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  • The New Analog

    Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World

    An NPR Best Book of the Year: "A pointedly passionate look at what's been lost in the digital era." — Los Angeles TimesA longtime musician and former member of the indie band Galaxie 500 who has also taught at Harvard, Damon Krukowski has watched cultural life lurch from analog to digital. And as an artist who has weathered that transition, he has challenging, urgent questions for both creators ... Leer más

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  • Why Sound Matters

    Series series Why X Matters Series
    A poignant consideration of the material aspect of sound and how it fundamentally shapes our experience of the world, both in its presence and absenceFrom the joyous communal connections fostered through shared auditory experience to the devastating impact of noise pollution in the deep sea, musician and author Damon Krukowski urges readers to reconsider the significance of sound and its role in ... Leer más

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  • Ascoltare il rumore

    La riscoperta dell'analogico nell'era della musica digitale

    Traducido por Chiara Veltri ...
    Series series BIGSUR
    Negli ultimi decenni il mondo della musica ha attraversato una rivoluzione. La tecnologia audio analogica, così fedele alla percezione dei sensi umani, è stata sostituita da quella digitale, che registra e riproduce il suono attraverso una codifica binaria di 0 e 1. I vinili sono stati rimpiazzati di volta in volta dai cd, dagli mp3, dai servizi di streaming; la musica è stata semplificata e resa ... Leer más

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  • The Physics Book

    Big Ideas Simply Explained

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  • Neither Snow Nor Rain

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  • Artificial Unintelligence

    How Computers Misunderstand the World

    A software developer’s misadventures in computer programming, machine learning, and artificial intelligence reveal why we should never assume technology always gets it right.In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed systems. We are so eager to ... Leer más

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  • Mathematics in Twentieth-Century Literature & Art

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  • The Defender

    How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America

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  • Liberty's First Crisis

    Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech

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  • Cool

    How Air Conditioning Changed Everything

    "[A] history of air conditioning, chronicling the numerous gimmicks, failed attempts, con jobs, and eventual successes . . . a surprisingly interesting journey." — San Francisco Book ReviewThe air conditioner is often hailed as one of the modern world's greatest inventions—yet nearly as often blamed for global disaster. It has changed everything from architecture to people's food habits; saved ... Leer más

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  • The Outsider

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    The classic study of alienation, existentialism, and how great artists have portrayed characters who exist on the margins of society.Published to immense acclaim in the mid-1950s, The Outsider helped make popular the literary concept of existentialism. Authors like Sartre, Kafka, Hemingway, and Dostoyevsky, as well as artists like Van Gogh and Nijinsky, delved for a deeper understanding of the ... Leer más

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