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Business ethics Cyberspace Social aspects Information society International business International business enterprises Management Management Moral and ethical aspects Technology and law Technology Moral and ethical aspects Technology Moral and ethical aspects Drama Technology Social aspectsCulatta, Richard E. (Richard Edward)
Summary: "Kids deserve a better digital future. Help them create it. When it comes to raising children in a digital world, every parent feels underprepared and overwhelmed. We worry that our children will become addicted to online games, be victims of cyberbullying, or get lost down the rabbit hole of social media. We tell them time and again what not to do and list dangers to avoid when online. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Review Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 004.67 CULSummary: "Last season, Dolores sacrificed herself to free humankind from the grip of an artificial intelligence. Season Four picks up seven years after the protracted war. Humanity is finally free...or so it seems. Maeve and Caleb suspect that Hale and a host version of the Man in Black are seeding a conspiracy to regain control"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin -- exploring a world in which every human appetite, not matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. Exploring what it means to be human through the eyes of the lifelike AI "hosts" in the park, the series investigates the boundaries of an exotic world set at the intersection of the near future and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WESStandefer, Katherine E.
Summary: What if a lifesaving medical device causes loss of life along its supply chain? That's the question Katherine E. Standefer finds herself asking one night after being suddenly shocked by her implanted cardiac defibrillator. In this gripping, intimate memoir about health, illness, and the invisible reverberating effects of our medical system, Standefer recounts the astonishing true story of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STANDEFER, KATHERINE E. STASummary: Although genetic modification of plants and animals has been going on since the dawn of agriculture, technological changes of unprecedented scope have taken place in the food industry within the past few decades. This program explores the impact of technology on food production and the development of new and emerging foods. Viewers are introduced to recently devised methods of genetic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Since prehistoric times, the preservation of food has played an essential role in human survival-providing the stability and cultural traditions needed to create societies. This program looks at motivations and methods for preserving and processing food, how these take shape in various cultures, and the health considerations which present-day food suppliers and vendors must take into account....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Meet Kyle MacDonald, an unemployed young Canadian with a crazy-wonderful dream: to trade his way up from one red paperclip to a house in just one year using only his blog as his bartering tool. This program-an intriguing example of online entrepreneurship, a case study of an ingenious marketing stunt, and a testament to the transformative power of doing well by doing good-sums up a genuinely...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Mander, Jerry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sierra Club Books 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 MANSummary: Can sustainability be applied to any design work, whether it's jewelry or architecture? What exactly does it mean to take a sustainable approach to design? This program examines the art of conceiving and creating physical products according to ecologically sound principles. Viewers learn the importance of, and the basic working framework for, design work that utilizes renewable resources, makes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: How did fraudulent investment manager Bernard Madoff get away with such an enormous scam for so many years? This CNBC Original program examines the bizarre details of Madoff's operation while exploring his motives and mind-set. Interviews feature expert guests and key players affected by the scandal, including publisher and investor Mort Zuckerman; Forbes editor Robert Lenzner; financial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This story of a technological paradise suddenly turned nightmare is a genuine shocker. For $1,000 a day, vacationers can indulge whims at the "theme park" called Westworld where the gunhands and dance-hall girls are all robots programmed to serve the guests' violent and lustful fantasies--until something goes wrong with their circuitry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI WESSummary: As online gaming companies position themselves to tap an entertainment market that is projected to explode, researchers question the safety of deeply immersive virtual worlds. In this program, MIT psychologist and sociologist Sherry Turkle; David Greenfield, author of Virtual Addiction; Richard Garriott, creator of Ultima Online; Brad McQuaid, co-creator of EverQuest; representatives of Sony...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Although it is a crucial aspect of modern food technology, quality control may also be the biggest challenge for any food-producing company. This program identifies quality standards that exist in various parts of the world, explores ways of measuring and monitoring quality, and looks at who is responsible for QC within a large food manufacturer. Students are introduced to HACCP and GMP systems...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Digital technology plays an increasingly significant-and, many believe, unethical and intrusive-role in the lives of Americans. This CNBC program examines the rapidly growing data-mining and surveillance industries and brings examples of dubious and hurtful information-sharing to light. Case studies include a man whose cell phone records were acquired by his former employer, a woman whose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Documentarian Werner Herzog chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches, exploring the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination he previously trained on earthly destinations. Herzog leads viewers on a journey through a series of provocative conversations that reveal the ways in which the online world has transformed how virtually everything in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Does too much e-mail induce physical and mental stress? What impact does excessive e-mail have on business and the economy? Can companies and employees change their e-mail habits for the better? This program studies the phenomenon of the e-mail avalanche-its origins, its effects on work and everyday life, and how it can be avoided or at least reduced. Expert commentary is provided by Dr. Cary...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: The real gods are coming and they are very angry. Born into a world of pain, Westworld's android hosts were never allowed to go or see one place: the world. But now, at the end of the game, they're here.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WESSummary: It goes by many names-digital outsourcing, micropayment, or an assortment of other harmless monikers. But when the hungry and desperate supply round-the-clock online labor for pennies or nothing, the term "slavery" starts to gain validity. This program examines the issue on a global level as it reveals the human cost of exploitative Internet businesses. Viewers meet struggling Serbian camera...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Grumley, Michael C.
Summary: After surviving a bus accident, veteran John Reiff awakens in the hospital alive and suspicious that the doctors aren't telling him something.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge, Tor Publishing Group 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GRUSummary: Microsoft has allegedly made predatory use of its monopoly power to stifle competition, integrated its own browser software into Windows' core code, and manufactured Internet Explorer with embedded Microsoft-oriented hyperlinks. This Emmy Award-winning NewsHour program, which combines footage of top Microsoft executives and their opponents with a hands-on examination of the Windows operating...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Cohen, Joshua
Summary: "The enigmatic billionaire founder of Tetration, the world's most powerful tech company, hires a failed novelist, Josh Cohen, to ghostwrite his memoirs. The mogul, known as Principal, brings Josh behind the digital veil, tracing the rise of Tetration, which started in the earliest days of the Internet by revolutionizing the search engine before venturing into smartphones, computers, and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COHRushkoff, Douglas
Summary: The tech elite have a plan to survive the apocalypse: they want to leave us all behind. Douglas Rushkoff explains why those with the most power to change our current trajectory have no interest in doing so. He shows us how to transcend a world alive with algorithms and intelligences actively rewarding our most selfish tendencies, and rediscover community, mutual aid, and human interdependency.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 303.48 RUSSummary: From Internet search, to Android, to cloud computing: how has Google come so far, so fast, and what are the broad implications of Google's success? This program scrutinizes the Google phenomenon as it explores the company's history, corporate culture, business practices, innovations, and altruistic ambitions. Google's controversial experience in China is examined as well, along with its move to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Guilbeault, Nina
Summary: A Harvard-trained sociologist (and vegan), exploring the history of the vegan movement and its present-day tensions, grapples with the most fundamental questions of all: Is there a truly ethical way to eat?, which results in an eye-opening portrait of how social change happens, with profound implications for our plates--and our planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2024