Inventing The Future

Author : Nick Srnicek,Alex Williams
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781784780982

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Inventing the Future by Nick Srnicek,Alex Williams Pdf

A major new manifesto for the end of capitalism Neoliberalism isn’t working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite. Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitalist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and developing technologies that expand our freedoms. This new edition includes a new chapter where they respond to their various critics.

Author : Michael Batty
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262349901

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Inventing Future Cities by Michael Batty Pdf

How we can invent—but not predict—the future of cities. We cannot predict future cities, but we can invent them. Cities are largely unpredictable because they are complex systems that are more like organisms than machines. Neither the laws of economics nor the laws of mechanics apply; cities are the product of countless individual and collective decisions that do not conform to any grand plan. They are the product of our inventions; they evolve. In Inventing Future Cities, Michael Batty explores what we need to understand about cities in order to invent their future. Batty outlines certain themes—principles—that apply to all cities. He investigates not the invention of artifacts but inventive processes. Today form is becoming ever more divorced from function; information networks now shape the traditional functions of cities as places of exchange and innovation. By the end of this century, most of the world's population will live in cities, large or small, sometimes contiguous, and always connected; in an urbanized world, it will be increasingly difficult to define a city by its physical boundaries. Batty discusses the coming great transition from a world with few cities to a world of all cities; argues that future cities will be defined as clusters in a hierarchy; describes the future “high-frequency,” real-time streaming city; considers urban sprawl and urban renewal; and maps the waves of technological change, which grow ever more intense and lead to continuous innovation—an unending process of creative destruction out of which future cities will emerge.

Author : André Folloni,Amber Narro,Andrea Pitasi
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781443892599

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Inventing the Future in an Age of Contingency by André Folloni,Amber Narro,Andrea Pitasi Pdf

In a world where communication and language are not as divisive as they once were, we are experiencing a convergence unlike any other. Through technology and a broadening of our cultural understanding, we are opening doors and closing communication borders. While it is easier to adapt to and enter each other’s worlds, still we must navigate complex systems to understand operations within groups and organisations. Our experiences allow us more acceptance, but education is the only door to full comprehension. The chapters in this volume challenge readers to explore complexity theory and offer elements that support the continued and ever-growing need for its use. The book explores technology, culture, and science to navigate systems within organisations, in order to divulge the broad spectrum in which complexity theory may be utilised.

Author : David T. Suzuki
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Human ecology
ISBN : 0044421931

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Inventing the Future by David T. Suzuki Pdf

Reflections on Science, technology and nature - the pain of animals - genetics and society - our fragile democracy - dancing on racism's grave; The lesson of Japan - the prostitution of Academia - how educators have failed - the ecosystem as capital - the rape of the Amazon; The future; borrowing from the children - showdown in Brazil - Aboriginal people and the land; Acid rain - rain forests - deforestation - population.

Author : Albert Cory
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1736298615

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Inventing the Future by Albert Cory Pdf

Imagine a time before everyone stared at a screen, before fonts, icons, mice, and laser printers, before Apple and Microsoft? But in El Segundo and Palo Alto, Xerox engineers were dreaming and secretly building the modern personal computer. Who were they? Why did corporate management just want to sell copiers and printers?The author, Albert Cory,* was one. Inventing the Future is based on the true story of the Xerox Star, the computer that changed everything

Author : Paul Mason
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780374235543

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Postcapitalism by Paul Mason Pdf

"Originally published in 2015 by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House, Great Britain"--Title page verso.

Author : J.B. Williams
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319490885

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The Electronics Revolution by J.B. Williams Pdf

This book is about how electronics, computing, and telecommunications have profoundly changed our lives – the way we work, live, and play. It covers a myriad of topics from the invention of the fundamental devices, and integrated circuits, through radio and television, to computers, mobile telephones and GPS. Today our lives are ruled by electronics as they control the home and computers dominate the workspace. We walk around with mobile phones and communicate by email. Electronics didn’t exist until into the twentieth century. The industrial revolution is the term usually applied to the coming of steam, railways and the factory system. In the twentieth century, it is electronics that has changed the way we gather our information, entertain ourselves, communicate and work. This book demonstrates that this is, in fact, another revolution.

Author : Nick Srnicek,Alex Williams
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781784780975

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Inventing the Future by Nick Srnicek,Alex Williams Pdf

Neoliberalism isn't working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite. Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitalist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and developing technologies that expand our freedoms. This new edition includes a new chapter where they respond to their various critics.

Author : Stewart Brand
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0140097015

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The Media Lab by Stewart Brand Pdf

Personalized newspapers, life-sized holograms, telephones that chat with callers, these are all projects that are being developed at MIT's Media Lab. Brand explores the exciting programs, and gives readers a look at the future of communications.

Author : Thomas V. Lento
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic industries
ISBN : 097854630X

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Inventing the Future by Thomas V. Lento Pdf

Author : Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781780679846

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Smart Textiles for Designers by Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman Pdf

We are on the cusp of a revolution, where the intersection of technology, the human body and everyday objects will become completely seamless. Smart textiles are a key part of this revolution. Smart Textiles for Designers introduces the different qualities and properties that can be embedded in, integrated with, and applied to fabrics and looks at the different contexts in which these smart textiles can be used, from healthcare to haute couture, firefighting to sportswear. A survey of specific fabrics grouped by properties provides a core reference section and a palette for the designer to work from. The book also examines five different design approaches and features interviews with leading designers and design teams, showing their processes and working methods. The first book to look at this exciting and quickly developing area of technology through the eyes of a designer, this is both a core reference work and an inspirational guide for students and professionals alike.

Author : Marfe Ferguson Delano
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781426322204

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Inventing the Future by Marfe Ferguson Delano Pdf

Presents a biography of Thomas Edison, illustrated with photos of his life and inventions.

Author : Dennis Gabor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Civilization, Modern
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037323248

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Thoughts on the Future by Dennis Gabor Pdf

Author : Joe C. Colombo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122480408

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Joe Colombo by Joe C. Colombo Pdf

In his brief but brilliant career, Joe Colombo produced a series of innovations which made him one of Italy's most influential product designers. This book explores his far-reaching visions of the future through the study of some of his most important projects.

Author : Walt Anderson
Publisher : Tarcher
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015039041051

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The Future of the Self by Walt Anderson Pdf

Nothing in our world seems more obvious, real, and commonsensical than the idea of self. This book is a fascinating examination of our assumptions about the deceptively simple concept of "self", of the many ways those assumptions are now being challenged, and of the possible new ways of being that may arise in their place.