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Matt Ridley
How Innovation Works
Serendipity, Energy And The Saving Of Time
The products of innovation are all around us, from light bulbs and nuclear energy to antibiotics, artificial intelligence and even wheelie suitcases.
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Gemma Milne
Smoke & Mirrors
How Hype Obscures the Future and How to See Past It
Bombastic headlines about science and technology are nothing new. To cut through the constant stream of information and misinformation on social media, or grab the attention of investors, or convince governments to take notice, strident headlines or bold claims seem necessary to give complex, nuanced information some wow factor.
This book is a guide to combat and discount this hype effect.
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James Ball
The System
Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us
In this powerful and necessary book, James Ball sets out on a global journey into the inner workings of the system. From the computer scientists to the cable guys, the billionaire investors to the ad men, the intelligence agencies to the regulators, these are the real-life figures powering the internet and pulling the strings of our society.
