"Libraries of all types have undergone significant developments in the last few decades. The rate of change in the academic library, a presence for decades, has been increasing this century. It is no exaggeration to claim that it is undergoing a top-to-bottom redefinition. The s…
"Where does the desire for endless rules, regulations, and bureaucracy come from? How did we come to spend so much of our time filling out forms? And is it really a cipher for state violence? To answer these questions, anthropologist David Graeber ... traces the peculiar and une…
Two of the most visible and important trends in higher education today are its exploding costs and the rapid expansion of online learning. Could the growth in online courses slow the rising cost of college and help solve the crisis of affordability? In this short and incisive bo…
"It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this book. The argue that the days of the current car system are numbered. Powerful forces around the world are undermining it and will usher in a new system someti…
La FinTech, coqueluche ou révolution? Cet avatar dans le domaine financier de la disruption digitale va-t-il vraiment bouleverser le monde feutré des services bancaires, de la tenue de compte à l'épargne, en passant par les moyens de paiement et le financement? La FinTech séduit…
In The Techno-Human Condition, Braden Allenby and Daniel Sarewitz explore what it means to be human in an era of incomprehensible technological complexity and change. They argue that if we are to have any prospect of managing that complexity, we will need to escape the shackles …
"This book describes a number of methods and tools for image interpretation and analysis, which enables observation, modelling, and understanding of environmental targets"--Provided by publisher.
"Examines the nature and magnitude of the nanotechnology divide between high income countries and the rest of the world."
"Leading innovation expert Alec Ross explains what's next for the world, mapping out the advances and stumbling blocks that will emerge in the next ten years--for businesses, governments, and the global community--and how we can navigate them. While Alec Ross was working as Hill…
"Leading innovation expert Alec Ross explains what's next for the world, mapping out the advances and stumbling blocks that will emerge in the next ten years--for businesses, governments, and the global community--and how we can navigate them. While Alec Ross was working as Hill…
