The ascent of information : books, bits, genes, machines, and life's unending algorithm / Caleb Scha...
The ascent of information : books, bits, genes, machines, and life's unending algorithm / Caleb Scha...
The ascent of information : books, bits, genes, machines, and life's unending algorithm / Caleb Scharf.
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Publisher
New York : Riverhead Books, 2021.
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G 2021/0756
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Language
English
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Physical content
340 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Our eternal data -- The burden of an idea -- In sickness and in health -- An ever more tangled bank -- Genes, memes, and dreams -- The information river -- Life made machine -- The great blending -- A universe of dataomes.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Riverhead Books, 2021.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2021.
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Summary
"Your information has a life of its own, and it's using you to get what it wants. One of the most peculiar and possibly unique features of humans is the vast amount of information we carry outside our biological selves. But in our rush to build the infrastructure for the 20 quintillion bits we create every day, we've failed to ask exactly why we're...
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The ascent of information : books, bits, genes, machines, and life's unending algorithm / Caleb Scharf.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/0756
Record Identifier
74VKaRAE4Ley
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRAE4Ley
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ISBN
0593087240
9780593087244
DDC
003.54
MMS ID
991024394115002626
