The social, cultural and environmental costs of hyper-connectivity : sleeping through the revolution /

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. This book seeks broader critical engagement with the design, development and adoption processes of contemporary digital technologies. Such technology has been the catalyst for...

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Hoofdauteur: Hynes, Mike (Auteur)
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021.
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Online toegang:https://doi.org/10.1108/9781839099762
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. The digital behemoths
  • Chapter 3. Towards cultural homogenisation
  • Chapter 4. The challenges to our innate cognitive abilities & mental wellbeing
  • Chapter 5. The smartphone: a weapon of mass distraction
  • Chapter 6. Online privacy and surveillance
  • Chapter 7. Digital divides
  • Chapter 8. An increasing ecological threat
  • Chapter 9. Digital democracy: the winners and losers
  • Chapter 10. Retaking the reins.