Item details: Geek heresy : rescuing social change from the cult of technology - 48071888

Geek heresy : rescuing social change from the cult of technology

text Geek heresy : rescuing social change from the cult of technology

Toyama, Kentaro

Summary: "In 2004, Kentaro Toyama, an award-winning computer scientist, moved to India to start a new research group for Microsoft. Its mission: to explore novel technological solutions to the world's persistent social problems. Together with his team, he ... Read more

Contents: No laptop left behind : conflicting results in educational technology -- The law of amplification : a simple but powerful theory of technology's social impact -- Geek myths debunked : dispelling misguided beliefs about technology -- Shrink-wrapped... Read more

Format: text

Description: xvi, 334 pages ; 25 cm

Publisher: PublicAffairs 2015

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Woodmere (Main Branch)	303 TOY in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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TADL-WOOD	303 TOY in Adult Non-fiction	Available

Technological innovations Economic aspects Technological innovations Social aspects Social change BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Development Economic Development TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Social Aspects COMPUTERS Social Aspects General BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Business Ethics Social change Technological innovations Economic aspects Technological innovations Social aspects

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