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Utopia is creepy : and other provocations / Nicholas Carr

by Nicholas G. Carr

This collection of essays and blog posts examines the social and psychological impacts of the digital age. It analyses the unintended consequences of Silicon Valley's technological advancements on privacy, work, and human behaviour.

Accession 15719 ISBN 9780393254549 Publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
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