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Our personal environment faces profound changes as a consequence of technology, says John Gilbey
As “smart” devices seek to take over ever more aspects of our lives, books discussing the impact of new technologies on society have become almost commonplace. Many are worthwhile reads; some offer us technical clarity; others provide a commentary on our relationship with the digital world and its purveyors. This slender volume by Roberto Simanowski is all of these things, and succeeds in providing a novel perspective on the very real challenges facing us as we wander into an increasingly intimate relationship with massively connected technology.
Assembled as a series of complementary sections, which could largely stand alone yet build into a cohesive whole, the book offers a structured response to the pitfalls and unanticipated consequences of the digital world – often drawing parallels between the predictions of science fiction and the approaching impacts of technology on everyday life. With the...