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Author : Clive Thompson
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472033271
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)
Download or read book The Best of Technology Writing 2008 written by Clive Thompson and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year's best technology writing
Author : Steven Levy
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472032662
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (326 download)
Download or read book The Best of Technology Writing 2007 written by Steven Levy and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a collection as imaginative and compelling as its dynamic subject, "The Best of Technology Writing 2007" captures the versatility and verve of technology writing today. These essays explore a wide range of intriguing topics--from the online habits of urban moms to the digital future of movie production.
Author : Steven Johnson
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300156502
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Best Technology Writing 2009 written by Steven Johnson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his Introduction to this beautifully curated collection of essays, Steven Johnson heralds the arrival of a new generation of technology writing. Whether it is Nicholas Carr worrying that Google is making us stupid, Dana Goodyear chronicling the rise of the cellphone novel, Andrew Sullivan explaining the rewards of blogging, Dalton Conley lamenting the sprawling nature of work in the information age, or Clay Shirky marveling at the 'cognitive surplus' unleashed by the decline of the TV sitcom, this new generation does not waste time speculating about the future. Its attitude seems to be: Who needs the future? The present is plenty interesting on its own. Packed with sparkling essays culled from print and online publications, The Best Technology Writing 2009 announces a fresh brand of technology journalism, deeply immersed in the fascinating complexity of digital life.
Author : Avram Joel Spolsky
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 1430200383
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (32 download)
Download or read book The Best Software Writing I written by Avram Joel Spolsky and published by Apress. This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Will appeal to the same (large) audience as Joel on Software * Contains exclusive commentary by Joel * Lots of free publicity both because of Joel’s influence in the community and the influence of the contributors
Author : Steven Levy
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472032662
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (326 download)
Download or read book The Best of Technology Writing 2007 written by Steven Levy and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a collection as imaginative and compelling as its dynamic subject, "The Best of Technology Writing 2007" captures the versatility and verve of technology writing today. These essays explore a wide range of intriguing topics--from the online habits of urban moms to the digital future of movie production.
Author : Mark Hansen
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472066629
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (666 download)
Download or read book Embodying Technesis written by Mark Hansen and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a radical revision of our understanding of the technological
Author : Cornelia Dean
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674066057
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Am I Making Myself Clear? written by Cornelia Dean and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-22 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What we donÕt know can hurt usÑand does so every day. Climate change, health care policy, weapons of mass destruction, an aging infrastructure, stem cell research, endangered species, space explorationÑall affect our lives as citizens and human beings in practical and profound ways. But unless we understand the science behind these issues, we cannot make reasonable decisionsÑand worse, we are susceptible to propaganda cloaked in scientific rhetoric. To convey the facts, this book suggests, scientists must take a more active role in making their work accessible to the media, and thus to the public. In Am I Making Myself Clear? Cornelia Dean, a distinguished science editor and reporter, urges scientists to overcome their institutional reticence and let their voices be heard beyond the forum of scholarly publication. By offering useful hints for improving their interactions with policymakers, the public, and her fellow journalists, Dean aims to change the attitude of scientists who scorn the mass media as an arena where important work is too often misrepresented or hyped. Even more important, she seeks to convince them of the value and urgency of communicating to the public. Am I Making Myself Clear? shows scientists how to speak to the public, handle the media, and describe their work to a lay audience on paper, online, and over the airwaves. It is a book that will improve the tone and content of debate over critical issues and will serve the interests of science and society.
Author : Royce Flippin
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 0786726598
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)
Download or read book Best American Political Writing 2008 written by Royce Flippin and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2008-10-20 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best American Political Writing 2008 draws from a variety of publications and political viewpoints to present the year's most insightful, entertaining, and thought-provoking pieces on the current political scene. This year's edition will include full coverage of the presidential candidates and conventions, and will offer incisive reporting on America's most pressing political concerns—from the threat of a looming economic recession, to the continued struggles in Iraq and Afghanistan. Selections will include Jane Mayer's investigation of the various highly coercive interrogation techniques routinely employed by the CIA and the Pentagon, Jonathan Chait's report on how radical economic extremists have hijacked national policy, Andrew Sullivan's article on “Why Barack Obama Matters,” George Packer's analysis of the contrasting appeals of Obama and Hillary Clinton, Parag Khanna on America's struggle to retain its status as the world's great superpower, and John Judis's essay on how politicians wield power by tapping into our deepest anxieties, from such publications as The New Yorker, The New Republic, the Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, and Vanity Fair.
Author : Royce Flippin
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459612302
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Best American Political Writing 2008 (Large Print 16pt) written by Royce Flippin and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best American Political Writing 2008 draws from a variety of publications and political viewpoints to present the year's most insightful, entertaining, and thought-provoking pieces on the current political scene. This year's edition will include full coverage of the presidential candidates and conventions, and will offer incisive reporting o...
Author : Brendan I. Koerner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (83 download)
Download or read book The Best of Technology Writing 2006 written by Brendan I. Koerner and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Oliver Sacks
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780060936518
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (365 download)
Download or read book The Best American Science Writing 2003 written by Oliver Sacks and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his introduction to The Best American Science Writing 2003, Dr. Oliver Sacks, "the poet laureate of medicine" New York Times writes that "the best science writing . . . cannot be completely 'objective' -- how can it be when science itself is so human an activity? -- but it is never self-indulgently subjective either. It is, at best, a wonderful fusion, as factual as a news report, as imaginative as a novel." Following this definition of "good" science writing, Dr. Sacks has selected the twenty-five extraordinary pieces in the latest installment of this acclaimed annual. This year, Peter Canby travels into the heart of remote Africa to track a remarkable population of elephants; with candor and tenderness, Floyd Skloot observes the toll Alzheimer's disease is taking on his ninety-one-year-old mother, and is fascinated by the memories she retains. Gunjan Sinha explores the mating behavior of the common prairie vole and what it reveals about the human pattern of monogamy. Michael Klesius attempts to solve what Darwin called "an abominable mystery": How did flowers originate? Lawrence Osborne tours a farm where a genetically modified goat produces the silk of spiders in its milk. Joseph D'Agnese visits a home for retired medical research chimps. And in the collection's final piece, Richard C. Lewontin and Richard Levins reflect on how the work of Stephen Jay Gould demonstrated the value of taking a radical approach to science. As Dr. Sacks writes of Stephen Jay Gould -- to whose memory this year's anthology is dedicated -- an article of his "was never predictable, never dry, could not be imitated or mistaken for anybody else's." The same can be said of all of the good writing contained in this diverse collection.
Author : Tim Folger
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547799535
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (477 download)
Download or read book The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012 written by Tim Folger and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling author and irrationality advocate Dan Ariely selects the year's best science and nature writing.
Author : Paris S. Strom
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1623967643
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (239 download)
Download or read book Adolescents In The Internet Age, 2nd Edition written by Paris S. Strom and published by IAP. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching adolescents and learning from them is the paradigm elaborated throughout this second edition of Adolescents in the Internet Age. The premise is based upon four assumptions: (1) Adolescents have unique experiences that qualify them as the most credible source on what growing up is like in the current environment; (2) Adolescents are more competent than many adults with tools of technology that will be needed for learning in the future; (3) Adolescents and adults can support mutual development by adopting the concept of reciprocal learning; and (4) The common quest of adolescents to gain adult identity could be attained before employment. Expectations are the theme for every chapter. The reason expectations are so important is because they influence goals, determine priorities, and are used to evaluate progress and achievements of individuals and institutions. When teacher expectations correspond with the abilities and interests of students, achievement and satisfaction are common outcomes. In contrast, if teachers expect too little, student potential can be undermined. There is also concern if expectations that students have for themselves surpass their abilities. This occurs if teachers do not inform students about their deficits. Multitasking, doing too many things at the same time, detracts from productivity. Sharing accountability depends upon complimentary and attainable expectations that can be met by students, teachers, and parents. To support appropriate expectations, tthis book for secondary teachers and high school students seeking a broader understanding of their own generation is organized in four parts about aspects of learning and development. (1) Identity expectations introduce traditional perspectives on adolescence, changes related to sources of learning, evolving emphasis of schools, and ways to support motivation, goal setting, and formation of identity. (2) Cognitive expectations examine mental abilities, academic standards, emergence of the Internet as a learning tool, development of media literacy, creative problem solving, and encouragement of higher order thinking skills. (3) Social expectations explore the need for giving greater attention to social development, importance of teamwork skills, involvement with social networking, adoption of civil behavior, school safety, and values as a basis for ethical behavior and character. (4) Health expectations center on decisions that influence physical health, well-being, and lifestyle choice. Consideration is given to stress management, emotional intelligence, and risk assessment strategies for individual teenagers and the schools that they attend.
Author : Paris S. Strom
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 168123355X
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (812 download)
Download or read book Polling Students for School Improvement and Reform written by Paris S. Strom and published by IAP. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People generally acknowledge the superiority of adolescents in using technology tools needed for learning in the future. The purpose of this book is to describe an online polling strategy that allows adolescents to make known how they view conditions of learning at their school. A school improvement model illustrates how to combine results of student polling with stakeholders' perceptions in the scheme of school reform. Student polling differs from other strategies because the target for gathering data is a single school. This deliberately narrow base for sampling student opinion ensures poll results have local relevance that can motivate stakeholder involvement and guide their response. Over 14,000 secondary students have completed polls examined in the text. These ten polls include: career exploration, time management, selective attention and distraction, motivation for Internet learning, tutoring, peer support, cheating, frustration, cyberbullying, and school stress. Students are the stakeholders with the most to gain or lose in efforts to keep American education competitive. Accordingly, their views should be sought as part of decision making about reform. When student opinion and adult observation are considered, an intergenerational perspective can emerge that more accurately portrays institutional strengths and limitations. School principals, superintendents, and state department of education leaders are invited to consider a collaborative project with the authors. Software offers administrators rapid feedback on whole school results. Finding out how special education, gifted and talented, and second language acquisition students view their conditions of learning gives additional insight about school improvement.
Author : Harrison Owen
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1576757757
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (767 download)
Download or read book Open Space Technology written by Harrison Owen and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2008-04-28 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised and updated edition of an acknowledged classic of the Organizational Development literature. Over 30,000 of first and second editions sold.
Author : Amalia E. Gnanadesikan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444359851
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book The Writing Revolution written by Amalia E. Gnanadesikan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart the development of this communication tool to show how it has conquered the world. Explores how writing has liberated the world, making possible everything from complex bureaucracy, literature, and science, to instruction manuals and love letters Draws on an engaging range of examples, from the first cuneiform clay tablet, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Japanese syllabaries, to the printing press and the text messaging Weaves together ideas from a number of fields, including history, cultural studies and archaeology, as well as linguistics and literature, to create an interdisciplinary volume Traces the origins of each of the world’s major written traditions, along with their applications, adaptations, and cultural influences
Author : Jeff Atwood
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781478300540
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Effective Programming written by Jeff Atwood and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-07-04 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK Jeff Atwood began the Coding Horror blog in 2004, and is convinced that it changed his life. He needed a way to keep track of software development over time - whatever he was thinking about or working on. He researched subjects he found interesting, then documented his research with a public blog post, which he could easily find and refer to later. Over time, increasing numbers of blog visitors found the posts helpful, relevant and interesting. Now, approximately 100,000 readers visit the blog per day and nearly as many comment and interact on the site. Effective Programming: More Than Writing Code is your one-stop shop for all things programming. Jeff writes with humor and understanding, allowing for both seasoned programmers and newbies to appreciate the depth of his research. From such posts as "The Programmer's Bill of Rights" and "Why Cant Programmers... Program?" to "Working With the Chaos Monkey," this book introduces the importance of writing responsible code, the logistics involved, and how people should view it more as a lifestyle than a career. TABLE OF CONTENTS - Introduction - The Art of Getting Shit Done - Principles of Good Programming - Hiring Programmers the Right Way - Getting Your Team to Work Together - The Batcave: Effective Workspaces for Programmers - Designing With the User in Mind - Security Basics: Protecting Your Users' Data - Testing Your Code, So it Doesn't Suck More Than it Has To - Building, Managing and Benefiting from a Community - Marketing Weasels and How Not to Be One - Keeping Your Priorities Straight EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK As a software developer, you are your own worst enemy. The sooner you realize that, the better off you'll be.I know you have the best of intentions. We all do. We're software developers; we love writing code. It's what we do. We never met a problem we couldn't solve with some duct tape, a jury-rigged coat hanger and a pinch of code. But Wil Shipley argues that we should rein in our natural tendencies to write lots of code: The fundamental nature of coding is that our task, as programmers, is to recognize that every decision we make is a trade-off. To be a master programmer is to understand the nature of these trade-offs, and be conscious of them in everything we write.In coding, you have many dimensions in which you can rate code: Brevity of codeFeaturefulnessSpeed of executionTime spent codingRobustnessFlexibility Now, remember, these dimensions are all in opposition to one another. You can spend three days writing a routine which is really beautiful and fast, so you've gotten two of your dimensions up, but you've spent three days, so the "time spent coding" dimension is way down.So, when is this worth it? How do we make these decisions? The answer turns out to be very sane, very simple, and also the one nobody, ever, listens to: Start with brevity. Increase the other dimensions as required by testing. I couldn't agree more. I've given similar advice when I exhorted developers to Code Smaller. And I'm not talking about a reductio ad absurdum contest where we use up all the clever tricks in our books to make the code fit into less physical space. I'm talking about practical, sensible strategies to reduce the volume of code an individual programmer has to read to understand how a program works. Here's a trivial little example of what I'm talking about: if (s == String.Empty)if (s == "") It seems obvious to me that the latter case is... ...buy the book to read more!
