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Book synopsis

This startling exploration of the mass media age uniquely combines complex nonfiction and prescient fiction from the best and brightest visionaries of the future. Essay contributors include Marshall McLuhan, who posited that the medium is the message; Cory Doctorow and his re-visioning of intellectual property in the digital age; and Nicolas Carr, whose cautionary warnings include that Google is making us stupid. The thought-provoking short stories are authored by science fiction luminaries including James Tiptree Jr., whose pseudonymous cyperpunk preceded all of her peers; Joe Haldeman and his wars where humans fight through cloning and time travel; and Norman Spinrad, who has pitted the media against an immortality conspiracy. Offering a blend of predictions for the course of communications, "Future Media" entertains while it informs and challenges readers to consider the implications for a society dealing with networks that are alternately personal, public, pervasive, and powerful.

Book details

• Full title: Future Media
• Author: Rick Wilber
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 431
• EAN: 9781616960209
• ISBN: 1616960205
• ID: 12403975
• Publisher: TACHYON PUBN
• Weight: 458 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 154 × 30 mm
• Date of publishing: July 2011

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