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The meaning of the 21st century : a vital blueprint ensuring our future / by Martin, James,1933-2013.(CARDINAL)130371;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Technological forecasting.; Technology and civilization.; Technology;
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Out of control : the new biology of machines, social systems, and the economic world / by Kelly, Kevin,1952-(CARDINAL)350274;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-500) and index.
Subjects: Bionics.; System theory.; Technology and civilization.;
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Technology, human values, and leisure / by Kaplan, Max,1911-1998.(CARDINAL)138559; Bosserman, Phillip.(CARDINAL)215393;
Includes bibliographical references.The relevancy of leisure, by M. Kaplan.--Thinking about the future, by R. Theobald.--Technology and humanistic values, by E. G. Mesthene.--Technology and where we are, by H. Brown.--Implications for government, by A. Schlesinger, Jr.--Implications for labor unionism, by L. Perlis.--Implications for the ghetto, by D. Maynor.--Implications for education, by R. M. Hutchins.--Implications for youth, by P. Bosserman.--The 12-nation comparative study, by A. Szalai.--Leisure and post industrial societies, by J. Dumazedier.--Challenges and contradictions, by C. Obermeyer.--Appendices (p. 239-247):--A. The allocation of leisure to retirement, by J. Kreps.--B. Free city festival poster.--C. Center for studies of leisure.
Subjects: Technology and civilization.; Leisure.; Time management.;
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Naqoyqatsi [videorecording] / by Belladonna,1981-actor.; Beirne, Joe,film producer.; Brando, Marlon,actor.(CARDINAL)130944; Glass, Philip,composer (expression)(CARDINAL)724904; John, Elton,actor.(CARDINAL)150339; Reggio, Godfrey,film director,screenwriter.; Soderbergh, Steven,1963-presenter.(CARDINAL)809505; Taub, Lawrence,film producer.; Miramax Films,presenter.(CARDINAL)436238; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher.(CARDINAL)141482;
Belladonna, Marlon Brando, Elton John.In this cinematic concert -- the concluding film of the Qatsi Trilogy preceded by critically acclaimed Koyaanisqatsi ("Life Out Of Balance"), and Powaqqatsi ("--Life In Transformation") mesmerizing images reanimated from everyday reality, then visually altered with state-of-the-art digital techniques, chronicle the shift from a world organized by the principles of nature to one dominated by technology, the synthetic and the virtual. Extremes of intimacy and spectacle, tragedy, and hope fuse in a tidal wave of visuals and music, giving rise to a unique artistic experience that reflects Reggio's vision of a brave new globalized world.Rating: PG; for violent and disturbing images, and for brief nudity.DVD, region 1, NTSC, full screen (4:3); 5.1 Dolby digital.
Subjects: Experimental films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Civilization, Modern.; Globalization.; Technology and civilization.; Technology;
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The seventh year : industrial civilization in transition / by Davis, W. Jackson(William Jackson),1942-(CARDINAL)138608;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Technology and civilization.; Civilization, Modern; Natural resources.;
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The Gutenberg galaxy : the making of typographic man / by McLuhan, Marshall,1911-1980.(CARDINAL)155752;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-289).Gutenberg galaxy -- The galaxy reconfigured or the plight of mass man in an individualist society.A history of western society and print technology from a media perspective.
Subjects: Printing.; Communication and culture.; Technology and civilization.;
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Field of honor : a novel / by Birchfield, D. L.,1948-(CARDINAL)387919;
Subjects: Fiction.; Science fiction.; Choctaw Indians; Technology and civilization;
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Fab : the coming revolution on your desktop--from personal computers to personal fabrication / by Gershenfeld, Neil A.(CARDINAL)378640;
How to make -- Almost anything -- The past -- Hard ware -- The present -- Birds and bikes -- Subtraction -- Growing inventors -- Addition -- Building models -- Description -- Playing at work -- Computation -- Making sense -- Instrumentation -- Net work -- Communication -- Art and artillery -- Interaction -- The future -- Joy -- The details.
Subjects: Technological forecasting.; Computers and civilization.;
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Great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster / by Colvile, Robert.(CARDINAL)426437;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Technological innovations; Technology and civilization.;
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The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster / by Colvile, Robert,author.(CARDINAL)426437;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-374) and an index.Introduction -- Permanent revolution -- Quick reactions -- Fast friends -- The art of acceleration -- Tomorrow's news today -- The pace of politics -- Time is money -- Planet express -- Racing to destruction? -- Conclusion: Fast forward.Colvile inspects the various ways in which the pace of life in our society is increasing and examines the evolutionary science behind our need for constant acceleration, as well as why it's unlikely we'll be able to slow down--or even want to.
Subjects: Technological innovations; Technology and civilization.;
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