Das Netz - English Edition
Digitalization and Society
Published on 17. July 2017
240 pages
978-3-944362-19-9 (ISBN)
Description
Digitalization is changing our world - and we are in the middle of it. The digital magazine "Das Netz" (German for "the net") gathers writers, activists, scientists, politicians and entrepreneurs to think about the developments of our digital life. More than 50 contributions reflect on the digital transformation of society.
Topics include the internet of things, artificial intelligence, ethics of algorithms and responsibility as well as social media and election campaigns plus digitalization in China and the USA.
A must-read for everyone interested in digitalization!
Topics include the internet of things, artificial intelligence, ethics of algorithms and responsibility as well as social media and election campaigns plus digitalization in China and the USA.
A must-read for everyone interested in digitalization!
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Content
- "All hands on deck!"
- "Table of content"
- "The internet works in mysterious ways"
- "Life"
- "Predictive healthcare: Medicine in the data revolution"
- "Attack of the fridges"
- "Artificial intelligence: The dreaming algorithm"
- "What happened online? January 2016"
- "The digital doping hunt"
- "#scanallfishes"
- "Universities face digital challenges"
- "Digitalization is happeningâ?¦ in your aerobics class"
- "What happened online? February 2016"
- "Learning to program is a skill for life"
- "Emancipation through citizen science"
- "If you were Queen of the Internet, what would be your first decree?"
- "Catastrophe! Communication in states of emergency"
- "What happened online? March 2016"
- "The Twitter trollâ??s digital alter ego"
- "The summer of Pikachu"
- "Barfing unicorns and puppy faces: What is the secret ingredient in Snapchatâ??s success?"
- "Really great sexâ??just do it right"
- "Happy coincidences and personalized filter bubbles"
- "What happened online? April 2016"
- "Who runs the internet?"
- "Politics"
- "The 2016 US election campaign: Digital mud-wrestling"
- "The evolution of the digital election"
- "Why social bots threaten our democracy"
- "This message will self-destruct in three secondsâ?¦"
- "What happened online? May 2016"
- "Politics has to be shaped by people"
- "The SPD is becoming more and more digital"
- "Open? Free? Inclusive? Internet governance at the crossroads"
- "How are the rules of the internet made?"
- "The digital rich-poor divide"
- "Turkey censors both online and on the streets"
- "What happened online? June 2016"
- "Will digitalization destroy our values?"
- "What have algorithms got to do with human rights?"
- "An internet of self-determination, diversity and participation"
- "Missed opportunities, half-hearted solutions"
- "Digital policy decisions: Fail!"
- "Digitalization is like the industrial revolution"
- "We need more European standards"
- "Cautious steps into the minefield"
- "Personalized pricing needs rules"
- "What happened online? July 2016"
- "Digital by default"
- "Economy"
- "Towards a giant world computer"
- "Weâ??re about to experience a real killer app for blockchain"
- "Bitcoin: The ascent of a borderless currency"
- "The political promises of Bitcoin"
- "What happened online? August 2016"
- "Chinese internet firms find success with indecent exposure"
- "Wallet-less payment is an everyday affair in China"
- "The next Silicon Valley? It could be here."
- "On robots and class struggle: Are we being replaced by machines?"
- "What happened online? September 2016"
- "We can guarantee the availability of the internet"
- "Political action shouldnâ??t make things worse"
- "Culture"
- "TV at the crossroads of internet and humanity"
- "Hatsune Miku, the worldâ??s first cybernetic star"
- "What Pokémon Go has in common with Locative Art"
- "What happened online? October 2016"
- "The moment when an unexpected perturbation changes the system from within"
- "The inhibitions of Richard W."
- "Digital passport: Citizen Ex"
- "The myth of struggling through"
- "What happened online? November 2016"
- "Caring for customs and heritage of the internet"
- "So two computers meet, and one saysâ?¦"
- "Gamification: The brainâ??s addiction"
- "Artists of this edition"
- "About iRights.Media"
- "A thank you to our advertisers"
