Utopia Is Creepy

And Other Provocations

Nicholas Carr

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English

WW Norton & Co
13 October 2017

Impact of science & technology on society; Ethical & social aspects of computing

A freewheeling, sharp-shooting indictment of a tech-besotted culture.

Carr draws on artists ranging from Walt Whitman to the Clash, while weaving in the latest findings from science and sociology. Carr's favorite targets are those zealots who believe so fervently in computers and data that they abandon common sense. Cheap digital tools do not make us all the next Fellini or Dylan. Social networks, diverting as they may be, are not vehicles for self-enlightenment. And ""likes"" and retweets are not going to elevate political discourse. Utopia Is Creepy compels us to question the technological momentum that has trapped us in its flow. ""Resistance is never futile,"" argues Carr, and this book delivers the proof.

By: Nicholas Carr
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 307g
ISBN: 9780393354744
ISBN 10: 0393354741
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 13 October 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nicholas Carr is the author of The Shallows, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and four other acclaimed books. A former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review, he writes for the Atlantic, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Reviews for Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations

""[F]ull of wry vignettes and articles lampooning the motivated enthusiasm and game-changing promises of Silicon Valley’s tech bro elite… by turns cute, funny or chilling. And it’s more than the sum of its parts."" -- Sally Adee - New Scientist