at Nokia headquarters in Helsinki.
Everywhere we look, a remarkable new device promises to transform our lives. But at what price? Leading technology thinker Adam Greenfield compels us to reexamine our relationship with the networked objects, services, and spaces that define us in this urgent and revelatory exploration of our Information Age. It is time to reconsider the Silicon Valley consensus on the future.
Advancements ranging from augmented-reality interfaces and virtual assistants to self-driving automobiles and autonomous delivery drones will make life easier, more convenient, and more productive. 3D printing promises unparalleled control over the form and distribution of matter, while Blockchain has the potential to alter everything from the recording and exchange of money to the way we conduct our daily lives. Meanwhile, devilishly complicated algorithms are quietly altering the economy, transforming the fundamental parameters of our politics, and even redefining what it means to be human.
After successfully colonizing everyday life, these radical technologies are now shaping the options open to us in the coming years. How do they function? What are the problems they pose to us as persons and societies? Who stands to gain from their adoption? In answering these concerns, Radical Technologies exposes the scope and character of the catastrophe we are currently facing—and gives strategies for reclaiming our stake in the future. And this book is among the best books on Blockchain for you.
Author: Adam Greenfield
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1784780456/
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