Books by Evgeny Morozov
Evgeny Morozov is a writer, researcher and blogger who focuses on the political effects of the internet. He is the author of The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom, and a contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Morozov is currently a visiting scholar at Stanford University and a Schwartz fellow at the New America Foundation. Before moving to the US, Morozov was based in Berlin and Prague, where he was Director of New Media at Transitions Online, a media development NGO active in 29 countries of the former Soviet bloc.
“This book…identifies a key intellectual flaw that exists in tech bubbles which is the idea that everything can be solved by a few dudes in Silicon Valley, because they’re just going to build better tech.” Read more...
The best books on Silicon Valley
Ramesh Srinivasan, Technologist
“The author points out how the hope and optimism of the Internet led people to make irrational and nonsensical analyses of what was actually going on in the world.” Read more...
The best books on Cybersecurity
Misha Glenny, Journalist
Interviews with Evgeny Morozov
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Technics and Civilization
by Lewis Mumford -
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Autonomous Technology – Technics-Out-of-Control as a Theme in Political Thought
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Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life
by Albert Borgmann -
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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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Philosophy of Technology
by Edited by Jan-Kyrre Berg Olsen and Evan Selinger
The best books on Philosophy of Technology, recommended by Evgeny Morozov
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.
Interviews where books by Evgeny Morozov were recommended
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 The Decline of the West, recommended by Dambisa Moyo
The author and economist argues that the West is in decline, the U.S. faces structural unemployment, and authoritarian states like China are in many ways better positioned to deal with financial busts
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Team Human
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Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences
by Geoffrey Bowker & Susan Leigh Star -
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To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism
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Digital Cosmopolitans: Why We Think the Internet Connects Us, Why It Doesn't, and How to Rewire It
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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
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.