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Acemoglu, Daron

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Power and progress : our thousand-year struggle over technology and prosperity

Acemoglu, Daron

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Summary: Artificial intelligence and other innovative technologies won't guarantee a rising standard of living for workers, according to this lucid manifesto. MIT economists Acemoglu and Johnson explore historical instances of new technology failing to pay off for workers: improved agricultural practices and equipment in medieval Europe conferred few benefits on peasants while lords and churchmen...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023

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The qatsi trilogy [Blu-ray]

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Summary: An unconventional work in every way, the Qatsi Trilogy wordlessly surveys the rapidly changing environments of the Northern Hemisphere. It shuttles viewers from one vision to the next, moving from images of untouched nature to others depicting human beings' increasing dependence on technology. -- adapted from container.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC QAT

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