New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

2412 Episodes

1. Pamela O. Long on the Long, Long, Long History of Technology

   Published: 10/7/2024
2. Alan F. Blackwell, "Moral Codes: Designing Alternatives to AI" (MIT Press, 2024)

   Published: 10/6/2024
3. Marco Bastos, "Brexit, Tweeted: Polarization and Social Media Manipulation" (Bristol UP, 2024)

   Published: 10/6/2024
4. Jeffrey Ding, "Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition" (Princeton UP, 2024)

   Published: 10/5/2024
5. Gerald Sim, "Screening Big Data: Films That Shape Our Algorithmic Literacy" (Routledge, 2024)

   Published: 10/3/2024
6. Christian Wolmar, "The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II" (Hachette, 2024)

   Published: 10/2/2024
7. Paola Bertucci, "In the Land of Marvels: Science, Fabricated Realities, and Industrial Espionage in the Age of the Grand Tour" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2023)

   Published: 10/1/2024
8. Amos C. Fox, "Conflict Realism: Understanding the Causal Logic of Modern War and Warfare" (Howgate, 2024)

   Published: 9/30/2024
9. Jason Weiss, "Listenings" (Spuyten Duyvil, 2023)

   Published: 9/29/2024
10. Annette Kehnel, "The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability" (Brandeis UP, 2024)

    Published: 9/29/2024
11. Jonathan Maskit, "Bicycle" (Bloomsbury, 2023)

    Published: 9/29/2024
12. Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World

    Published: 9/26/2024
13. Jordan Minor, "Video Game of the Year: A Year-By-Year Guide to the Best, Boldest, and Most Bizarre Games from Every Year Since 1977" (Abrams, 2023)

    Published: 9/26/2024
14. Ethical Machines: A Conversation with Reid Blackman

    Published: 9/25/2024
15. Max Hirsh and Till Mostowlansky, "Infrastructure and the Remaking of Asia" (U Hawaii Press, 2022)

    Published: 9/24/2024
16. Jason A. Josephson Storm, "The Myth of Disenchantment: Magic, Modernity, and the Birth of the Human Sciences" (U Chicago Press, 2017)

    Published: 9/23/2024
17. Emily M. Bender on AI Hype

    Published: 9/23/2024
18. Gergely Gosztonyi, "Censorship from Plato to Social Media: The Complexity of Social Media’s Content Regulation and Moderation Practices" (Springer, 2023)

    Published: 9/22/2024
19. Amber Billey et al., "Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches" (ALA Editions, 2024)

    Published: 9/22/2024
20. Amir Alexander, "Liberty's Grid: A Founding Father, a Mathematical Dreamland, and the Shaping of America" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

    Published: 9/21/2024