{"product_id":"which-side-of-history-how-technology-is-reshaping-democracy-and-our-lives-9781797205168","title":"Which Side of History?: How Technology Is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A valuable primer on this moment where humans are deciding how much power over their lives they give to monopolies and algorithms.\" --DAVE EGGERS, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Circle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhich Side of History?\u003c\/i\u003e offers a collection of bold essays on how technology is affecting democracy, society, and our future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing prominent national voices such as Sacha Baron Cohen, Marc Benioff, Ellen Pao, Ken Auletta, Chelsea Clinton, Tim Wu, Khaled Hosseini, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Jaron Lanier, Willow Bay, Sal Khan, Sherry Turkle, Shoshana Zuboff, Vivek Murthy, Geoffrey Canada, and many more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe essays focus on the extraordinary impact of technology on our privacy, kids and families, race and gender roles, democracy, climate change, and mental health.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis groundbreaking book\u003c\/b\u003e challenges opinion leaders and the broader public to take action to improve technology's effects on our lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Featuring notable journalists, engineers, entrepreneurs, novelists, activists, filmmakers, business leaders, scholars, and researchers, including: Thomas Friedman, Kara Swisher, Michelle Alexander, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jenna Wortham, Cameron Kasky, Howard Gardner, and Tristan Harris.\u003cbr\u003e- Explores the ethical behavior of Big Tech, or the lack thereof.\u003cbr\u003e- Offers roadmaps for constructive change and thought-provoking perspectives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the rise of cyberbullying and hate speech online, issues around climate change and technology, and the \"move fast and break things\" mentality of tech culture, \u003ci\u003eWhich Side of History?\u003c\/i\u003e will urge readers to draw the line.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- This book will help shape the conversations we have around technology in our society and our future for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e- A smart gift for anyone who approaches tech and the future with a healthy skepticism\u003cbr\u003e- Edited by James P. Steyer, the CEO and founder of Common Sense Media.\u003cbr\u003e- Add it to the shelf with books like \u003ci\u003eTen Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now\u003c\/i\u003e by Jaron Lanier, \u003ci\u003eThe Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains\u003c\/i\u003e by Nicholas Carr, and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power\u003c\/i\u003e by Shoshana Zuboff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames P. Steyer is the CEO and founder of Common Sense Media, the nation's leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a powerful voice for kids and families in the 21st century. Steyer is an expert on children's media and education in the United States and an award-winning consulting professor at Stanford University. Steyer is also the nationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eTalking Back to Facebook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Other Parent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Prism","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51648818512146,"sku":"9781797205168","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bfcfa392-cc54-41b2-9465-3b243bce2b65.jpg?v=1759834677","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/which-side-of-history-how-technology-is-reshaping-democracy-and-our-lives-9781797205168","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}