Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff
Team Human is a manifestoa fiery distillation of preeminent digital theorist Douglas Rushkoffs most urgent thoughts on civilisation and human nature.
"In Team Human, [Rushkoff] enumerates the ways connectedness matters, and argues that the technology we think connects us today is in fact tearing us apart.. his cause is worthy: ‘The first step toward reversing our predicament is to recognize that being human is a team sport’..." -- New Scientist
"Can the revolution start already? This book will help us. Thank God for Douglas Rushkoff." -- Parker Posey
"[Rushkoff] paints our current predicament with infectious élan and energy." -- The Wall Street Journal
"Mr Rushkoff... a vibrant thinker of the online age." -- The Economist
"Rushkoff deals with heavyweight topics with a light touch, and Team Human is a joy to read – witty, accessible, and highly quotable." -- Make Wealth History
"An astonishing, paradigm-shifting must-read for all inhabitants of the twenty-first century. Precisely and cogently written. Rushkoff’s best work so far." -- Grant Morrison
"‘Team Human’ presents a convincing central argument and sometimes delights, particularly in Rushkoff’s roasting of the techno-solutionists who refuse to challenge antihuman values." -- Engineering and Technology
"A vivid thinker, Rushkoff is an insightful and acerbic antidote to Facebook, cultural hegemony, and the corporatization of everything. " -- Seth Godin, bestselling author of The Dip, Linchpin, and What to Do When It’s Your Turn (and It’s Always Your Turn)
"Team Human serves as a reminder that we do not have to surrender ourselves to technology... Joining Team Human means prioritizing the social, transcending a digital inclination and connecting as humans." -- Chris Yogerst - The Washington Post
"Can the revolution start already? This book will help us. Thank God for Douglas Rushkoff." -- Parker Posey
"[Rushkoff] paints our current predicament with infectious élan and energy." -- The Wall Street Journal
"Mr Rushkoff... a vibrant thinker of the online age." -- The Economist
"Rushkoff deals with heavyweight topics with a light touch, and Team Human is a joy to read – witty, accessible, and highly quotable." -- Make Wealth History
"An astonishing, paradigm-shifting must-read for all inhabitants of the twenty-first century. Precisely and cogently written. Rushkoff’s best work so far." -- Grant Morrison
"‘Team Human’ presents a convincing central argument and sometimes delights, particularly in Rushkoff’s roasting of the techno-solutionists who refuse to challenge antihuman values." -- Engineering and Technology
"A vivid thinker, Rushkoff is an insightful and acerbic antidote to Facebook, cultural hegemony, and the corporatization of everything. " -- Seth Godin, bestselling author of The Dip, Linchpin, and What to Do When It’s Your Turn (and It’s Always Your Turn)
"Team Human serves as a reminder that we do not have to surrender ourselves to technology... Joining Team Human means prioritizing the social, transcending a digital inclination and connecting as humans." -- Chris Yogerst - The Washington Post
Douglas Rushkoff is professor of media theory and digital economics at Queens/CUNY. Named one of the world’s ten most influential intellectuals by MIT, he hosts the Team Human podcast and has written many award-winning books, including Media Virus, Program or Be Programmed, and Present Shock. He lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393541533 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393541533 |
| Title | Team Human |
| Author | Douglas Rushkoff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2021-01-12 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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