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    The best books on Computer Science and Programming, recommended by Ana Bell

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    The best books on Computer Science and Programming - Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold

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    Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
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    The best books on Computer Science and Programming - Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship by Robert C. Martin

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    Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
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    The best books on Computer Science and Programming - Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell

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    Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
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    The best books on Computer Science and Programming - Algorithms by Robert Sedgewick & Kevin Wayne

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    Algorithms
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    The best books on Computer Science and Programming - Types and Programming Languages by Benjamin C. Pierce

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    Types and Programming Languages
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The best books on Computer Science and Programming, recommended by Ana Bell

How do computers work? What is well-crafted code? How do you write an algorithm? Ana Bell, lecturer in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, chooses the best books to learn computer science and programming.

    The best books on How the World Works, recommended by Venkatesh Rao

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    The best books on How the World Works - The Origins of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama

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    The Origins of Political Order
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    The best books on How the World Works - Seeing Like a State by James C Scott

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    Seeing Like a State
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    The best books on How the World Works - The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics by Edna Ernestine Kramer

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    The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics
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    The best books on How the World Works - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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    The best books on How the World Works - Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse

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    Finite and Infinite Games
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The best books on How the World Works, recommended by Venkatesh Rao

Armed with one of the ‘big histories’ currently in vogue, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and a tome about how modern maths came to be, you too can get a grip on how the world works. Tech blogger Venkatesh Rao chooses some good books for those who agree with Socrates that ‘for a human being, the unexamined life is not worth living.’

    The best books on Transhumanism, recommended by Mark O'Connell

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    The best books on Transhumanism - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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    Frankenstein
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    The best books on Transhumanism - The Russian Cosmists: The Esoteric Futurism of Nikolai Fedorov and His Followers by George M. Young

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    The Russian Cosmists: The Esoteric Futurism of Nikolai Fedorov and His Followers
    by George M. Young

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    The best books on Transhumanism - The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien

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    The Third Policeman
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    The best books on Transhumanism - The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil

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    The Singularity Is Near
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    The best books on Transhumanism - Zero K by Don DeLillo

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    Zero K
    by Don DeLillo

The best books on Transhumanism, recommended by Mark O'Connell

The journalist and author Mark O’Connell explored the nature of transhumanism—the belief that technology will help us evolve beyond our current physical and mental limitations—in his award-winning book To Be A Machine. Here he selects five key books that speak directly to the movement.

    Jessica Pressman recommends the best Electronic Literature

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    Jessica Pressman recommends the best Electronic Literature - Young-hae Chang Heavy Industries

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    Young-hae Chang Heavy Industries

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    Jessica Pressman recommends the best Electronic Literature - Twelve Blue by Michael Joyce

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    Twelve Blue
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    Jessica Pressman recommends the best Electronic Literature - House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

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    House of Leaves
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    Jessica Pressman recommends the best Electronic Literature - The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall

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    The Raw Shark Texts
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    Jessica Pressman recommends the best Electronic Literature - Electronic Literature by N. Katherine Hayles

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    Electronic Literature
    by N. Katherine Hayles

Jessica Pressman recommends the best Electronic Literature

The literature and reading scholar tells us about the profound effect that the rise of electronic literature has had on authors, the publishing industry and the nature of the book.

    The best books on Philosophy of Technology, recommended by Evgeny Morozov

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    The best books on Philosophy of Technology - Technics and Civilization by Lewis Mumford

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    Technics and Civilization
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    The best books on Philosophy of Technology - Autonomous Technology – Technics-Out-of-Control as a Theme in Political Thought by Langdon Winner

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    Autonomous Technology – Technics-Out-of-Control as a Theme in Political Thought
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    The best books on Philosophy of Technology - Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life by Albert Borgmann

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    Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life
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    The best books on Philosophy of Technology - Does Technology Drive History? The Dilemma of Technological Determinism by Edited by Merritt Roe Smith and Leo Marx

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    Does Technology Drive History? The Dilemma of Technological Determinism
    by Edited by Merritt Roe Smith and Leo Marx

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    The best books on Philosophy of Technology - Philosophy of Technology by Edited by Jan-Kyrre Berg Olsen and Evan Selinger

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    Philosophy of Technology
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The best books on Philosophy of Technology, recommended by Evgeny Morozov

It’s easy to be impressed by the latest gadgets and comment on how much has changed since we started using them. But how often do we really take a step back and think about technological advances in their broader context? Belarussian tech commentator, Evgeny Morozov, picks the best books on the philosophy of technology.

    The best books on Science in Society, recommended by Deborah Blum

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    The best books on Science in Society - Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos by Dennis Overbye

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    Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos
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    The best books on Science in Society - Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

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    Moonwalking with Einstein
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    The best books on Science in Society - Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson

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    Isaac’s Storm
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    The best books on Science in Society - Good Natured by Frans de Waal

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    Good Natured
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    The best books on Science in Society - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

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    Packing for Mars
    by Mary Roach

The best books on Science in Society, recommended by Deborah Blum

The Pulitzer prize-winning writer says science is too important to be left for the scientists, and recommends books that show how much it matters in our daily lives

    The best books on Technology and Nature, recommended by Daniel Headrick

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    The best books on Technology and Nature - Medieval Technology and Social Change by Lynn White Jr.

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    Medieval Technology and Social Change
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    The best books on Technology and Nature - Plagues and Peoples by William McNeill

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    Plagues and Peoples
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    The best books on Technology and Nature - Ecological Imperialism by Alfred Crosby

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    Ecological Imperialism
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    The best books on Technology and Nature - Collapse by Jared Diamond

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    Collapse
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    The best books on Technology and Nature - Something New Under the Sun by John R McNeill

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    Something New Under the Sun
    by John R McNeill

The best books on Technology and Nature, recommended by Daniel Headrick

The historian explains how the power of technology has affected man’s relationship with the rest of nature, and tells us what determines why some civilisations succeed and others fail

    The best books on Watson, recommended by Stephen Baker

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    The best books on Watson - After Thought by James Bailey

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    After Thought
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    The best books on Watson - Darwin Among the Machines by George Dyson

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    Darwin Among the Machines
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    The best books on Watson - Glut by Alex Wright


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    Glut
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    The best books on Watson - The User Illusion by Tor Nørretranders

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    The User Illusion
    by Tor Nørretranders

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    The best books on Watson - The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder

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    The Soul of a New Machine
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The best books on Watson, recommended by Stephen Baker

Former BusinessWeek writer recommends five books that deepen our understanding of the science and psychology behind Jeopardy!’s computer champion, Watson

    The best books on Robotics, recommended by Daniel H Wilson

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    The best books on Robotics - Second Variety by Philip K Dick

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    Second Variety
    by Philip K Dick

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    The best books on Robotics - Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein

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    Starship Troopers
    by Robert A Heinlein

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    The best books on Robotics - Machine Learning by Tom M Mitchell

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    Machine Learning
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    The best books on Robotics - Wired for War by P W Singer

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    Wired for War
    by P W Singer

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    The best books on Robotics - For a Breath I Tarry by Roger Zelazny

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    For a Breath I Tarry
    by Roger Zelazny

The best books on Robotics, recommended by Daniel H Wilson

These days robotic technology is developing so fast that sci-fi is having a hard time keeping up, says best-selling author and roboticist, Daniel H Wilson. He picks the best books on robotics.

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