"Crowded Out examines how charitable crowdfunding so quickly overtook public life, where it is taking us, and who gets left behind by this new platformed economy. While crowdfunding has become ubiquitous in our lives, it is largely misunderstood by the public: rather than a friendly free market "powered by the kindness" of strangers, crowdfunding is powerfully reinforcing inequalities and chang…
"Using original data and mixed methods, the book offers a comprehensive study on the spread of transnational sustainability certification in China's agri-food supply chains"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Broussard argues that the structural inequalities reproduced in algorithmic systems are no glitch. They are part of the system design. This book shows how everyday technologies embody racist, sexist, and ableist ideas; how they produce discriminatory and harmful outcomes; and how this can be challenged and changed"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A roadmap for designing a more equitable and sustainable future"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"An examination of the factors that influence women's rise to leadership in male-dominated industries, informed by scholarly research and personal interviews"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
A philosophical guide to passengerhood, with reflections on time, space, existence, boredom, our sense of self, and our sense of the senses. While there are entire bookstore sections--and even entire bookstores--devoted to travel, there have been few books on the universal experience of being a passenger. With this book, philosopher Michael Marder fills the gap, offering a philosophical guide t…
"This book re-focuses media design for material as well as human needs. It provides examples, critical discussions, and defining criteria for media that do not serve humans alone anymore"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"This book proposes blockchain-based currencies, open algorithms, and data cooperatives as the foundation of a new economy that is decentralized, resilient, and secure"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"An exploration of the disruptive potential of blockchain and a guide for how enterprise firms can leverage this new technology for success"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Playful Wearables presents foundational thinking about wearables and play. As play becomes ever more immersive, tools used to increase that immersiveness have to change with it"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.