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Computers, code and algorithms have become an ubiquitous part of 21st-century society, at the same time revolutionizing our lives and raising deep questions regarding our relationship with machines.

To understand how it all started, our interview with George Dyson explores the very origins of computing in the 19th century and the fantastic progress towards the first Turing-complete machine after World War II. Quantum computing is the leading edge of computer developments.

For those looking to get their hands dirty, our list of the best books to get into computer science and programming, with Ana Bell from MIT, is one of the most popular on the site.

We have expert recommendations on Artificial Intelligence books and books about Data Science.

Finally, if your heart goes to games and virtual worlds, don't miss our selections by Tom Chatfield and Katherine Isbister.

    The Best Quantum Computing Books, recommended by Chris Bernhardt

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    The Best Quantum Computing Books - Computing with Quantum Cats: From Colossus to Qubits by John Gribbin

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    Computing with Quantum Cats: From Colossus to Qubits
    by John Gribbin

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    The Best Quantum Computing Books - Quantum Computing From The Ground Up by Riley Tipton Perry

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    Quantum Computing From The Ground Up
    by Riley Tipton Perry

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    The Best Quantum Computing Books - Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists Noson Yanofsky and Mirco Mannucci

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    Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists
    Noson Yanofsky and Mirco Mannucci

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    The Best Quantum Computing Books - Quantum Computing since Democritus by Scott Aaronson

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    Quantum Computing since Democritus
    by Scott Aaronson

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    The Best Quantum Computing Books - Quantum Computation and Quantum Information Michael Nielsen and Isaac Chuang

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    Quantum Computation and Quantum Information
    Michael Nielsen and Isaac Chuang

  • The Best Quantum Computing Books - Computing with Quantum Cats: From Colossus to Qubits by John Gribbin
  • The Best Quantum Computing Books - Quantum Computing From The Ground Up by Riley Tipton Perry
  • The Best Quantum Computing Books - Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists Noson Yanofsky and Mirco Mannucci
  • The Best Quantum Computing Books - Quantum Computing since Democritus by Scott Aaronson
  • The Best Quantum Computing Books - Quantum Computation and Quantum Information Michael Nielsen and Isaac Chuang

The Best Quantum Computing Books, recommended by Chris Bernhardt

Quantum computing: it sounds more complicated than quantum mechanics, but it isn’t. Mathematician Chris Bernhardt, author of Quantum Computing for Everyone, explains why you need to know about it and which books will help you understand what it’s all about.

The Best Quantum Computing Books, recommended by Chris Bernhardt

    The best books on Data Science, recommended by Roger D. Peng

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    The best books on Data Science - Statistical Evidence: A Likelihood Paradigm by Richard Royall

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    Statistical Evidence: A Likelihood Paradigm
    by Richard Royall

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    The best books on Data Science - Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics by Nathan Yau

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    Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics
    by Nathan Yau

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    The best books on Data Science - Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

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    Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
    by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

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    The best books on Data Science - An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R by Daniela Witten, Gareth James, Robert Tibshirani & Trevor Hastie

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    An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R
    by Daniela Witten, Gareth James, Robert Tibshirani & Trevor Hastie

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    The best books on Data Science - Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work by Nigel Cross

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    Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work
    by Nigel Cross

  • The best books on Data Science - Statistical Evidence: A Likelihood Paradigm by Richard Royall
  • The best books on Data Science - Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics by Nathan Yau
  • The best books on Data Science - Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
  • The best books on Data Science - An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R by Daniela Witten, Gareth James, Robert Tibshirani & Trevor Hastie
  • The best books on Data Science - Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work by Nigel Cross

The best books on Data Science, recommended by Roger D. Peng

From complex techniques only used by academic statisticians, data science has risen to extreme popularity in only a few years. Roger D. Peng, Professor of Biostatistics at Johns Hopkins University and founder of one of the largest data science online courses, helps us understand this discipline and recommends the five best books to delve into it.

The best books on Data Science, recommended by Roger D. Peng

    The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists, recommended by Hadley Wickham

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    The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists - Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Gerald Jay Sussman, Harold Abelson & Julie Sussman

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    Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
    by Gerald Jay Sussman, Harold Abelson & Julie Sussman

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    The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists - The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven S. Skiena

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    The Algorithm Design Manual
    by Steven S. Skiena

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    The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists - The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt & David Thomas

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    The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
    by Andrew Hunt & David Thomas

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    The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists - The Art of Readable Code by Dustin Boswell & Trevor Foucher

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    The Art of Readable Code
    by Dustin Boswell & Trevor Foucher

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    The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists - Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph Bizup & Joseph M. Williams

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    Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace
    by Joseph Bizup & Joseph M. Williams

  • The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists - Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Gerald Jay Sussman, Harold Abelson & Julie Sussman
  • The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists - The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven S. Skiena
  • The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists - The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt & David Thomas
  • The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists - The Art of Readable Code by Dustin Boswell & Trevor Foucher
  • The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists - Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph Bizup & Joseph M. Williams

The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists, recommended by Hadley Wickham

Data science is often said to be built on three pillars: domain expertise, statistics, and programming. Hadley Wickham, Chief Scientist at RStudio and creator of many packages for the R programming language, chooses the best books to help aspiring data scientists build solid computer science fundamentals.

The best books on Computer Science for Data Scientists, recommended by Hadley Wickham

    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
    by Charles Petzold

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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
    by Robert C. Martin

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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
    by Steve McConnell

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    The best books on Computer Science and Programming - Algorithms by Robert Sedgewick & Kevin Wayne

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    Algorithms
    by Robert Sedgewick & Kevin Wayne

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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
    by Benjamin C. Pierce

  • The best books on Computer Science and Programming - Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold
  • The best books on Computer Science and Programming - Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship by Robert C. Martin
  • The best books on Computer Science and Programming - Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell
  • The best books on Computer Science and Programming - Algorithms by Robert Sedgewick & Kevin Wayne
  • The best books on Computer Science and Programming - Types and Programming Languages by Benjamin C. Pierce

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 Computer Science and Programming, recommended by Ana Bell

    The best books on Video Games, recommended by Katherine Isbister

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    The best books on Video Games - The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell

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    The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
    by Jesse Schell

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    The best books on Video Games - What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy by James Paul Gee

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    What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
    by James Paul Gee

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    The best books on Video Games - Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds by Celia Pearce

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    Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds
    by Celia Pearce

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    The best books on Video Games - Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming by T L Taylor

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    Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming
    by T L Taylor

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    The best books on Video Games - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

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    Ready Player One
    by Ernest Cline

  • The best books on Video Games - The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell
  • The best books on Video Games - What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy by James Paul Gee
  • The best books on Video Games - Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds by Celia Pearce
  • The best books on Video Games - Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming by T L Taylor
  • The best books on Video Games - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

The best books on Video Games, recommended by Katherine Isbister

Video games have never been more popular – or more intricately designed. But we haven’t yet developed the vocabulary to analyse a game’s impact the way we do a film’s, says professor of computational media Katherine Isbister. Here, she chooses five of the best books that explore the art of video game design, and the subcultures that grow up around them.

The best books on Video Games, recommended by Katherine Isbister

    The best books on Artificial Intelligence, recommended by Calum Chace

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    The best books on Artificial Intelligence - The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil

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    The Singularity Is Near
    by Ray Kurzweil

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    The best books on Artificial Intelligence - Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom

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    Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
    by Nick Bostrom

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    The best books on Artificial Intelligence - Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford

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    Rise of the Robots
    by Martin Ford

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    The best books on Artificial Intelligence - The Second Machine Age by Andrew McAfee & Erik Brynjolfsson

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    The Second Machine Age
    by Andrew McAfee & Erik Brynjolfsson

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    The best books on Artificial Intelligence - Permutation City by Greg Egan

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    Permutation City
    by Greg Egan

  • The best books on Artificial Intelligence - The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil
  • The best books on Artificial Intelligence - Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom
  • The best books on Artificial Intelligence - Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford
  • The best books on Artificial Intelligence - The Second Machine Age by Andrew McAfee & Erik Brynjolfsson
  • The best books on Artificial Intelligence - Permutation City by Greg Egan

The best books on Artificial Intelligence, recommended by Calum Chace

It could lead us all to immortality or spell the end of the human race. Author Calum Chace picks the best books on Artificial Intelligence or AI.

The best books on Artificial Intelligence, recommended by Calum Chace

    The best books on The Origins of Computing, recommended by George Dyson

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    The best books on The Origins of Computing - The Universal Computer by Martin Davis

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    The Universal Computer
    by Martin Davis

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    The best books on The Origins of Computing - Alan Turing by Andrew Hodges

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    Alan Turing
    by Andrew Hodges

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    The best books on The Origins of Computing - Colossus: The Secret of Bletchley Park's Codebreaking Computers by Jack Copeland

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    Colossus: The Secret of Bletchley Park's Codebreaking Computers
    by Jack Copeland

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    The best books on The Origins of Computing - When Computers Were Human by David Alan Grier

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    When Computers Were Human
    by David Alan Grier

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    The best books on The Origins of Computing - Core Memory by John Alderman (author) and Mark Richards (photographer)

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    Core Memory
    by John Alderman (author) and Mark Richards (photographer)

  • The best books on The Origins of Computing - The Universal Computer by Martin Davis
  • The best books on The Origins of Computing - Alan Turing by Andrew Hodges
  • The best books on The Origins of Computing - Colossus: The Secret of Bletchley Park's Codebreaking Computers by Jack Copeland
  • The best books on The Origins of Computing - When Computers Were Human by David Alan Grier
  • The best books on The Origins of Computing - Core Memory by John Alderman (author) and Mark Richards (photographer)

The best books on The Origins of Computing, recommended by George Dyson

As we approach the centenary of Alan Turing’s birth, science historian George Dyson looks back at the achievements of wartime code breaking and the “human computers” who enabled our modern age of iPhones and laptops

The best books on The Origins of Computing, recommended by George Dyson

    The best books on Impact of the Information Age, recommended by Nicholas Carr

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    The best books on Impact of the Information Age - The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage

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    The Victorian Internet
    by Tom Standage

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    The best books on Impact of the Information Age - The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick

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    The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood
    by James Gleick

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    The best books on Impact of the Information Age - The Master Switch by Tim Wu

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    The Master Switch
    by Tim Wu

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    The best books on Impact of the Information Age - Shop Class as Soul Craft by Matthew Crawford

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    Shop Class as Soul Craft
    by Matthew Crawford

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    The best books on Impact of the Information Age - Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart

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    Super Sad True Love Story
    by Gary Shteyngart

  • The best books on Impact of the Information Age - The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage
  • The best books on Impact of the Information Age - The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick
  • The best books on Impact of the Information Age - The Master Switch by Tim Wu
  • The best books on Impact of the Information Age - Shop Class as Soul Craft by Matthew Crawford
  • The best books on Impact of the Information Age - Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart

The best books on Impact of the Information Age, recommended by Nicholas Carr

Is the Internet dividing our attention? Are we so buried in technology that we ignore one another? The technology writer discusses the history and implications of the information age, from the mechanical clock to the iPhone

The best books on Impact of the Information Age, recommended by Nicholas Carr

    The best books on Cybersecurity, recommended by Misha Glenny

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    The best books on Cybersecurity - Cyber War by Richard A Clarke and Robert Knake

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    Cyber War
    by Richard A Clarke and Robert Knake

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    The best books on Cybersecurity - The Future of the Internet by Jonathan Zittrain

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    The Future of the Internet
    by Jonathan Zittrain

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    The best books on Cybersecurity - The Net Delusion by Evgeny Morozov

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    The Net Delusion
    by Evgeny Morozov

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    The best books on Cybersecurity - Fatal System Error by Joseph Menn

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    Fatal System Error
    by Joseph Menn

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    The best books on Cybersecurity - Kingpin by Kevin Poulsen

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    Kingpin
    by Kevin Poulsen

  • The best books on Cybersecurity - Cyber War by Richard A Clarke and Robert Knake
  • The best books on Cybersecurity - The Future of the Internet by Jonathan Zittrain
  • The best books on Cybersecurity - The Net Delusion by Evgeny Morozov
  • The best books on Cybersecurity - Fatal System Error by Joseph Menn
  • The best books on Cybersecurity - Kingpin by Kevin Poulsen

The best books on Cybersecurity, recommended by Misha Glenny

There’s an unseen, mostly unacknowledged cyber war going on. British journalist Misha Glenny, author of Dark Market, tells us who’s involved, how far it spreads and what could happen if we let it continue unchecked. He picks the best books to get a better handle on cybersecurity.

The best books on Cybersecurity, recommended by Misha Glenny

    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
    by James Bailey

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

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    Darwin Among the Machines
    by George Dyson

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    The best books on Watson - Glut by Alex Wright


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    Glut
    by Alex Wright


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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
    by Tracy Kidder

  • The best books on Watson - After Thought by James Bailey
  • The best books on Watson - Darwin Among the Machines by George Dyson
  • The best books on Watson - Glut by Alex Wright

  • The best books on Watson - The User Illusion by Tor Nørretranders
  • The best books on Watson - The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder

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 Watson, recommended by Stephen Baker

    The best books on Computer Games, recommended by Tom Chatfield

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    The best books on Computer Games - A Theory of Fun by Raph Koster

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    A Theory of Fun
    by Raph Koster

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    The best books on Computer Games - Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga

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    Homo Ludens
    by Johan Huizinga

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    The best books on Computer Games - Play Money by Julian Dibbell

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    Play Money
    by Julian Dibbell

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    The best books on Computer Games - Playbooks and Checkbooks by Stefan Szymanski

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    Playbooks and Checkbooks
    by Stefan Szymanski

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    The best books on Computer Games - Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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    Flow
    by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  • The best books on Computer Games - A Theory of Fun by Raph Koster
  • The best books on Computer Games - Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga
  • The best books on Computer Games - Play Money by Julian Dibbell
  • The best books on Computer Games - Playbooks and Checkbooks by Stefan Szymanski
  • The best books on Computer Games - Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The best books on Computer Games, recommended by Tom Chatfield

Computer games aren’t just for teenage boys locked in their bedrooms says author and former Prospect senior editor Tom Chatfield – they are vital tools for social development. Here he selects five of the best books on the theory behind games, and the culture that grows up around them.

The best books on Computer Games, recommended by Tom Chatfield

    Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web

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    Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - The Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan & Quentin Fiore

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    The Medium is the Massage
    by Marshall McLuhan & Quentin Fiore

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    Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - Weaving the Web by Tim Berners-Lee

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    Weaving the Web
    by Tim Berners-Lee

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    Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - Where Wizards Stay up Late by Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon

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    Where Wizards Stay up Late
    by Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon

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    Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - Life on the Screen by Sherry Turkle

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    Life on the Screen
    by Sherry Turkle

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    Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky

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    Here Comes Everybody
    by Clay Shirky

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    Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - Planet Google by Randall Stross

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    Planet Google
    by Randall Stross

  • Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - The Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan & Quentin Fiore
  • Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - Weaving the Web by Tim Berners-Lee
  • Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - Where Wizards Stay up Late by Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon
  • Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - Life on the Screen by Sherry Turkle
  • Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky
  • Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web - Planet Google by Randall Stross

Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web

The book critic and technology columnist for Time magazine says there’s a level on which the Internet is a mass tool for pacification. It allows people to play out their lives in a fantasy context, which is very politically unthreatening. He picks the best books on the World Wide Web.

Lev Grossman recommends the best books on the World Wide Web

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