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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “david seibt”
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  • The Sociomaterial Construction of Users

    3D Printing and the Digitalization of the Prosthetics Industry

    by David Seibt ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society
    This book explores the intricate connections that link the current digitalization of manufacturing to our daily lives and identities as members of highly technologized societies.Based on extensive research on the prosthetics industry in Germany, the US, Canada, and Haiti, the author analyzes the sociomaterial construction of users, by demonstrating the ways in which the introduction of 3D printing ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Digitalization in Industry

    Between Domination and Emancipation

    Edited by Uli Meyer, Simon Schaupp, David Seibt ...
    This book traces how the current wave of industrial digitalization relates to processes of domination and emancipation. It aims to counter techno-deterministic narratives that would connect a perceived new ‘industrial revolution’ with clear-cut societal consequences. In order to do this, the volume intervenes into three ongoing discussions which pertain to emancipation and domination in the ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

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  • A City Is Not a Computer

    Other Urban Intelligences

    by Shannon Mattern ...
    Series series Places Books
    A bold reassessment of "smart cities" that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computersComputational models of urbanism—smart cities that use data-driven planning and algorithmic administration—promise to deliver new urban efficiencies and conveniences. Yet these models limit our understanding of what we can know about a city. A City Is Not a Computer reveals how cities ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Quantified Self

    by Deborah Lupton ...
    With the advent of digital devices and software, self-tracking practices have gained new adherents and have spread into a wide array of social domains. The Quantified Self movement has emerged to promote 'self-knowledge through numbers'.In this groundbreaking book Deborah Lupton critically analyses the social, cultural and political dimensions of contemporary self-tracking and identifies the ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • Digital Media and Society

    An Introduction

    by Adrian Athique ...
    The rise of digital media has been widely regarded as transforming the nature of our social experience in the twenty-first century. The speed with which new forms of connectivity and communication are being incorporated into our everyday lives often gives us little time to stop and consider the social implications of those practices. Nonetheless, it is critically important that we do so, and this ... Read more

    $32.00 USD

  • E-Research

    Transformation in Scholarly Practice

    Edited by Nicholas W. Jankowski ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Research Methods
    No less than a revolutionary transformation of the research enterprise is underway. This transformation extends beyond the natural sciences, where 'e-research' has become the modus operandi, and is penetrating the social sciences and humanities, sometimes with differences in accent and label. Many suggest that the very essence of scholarship in these areas is changing. The everyday procedures and ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Human-Centered AI

    by Ben Shneiderman ...
    The remarkable progress in algorithms for machine and deep learning have opened the doors to new opportunities, and some dark possibilities. However, a bright future awaits those who build on their working methods by including HCAI strategies of design and testing. As many technology companies and thought leaders have argued, the goal is not to replace people, but to empower them by making design ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

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  • Opening Science

    The Evolving Guide on How the Internet is Changing Research, Collaboration and Scholarly Publishing

    Edited by Sönke Bartling, Sascha Friesike ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Modern information and communication technologies, together with a cultural upheaval within the research community, have profoundly changed research in nearly every aspect. Ranging from sharing and discussing ideas in social networks for scientists to new collaborative environments and novel publication formats, knowledge creation and dissemination as we know it is experiencing a vigorous shift ... Read more

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  • Digital Media and Society

    by Simon Lindgren ...
    *What does it mean to live in a digital society?Does social media empower political activism?How do we form and express our identity in a digital age?Do algorithms and search engine results have a social role?How have software and hardware transformed how we interact with each other?*In the early 21st century, digital media and the social have become irreversibly intertwined. In this cutting-edge ... Read more

    $69.29 USD

  • Big Data Ethics in Research

    by Nicolae Sfetcu ...
    The main problems faced by scientists in working with Big Data sets, highlighting the main ethical issues, taking into account the legislation of the European Union. After a brief Introduction to Big Data, the Technology section presents specific research applications. There is an approach to the main philosophical issues in Philosophical Aspects, and Legal Aspects with specific ethical issues in ... Read more

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  • Kickstarting Your Academic Career

    Skills to Succeed in the Social Sciences

    by Robert L. Ostergard, Jr., Stacy B. Fisher ...
    Kickstarting Your Academic Career is a primer on the common scholastic demands that social sciences students face upon entering college or university. Based on the challenges that instructors most often find students need help with, the authors offer practical advice and tips on topics such as how to communicate with instructors, take notes, read a textbook, research and write papers, and write ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Planned Obsolescence

    Publishing, Technology, and the Future of the Academy

    by Kathleen Fitzpatrick ...
    Choice's Outstanding Academic Title list for 2013A bold approach to re-envisioning the future of academic publishingAcademic institutions are facing a crisis in scholarly publishing at multiple levels: presses are stressed as never before, library budgets are squeezed, faculty are having difficulty publishing their work, and promotion and tenure committees are facing a range of new ways of working ... Read more

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