No Safety In Numbers-How The Computer Quantified Everything And Made People Risk-Av

No Safety In Numbers-How The Computer Quantified Everything And Made People Risk-Av

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Publisher's Synopsis

This work addresses the social and cultural aspects of computing. Its perspective is that computers encode the world mathematically and statistically, and that this knowledge has resulted in an increased awareness of risks in all sectors of social life, making people avoid risk.

Book information

ISBN: 9781572730632
Publisher: Hampton Press
Imprint: Hampton Press
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Language: English
Weight: 272g
Height: 230mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 12mm