Glossary of Cognitive Activism: For a Not So Distant Future (Neidich Warren)(Paperback) - diskuze

We are at one of those turning points that divide history into a 'before' and an 'after.' The ongoing transition from an information economy to an economy based in the workings of the brain and the mind has radical implications for human freedom and creativity, both of which are under threat from a rapacious, neurologically-oriented form of capitalism. Such moments require new languages in order for the unnamed, the unsayable, and the misunderstood to become known. This is the task taken on by Warren Neidich's Glossary of Cognitive Activism, now appearing in an expanded and fully revised fourth edition. Each of its entries--which range in topic from the central nervous system and brain-computer interfaces to ChatGPT and conceptual art--explicates a key term in contemporary culture. The cumulative effect is astonishing: while every entry can profitably be read in isolation, the
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