Future Presence: How Virtual Reality Is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits of Ordinary Life (Rubin Peter)(Paperback)

Future Presence: How Virtual Reality Is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits of Ordinary Life (Rubin Peter)(Paperback)

A Wired senior editor and virtual reality expert presents a captivating, candid glimpse into the future 'realities' of this emerging technology: how we will use it to form previously impossible relationships, explore new frontiers of intimacy, and how it will forever change human

Experience on Demand: What Virtual Reality Is, How It Works, and What It Can Do (Bailenson Jeremy)(Paperback)

Virtual reality is able to effectively blur the line between reality and illusion, granting us access to any experience imaginable. These experiences, ones that the brain is convinced are real, will soon be available everywhere. In Experience on Demand, Jeremy Bailenson draws upon two decades spent

The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality (Harris Blake J.)(Paperback)

The dramatic, larger-than-life true story behind the founding of Oculus and its quest for virtual reality, by the bestselling author of Console Wars. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with the key players driving this revolution, The History of the Future weaves together a rich, cinematic

The End of Storytelling: The Future of Narrative in the Storyplex (Riggs Stephanie)(Paperback)

Creators of immersive experiences in virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality have relied heavily on familiar storytelling techniques used in books, theatre, and film -- often with confusing and unengaging results. Stephanie Riggs argues in The End of Storytelling that in order to

The Remarkable Ordinary: How to Stop, Look, and Listen to Life (Buechner Frederick)(Paperback)

Learn to see God's remarkable works in the everyday ordinary of your life.Your remarkable life is happening right here, right now. You may not be able to see it--your life may seem predictable and your work insignificant until you look at your life as Frederick Buechner does.Named the father of

Virtual Power Teams: How to Deliver Products Faster, Reduce Costs, and Develop Your Organization for the Future! (Ivanov Peter)(Paperback)

Making Work Human: How Human-Centered Companies Are Changing the Future of Work and the World (Mosley Eric)(Pevná vazba)

How do you keep your employees engaged, creative, innovative, and productive? Simple: Work human From the pioneers of the management strategy that's transforming businesses worldwide, Making Work Human shows how to implement a culture of performance and gratitude in the workplace--and seize a

The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge (Poundstone William)(Paperback)

No winners, no losers, and no end -- the Game of Life, also known simply as Life, is no ordinary computer game. Created by British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970, Life debuted in Scientific American, where it was hailed as the key to a new area of mathematical research, the field of

Sounding the Limits of Life: Essays in the Anthropology of Biology and Beyond (Helmreich Stefan)(Paperback)

What is life? What is water? What is sound? In Sounding the Limits of Life, anthropologist Stefan Helmreich investigates how contemporary scientists--biologists, oceanographers, and audio engineers--are redefining these crucial concepts. Life, water, and sound are phenomena at once empirical and

Tasting Qualities, 5: The Past and Future of Tea (Besky Sarah)(Paperback)

What is the role of quality in contemporary capitalism? How is a product as ordinary as a bag of tea judged for its quality? In her innovative study, Sarah Besky addresses these questions by going inside an Indian auction house where experts taste and appraise mass-market black tea, one of the

The Costs of Connection: How Data Is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating It for Capitalism (Couldry Nick)(Paperback)

Just about any social need is now met with an opportunity to 'connect' through digital means. But this convenience is not free-it is purchased with vast amounts of personal data transferred through shadowy backchannels to corporations using it to generate profit. The Costs of Connection uncovers

Standards and Their Stories: How Quantifying, Classifying, and Formalizing Practices Shape Everyday Life (Lampland Martha)(Paperback)

Standardization is one of the defining aspects of modern life, its presence so pervasive that it is usually taken for granted. However cumbersome, onerous, or simply puzzling certain standards may be, their fundamental purpose in streamlining procedures, regulating behaviors, and predicting results

The Struggle for a Human Future: 5g, Augmented Reality, and the Internet of Things (Naydler Jeremy)(Paperback)

With its wireless networks encompassing the globe, the Digital Revolution is altering the very fabric of our lives with alarming rapidity. New technologies are bringing about an ever-closer union between human beings and machines, whilst at the same time transforming our planet into an increasingly

The Fourth Revolution: How the Infosphere Is Reshaping Human Reality (Floridi Luciano)(Paperback)

Who are we, and how do we relate to each other? Luciano Floridi, one of the leading figures in contemporary philosophy, argues that the explosive developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is changing the answer to these fundamental human questions. As the boundaries between

Hivemind - The New Science of Tribalism in Our Divided World (Cavanagh Sarah Rose)(Paperback / softback)

The provocative exploration of how social media is changing human behaviour and how we can use it to humanity's

The Power of Eight: Harnessing the Miraculous Energies of a Small Group to Heal Others, Your Life, and the World (McTaggart Lynne)(Paperback)

Discover how to tap into your extraordinary human capacity for connection and healing using astonishing new findings about the miraculous power of group intention in this new book by the author of the international bestsellers The Intention

Time Shifts: Experiences of Slipping Into the Past and Future (Braschler Von)(Paperback)

A comprehensive examination of sudden, accidental 'time slips'--shifting from ordinary reality into the past or future - Shares detailed accounts from people who have experienced time slips, including the author's own experiences, as well as the practices of shamans, yoga masters, and Samadhi

The Future of Tech Is Female: How to Achieve Gender Diversity (Branson Douglas M.)(Paperback)

An accessible and timely guide to increasing female presence and leadership in tech companies Tech giants like Apple and Google are among the fastest growing companies in the world, leading innovations in design and development. The industry continues to see rapid growth, employing millions of

The Secret Body: How the New Science of the Human Body Is Changing the Way We Live - Daniel M. Davis

Welcome to a revolution in the science of you - this is the landmark new book from award-winning scientist Daniel M. Davis.Imagine taking drugs to help you acquire new skills, or knowing years in advance the precise likelihood of developing specific cancers, or following a diet and health regime

Fabric of the Cosmos - Space, Time and the Texture of Reality (Greene Brian)(Paperback / softback)

What is reality? Could we exist without space and time? Can we travel to the past? What are the limits of the universe? This title takes us on an irresistible and revelatory journey through the biggest of the big

Superminds - How Hyperconnectivity is Changing the Way We Solve Problems (Malone Thomas W.)(Paperback / softback)

In the future, the smartest minds will not be human or artificial - they will be

Art and Intimacy: How the Arts Began (Dissanayake Ellen)(Paperback)

To Ellen Dissanayake, the arts are biologically evolved propensities of human nature: their fundamental features helped early humans adapt to their environment and reproduce themselves successfully over generations. In Art and Intimacy she argues for the joint evolutionary origin of art and

Globotics Upheaval - Globalisation, Robotics and the Future of Work (Baldwin Richard)(Paperback / softback)

THE RISE OF THE ROBOTS for the masses. How to survive in a world of virtual

Augmented Human: How Technology Is Shaping the New Reality (Papagiannis Helen)(Paperback)

Augmented Reality (AR) blurs the boundary between the physical and digital worlds. In AR's current exploration phase, innovators are beginning to create compelling and contextually rich applications that enhance a user's everyday experiences. In this book, Dr. Helen Papagiannis--a world-leading