• The Best Books on the Politics of Information - Red Plenty by Francis Spufford
  • The Best Books on the Politics of Information - The Market System: What It Is, How It Works, and What To Make of It by Charles Lindblom
  • The Best Books on the Politics of Information - The Sciences of the Artificial by Herbert A. Simon
  • The Best Books on the Politics of Information - Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society by E. Glen Weyl & Eric A. Posner
  • The Best Books on the Politics of Information - Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener

The Best Books on the Politics of Information, recommended by Henry Farrell

Our political systems evolved in an era when information was much harder to come by. What challenges does our current reality of information overload pose for democracy? How do we even start thinking about these questions? Political scientist Henry Farrell proposes key books for building a curriculum on ‘the politics of information,’ starting with a beautifully written novel.

  • The best books on Silicon Valley - Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff
  • The best books on Silicon Valley - Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences by Geoffrey Bowker & Susan Leigh Star
  • The best books on Silicon Valley - To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism by Evgeny Morozov
  • The best books on Silicon Valley - Digital Cosmopolitans: Why We Think the Internet Connects Us, Why It Doesn't, and How to Rewire It by Ethan Zuckerman
  • The best books on Silicon Valley - Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O'Neil

The best books on Silicon Valley, recommended by Ramesh Srinivasan

Many of us are grateful to Silicon Valley for the convenience it’s brought to our lives, whether shopping, looking up information or communicating with other human beings. But as tech companies become corporate behemoths influencing every aspect of modern life, many realize it’s time to take action. Ramesh Srinivasan, UCLA professor and author of Beyond the Valley, recommends books for a more rounded understanding of Silicon Valley.