"How cultural and technological objects can reveal more information than their creators or sharers intended, or even imagined, when introduced into new contexts"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A Future Beyond Data aims to shift the conversation to an approach that centers people, not data, and draws on the international human rights framework. In response to the immersive, cyberphysical reality that is rapidly developing, this book argues for a more expansive interpretation of human rights, beyond rights to privacy or data protection, to address the complex array of threats and chal…
"Creative Hustling is the first book length study about Nairobi-based female filmmakers and their labor as artists and entrepreneurs. Based on original empirical research, Steedman explores how these women pair their cinematic ability with an equally apt business acumen, contributing to a narrative of what it takes to succeed as a filmmaker in Nairobi. This book theorizes "hustling" as a creati…
"A practical guide for research economists to navigate the non-research aspects of their work, including university service, mentorship, and grant writing"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A book describing surprising findings from a new dataset on startups in the US"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
The power of the ever-increasing tools and algorithms for prediction and their paradoxical effects on risk. The Age of Prediction is about two powerful, and symbiotic, trends: the rapid development and use of artificial intelligence and big data to enhance prediction, as well as the often paradoxical effects of these better predictions on our understanding of risk and the ways we live. Beginnin…
"An explantion of a knowledge-based system for creating computational agents with human-like language ability"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"A short manifesto on sludge, the goo that gums up the works of people working through various public and private systems, and why/how it should be reduced"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"An original physicochemical contribution to the problem of understanding life and its emergence, incorporating concepts from planetary sciences, chemistry and biology"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"The tension between the drugs patients need & what is necessary to demonstrate safety & efficacy; a story of hope in justifiably desperate patients vs. the time it takes to prove drugs actually work"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.