Ergebnis für "Laura" in Geschichte & Kultur

Uncover the fascinating culinary history of everyday eating tools and how table manners shaped human civilization. Whether you are commuting to the office or cooking for a dinner party, this thought-provoking journey transforms the mundane utensils in your kitchen drawer into powerful artifacts...

Uncover the thrilling popular science history of how brilliant inventors conquered darkness to build the modern world. Perfect for your daily commute, this engaging historical journey transports you from the smoky, fire-lit nights of the past into the high-energy laboratories of the nineteenth...

Discover the fascinating social history and design innovation behind humanity’s daily battle against the rain. Perfect for your daily commute or a rainy afternoon stroll, this entertaining narrative transforms a humble portable canopy into a powerful symbol of status, rebellion, and style...

Uncover the hidden social history of a domestic technology that revolutionized gender roles and modern household labor. Perfect for your daily commute or while tackling your own chores, this thought-provoking narrative transforms an everyday appliance into a fascinating agent of cultural change...

"See for yourself!" was the clarion call of the 1600s. Natural philosophers threw off the yoke of ancient authority, peered at nature with microscopes and telescopes, and ignited the scientific revolution. Artists investigated nature with lenses and created paintings filled with realistic effects of light and shadow. The hub of this optical innovation was the small Dutch city of Delft.

This introduction to cyborg theory provides a critical vantage point for analyzing the claims around emerging technologies like automation, robots, and AI. Cyborg analyzes and reframes popular and scholarly conversations about cyborgs from the perspective of feminist cyborg theory.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Atenția noastră a ajuns monedă de schimb într-o lume în care valoarea unui individ se măsoară în funcție de cât este de productiv. Ne sacrificăm libertatea, forța de gândire, sănătatea fizică și pe cea mintală pentru a satisface o piață capitalistă care nu ține cont de nevoile noastre. În cartea de față, câștigătoare a numeroase premii și una dintre preferatele fostului președinte Barack Obama, autoarea ne arată unde greșim în această tranzacție. Ea nu promovează retragerea din societate, asemenea filozofiilor din vechime, ci mai degrabă o schimbare a perspectivei.

Social media on the internet can be a nightmarish place. A primary shield against hateful language, violent videos, and online cruelty uploaded by users is not an algorithm. It is people. Mostly invisible by design, more than 100,000 commercial content moderators evaluate posts on mainstream social media platforms: enforcing internal policies, training artificial intelligence systems, and actively screening and removing offensive material. Roberts, an award-winning social media scholar, offers the first extensive ethnographic study of the commercial content moderation industry.

From plastic surgery and bionic body parts to tattoos and piercings, body modifications are more common than you think; you may even have some! Listen in as Seeker dives into the world of body mods like 3D bioprinted organs, cochlear implants, designer babies of the future, and more in this best-of collection, available for the first time in audio.