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What Technology Wants Hardback - 2010
by Kevin Kelly
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A refreshing view of technology as a living force in the world. This provocative book introduces a brand-new view of technology. It suggests that technology as a whole is not a jumble of wires and metal but a living, evolving organism that has its own unconscious needs and tendencies. Kevin Kelly looks out through the eyes of this global technological system to discover "what it wants." He uses vivid examples from the past to trace technology's long course and then follows a dozen trajectories of technology into the near future to project where technology is headed. This new theory of technology offers three practical lessons: By listening to what technology wants we can better prepare ourselves and our children for the inevitable technologies to come. By adopting the principles of pro-action and engagement, we can steer technologies into their best roles. And by aligning ourselves with the long-term imperatives of this near-living system, we can capture its full gifts. Written in intelligent and accessible language, this is a fascinating, innovative, and optimistic look at how humanity and technology join to produce increasing opportunities in the world and how technology can give our lives greater meaning.
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A refreshing view of technology as a living force in the world.
This provocative book introduces a brand-new view of technology. It suggests that technology as a whole is not a jumble of wires and metal but a living, evolving organism that has its own unconscious needs and tendencies. Kevin Kelly looks out through the eyes of this global technological system to discover "what it wants." He uses vivid examples from the past to trace technology's long course and then follows a dozen trajectories of technology into the near future to project where technology is headed. This new theory of technology offers three practical lessons: By listening to what technology wants we can better prepare ourselves and our children for the inevitable technologies to come. By adopting the principles of pro-action and engagement, we can steer technologies into their best roles. And by aligning ourselves with the long-term imperatives of this near-living system, we can capture its full gifts. Written in intelligent and accessible language, this is a fascinating, innovative, and optimistic look at how humanity and technology join to produce increasing opportunities in the world and how technology can give our lives greater meaning.
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- Title What Technology Wants
- Author Kevin Kelly
- Binding Hardback
- Edition 1st/3rd
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking, New York
- Publication date 2010-10-14
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780670022151 / 0670022152
- Weight 1.37 lbs (0.62 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.26 x 1.36 in (23.11 x 15.90 x 3.45 cm)
- Age range 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Category Technology & Industrial Arts
- Library of Congress subjects Technology and civilization, Technology - Social aspects
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010013915
- Dewey Decimal Code 303.483
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