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Knowing what we know : the transmission of knowledge, from ancient wisdom to modern magic / by Winchester, Simon,author.(CARDINAL)124439;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-392) and index.Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography and broadcasting, an award-winning writer explores how humans have attained, stored, and disseminated knowledge.
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Knowledge, Sociology of.; Thought and thinking.; Information technology; Information behavior.;
Available copies: 33 / Total copies: 37
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Vidas futuras / by Aranda, Cristina,author.;
"¿Crees que estamos ante el apocalipsis de las máquinas? ¿Eres de los que ceden sus datos con total alegría? ¿Temes por tu trabajo y por tu seguridad en este futuro inmediato o piensas que este es el inicio de una nueva manera de trabajar para todos? ¿Crees que la inteligencia artificial puede superar a la natural o quizá piensas que son complementarias? Vidas futuras ofrece una visión realista sobre la inteligencia artificial y su impacto social. Por supuesto que la IA supondrá un reto ético y económico, pero también tiene un potencial inmenso para mejorar temas fundamentales como el trabajo, la salud o la educación." --"Do you believe we are at the brink of the machine apocalypse? Are you one of those who share their data happily? Do you fear for your work and your safety in this immediate future, or do you think that this is the beginning of a new way of working for everyone? Do you believe artificial intelligence can surpass natural intelligence, or that they could perhaps complement one another? Future Lives offers a realistic view on artificial intelligence and its social impact. Surely, AI will entail economic and ethical challenges, but it also has huge potential to improve main issues such as work, health, or education." --
Subjects: Informational works.; Information behavior.; Information technology.; Artificial intelligence.; Artificial intelligence; Civilization, Modern;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Knowing what we know [large print] : the transmission of knowledge, from ancient wisdom to modern magic / by Winchester, Simon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 643-652).Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography and broadcasting, an award-winning writer explores how humans have attained, stored, and disseminated knowledge.
Subjects: Large print books.; Instructional and educational works.; Knowledge, Sociology of.; Information technology; Thought and thinking.; Information behavior.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Search : how the data explosion makes us smarter / by Weitz, Stefan.(CARDINAL)408738;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-192) and index.What search will see -- How search will act -- What search will do -- What search will be -- What search will bring us -- What holds search back : the technology -- What holds search back : the business -- A time to believe."Search is as old as language. We've always needed to find something in the jumble of human creation. The first web was nothing more than passing verbal histories down the generations so others could find and remember how not to get eaten; the first search used the power of written language to build simple indexes in printed books, leading to the Dewey Decimal system and reverse indices in more modern times. Then digital happened. Besides having profound societal impacts, it also made the act of searching almost impossibly complex for both engines and searchers. Information isn't just words; it is pictures, videos, thoughts tagged with geocode data, routes, physical world data, and, increasingly, the machines themselves reporting their condition and listening to others'. Search: How the Data Explosion Makes Us Smarter holds up a mirror to our time to see if search can keep up. Author Stefan Weitz explores the idea of access to help readers understand how we are inventing new ways to search and access data through devices in more places and with more capabilities. We are at the cusp of imbuing our generation with superpowers, but only if we fundamentally rethink what search is, how people can use it, and what we should demand of it. "--
Subjects: Search engines.; Information retrieval.; Information storage and retrieval systems.; Information behavior.; Human-computer interaction.; Technological forecasting.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Reservoir dogs [videorecording] / by Bender, Lawrence,film producer.(CARDINAL)219459; Buscemi, Steve,1957-actor.(CARDINAL)342890; Gladstein, Richard N.,film producer.; Hellman, Monte,1929-2021,film producer.; Keitel, Harvey,actor.(CARDINAL)785645; Madsen, Michael,actor.; Penn, Christopher,actor.; Roth, Tim,actor.(CARDINAL)528314; Tarantino, Quentin,film director,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)387596; Tierney, Lawrence,1919-2002,actor.; Sekula, Andrzej,cinematographer.; Artisan Entertainment (Firm),presenter.(CARDINAL)848029; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)340129; Miramax Films,film distributor.(CARDINAL)436238;
Director of photography, Andrzej Sekula ; editor, Sally Menke ; costume designer, Betsy Heimann ; production designer, David Wasco.Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Madsen.They were the perfect strangers, assembled to pull off the perfect crime. Then their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush, and the ruthless killers realize one of them is a police informer. Now, they have to figure out which one is the snitch.MPAA rating: R. Canadian home video rating: R.Blu-Ray; wide screen; Dolby DTS-HD 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital EX 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition; Blu-ray player required.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Gangster films.; Action and adventure films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal behavior; Informers; Robbery;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Fact over fake : a critical thinker's guide to media bias and political propaganda / by Paul, Richard,author.(CARDINAL)766131; Elder, Linda,1962-author.(CARDINAL)705726;
Includes bibliographical references (page 91) and index.Introduction: Why critical thinking is essential to making sense of the news -- Current trends affecting how we see the news -- Essential critical thinking tools for understanding human reasoning and media logic -- Objectivity, bias, and underlying agenda -- Become an astute media consumer -- The future of the news.Paul and Elder reveal the power of critical thinking to make sense of overwhelming and often subjective media by detecting ideology, slant, and spin at work. This volume is a guide for anyone who wants to stay informed in today's overwhelming news arena while not falling prey to political propaganda and manipulation. --From publisher description.
Subjects: Information literacy.; Information behavior.; Media literacy.; Critical thinking.; Fake news.; Propaganda.; Press and propaganda.; Press and politics.; Mass media; Journalism;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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True or false? : the science of perception, misinformation, and disinformation / by Toner, Jacqueline B.,author.(CARDINAL)403207;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Can you believe it? -- Who is believable? -- Does it make a good story? -- How does it feel? -- Does it fit? -- Strengthening our beliefs -- What does everyone else think? -- This thing called science -- Misunderstanding research and the trouble of sticky beliefs -- Rumors, conspiracy, and other misinformation -- Lies, falsehoods, and fake experts (or disinformation) -- Social media influence: forces for good and...not so good -- What can you do?"The psychology of processes which contribute to the development and persistence of false perceptions and beliefs and the difficulty of correcting them"--Ages 8-12Grades 4-6
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Informational works.; Illustrated works.; Information behavior; Information literacy; Errors; Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Information issues for older Americans / by Aspray, William (EDT); Aspray, William,editor.(CARDINAL)751514;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Everyday Information Behavior of Older Americans / William Aspray -- Information, Knowledge, and Successful Aging / William Jones -- One Senior Citizen's Information Ecosystem and Infrastructure / James W. Cortada -- AARP and its Competitors as Information Providers / William Aspray -- Age and Technology in Action / Claudia Grisales Bohorquez, Marilyn Kay, Noah Lenstra, and Kate Williams -- Health Insurance Literacy and Older Adults / Emily Vardell -- Active Aging in the Era of Smart Devices / Pallabi Bhowmick, Clara Caldeira, Kay Connelly, Ben Jelen, Novia Nurain, and Katie A. Siek -- Telephone-based Communities for Information and Social Connectedness / Robin N. Brewer and Mary Janevic -- Not Your Grandparents' Family Tree : Practices of Privacy in Genetic Genealogical Networks / Judith Pintar -- The '100% corner' : Situational Awareness and Successful Aging in Community / David Hopping -- Mapping the Research on Digital Information Issues for Older Adults / Unmil Karadkar."Information Issues for Older Americans brings together leading faculty from the leading Information Schools to examine information needs, behavior, and policy related to older Americans"--
Subjects: Information behavior; Information literacy; Older people;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fatal abstraction : why the managerial class loses control of software / by Campbell, Darryl,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-288) and index."Software was supposed to radically improve society. Outdated mechanical systems would be easily replaced; programs like PowerPoint would make information flow more freely; social media platforms like Facebook would bring people together; and generative AI would solve the world's greatest ills. Yet in practice, few of the systems we looked to with such high hopes have lived up to their fundamental mandate. In fact, in too many cases they've made things worse, exposing us to immense risk at the societal and the individual levels. How did we get to this point? In Fatal Abstraction, Darryl Campbell shows that the problem is 'managerial software': programs created and overseen not by engineers but by professional managers with only the most superficial knowledge of technology itself"--
Subjects: Computer software industry; Software failures.; Software engineering; Computer software; Organizational behavior; Information technology; Information technology;
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The age of surveillance capitalism : the fight for a human future at the new frontier of power / by Zuboff, Shoshana,1951-author.(CARDINAL)194524;
"Shoshana Zuboff, named "the true prophet of the information age" by the Financial Times, has always been ahead of her time. Her seminal book In the Age of the Smart Machine foresaw the consequences of a then-unfolding era of computer technology. Now, three decades later she asks why the once-celebrated miracle of digital is turning into a nightmare. Zuboff tackles the social, political, business, personal, and technological meaning of "surveillance capitalism" as an unprecedented new market form. It is not simply about tracking us and selling ads, it is the business model for an ominous new marketplace that aims at nothing less than predicting and modifying our everyday behavior--where we go, what we do, what we say, how we feel, who we're with. The consequences of surveillance capitalism for us as individuals and as a society vividly come to life in The Age of Surveillance Capitalism's pathbreaking analysis of power. The threat has shifted from a totalitarian "big brother" state to a universal global architecture of automatic sensors and smart capabilities: A "big other" that imposes a fundamentally new form of power and unprecedented concentrations of knowledge in private companies--free from democratic oversight and control"--Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-664) and index.
Subjects: Consumer behavior; Consumer profiling; Information technology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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