{"product_id":"9780008494612","title":"Technology Is Not The Problem","description":"Author: Timandra Harkness\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008494612\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Nov 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Great book' – Matt Ridley, author of \u003cem\u003eHow Innovation Works\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Essential reading' – Pete Etchells, author of \u003cem\u003eUnlocked\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An urgent must-read' – Tiffany Jenkins, author and broadcaster, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s \u003cem\u003eA History of Secrecy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Enticing and highly addictive' – Stephen Senn, statistician and author of \u003cem\u003eDicing with Death\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A pleasure to read' – Stian Westlake, Executive Chair, Economic and Social Research Council\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnology has delivered a world that we expect to revolve around us, our needs and preferences, and our unique personalities. We willingly hand over intimate information about ourselves in return for a world that’s easier to navigate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in the Personalised Century, where we view ourselves in terms of what rather than who we are – the objects of others’ recognition, rather than the subjects and authors of our own lives. Is this a sign of our shrinking sense of self?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterrogating the historical currents that have brought us here, Harkness envisages a messier, riskier and less comfortable world than the one into which we’re sliding. Challenging readers to look at what’s missing from their personalised menus, \u003cem\u003eTechnology is not the Problem\u003c\/em\u003e encourages us to look afresh at the familiar: not just the technology we use every day, how we relate to the world and those around us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46552445812894,"sku":"HPC-9780008494612","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008494612.jpg?v=1771907521","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008494612","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}