Various Authors Books
The contributing authors are researchers and practitioners in fields such as psychology, veterinary medicine, and social work, united by their focus on the human–animal bond and its implications for health and wellbeing.
Known for: Digital Democracy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, E‑Books & Beyond, The Future of Media, AI in Marketing, AstroTech, Augmented Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles: Opportunities, Strategies, and Challenges, Brain-Inspired Computing, Building Intelligent Systems, Clean Tech, Connected Cars, Cybersecurity and Society, Distributed Ledger Technology: The Science of the Blockchain, Edge AI: Convergence of Edge Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Sensing, Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, Gene Editing and Society, Green Computing, Healthy Cities Playbook: Urban Planning for Population Health, Innovation Ecosystems: Emerging Strategies and Practices for the Digital Economy, Innovation Metrics: The Innovation Management Handbook, Internet Governance: The New Frontier of Global Institutions, IoT and Society, Living Well with Chronic Illness: Practical Patient Guides, Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks & Build an Incredible Career, Media Literacy in the Digital Age, Neuromorphic Computing, Robotics in Healthcare, Security & Privacy in Government, Segregation: A Global History of Separatism, Silicon Dreams: Information, Man, and Machine, Smart Homes, Tech Entrepreneurship, Tech and Human Rights, The Commercial Space Age, The Dynamics of Technological Change, The Future of Education, The Future of Mobility: Scenarios for the United States in 2030, The Future of Privacy, The Human–Animal Bond in Health: Compilations on Therapy Animals & Wellbeing, The Labor Question, The Long Now: Long-Term Thinking for a Short-Term World, The Physics of Quantum Computing, Wearable Computing
Books by Various Authors
Digital Democracy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Digital Democracy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a wide-ranging reference work that explores how digital technologies are reshaping political participation, public debate, govern...
E‑Books & Beyond
E‑Books & Beyond is a wide-ranging exploration of how digital publishing has transformed the way books are created, distributed, read, and preserved. Rather than treating the e-book as a simple electr...
The Future of Media
Media no longer simply reports the world; it actively shapes how reality is discovered, discussed, monetized, and remembered. The Future of Media examines this shift through a collection of essays and...
AI in Marketing
This book explores the integration of artificial intelligence technologies into marketing strategies, covering topics such as predictive analytics, customer segmentation, personalization, and automati...
AstroTech
AstroTech is a collaborative volume exploring the intersection of astronomy and technology, featuring essays and research papers by multiple contributors. The book discusses advancements in space inst...
Augmented Intelligence
This book explores the concept of augmented intelligence, focusing on how human cognition can be enhanced through collaboration with artificial intelligence systems. It presents interdisciplinary pers...
Autonomous Vehicles: Opportunities, Strategies, and Challenges
This book provides a comprehensive overview of autonomous vehicle technologies, including the engineering principles, artificial intelligence systems, and regulatory frameworks that enable self-drivin...
Brain-Inspired Computing
This book explores computational architectures and algorithms inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. It covers neuromorphic engineering, spiking neural networks, and cognitive comp...
Building Intelligent Systems
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, architectures, and methodologies used to design and implement intelligent systems. It covers topics such as machine learning, knowledge r...
Clean Tech
This book explores the development, implementation, and impact of clean technologies across industries. It discusses renewable energy, sustainable materials, and innovations aimed at reducing environm...
Connected Cars
This book explores the technological, economic, and social dimensions of connected vehicles, including vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication, data privacy, and the...
Cybersecurity and Society
This academic collection explores the intersection between cybersecurity technologies and their social, political, and ethical implications. It examines how digital security practices influence privac...
Distributed Ledger Technology: The Science of the Blockchain
This book provides a comprehensive overview of distributed ledger technology (DLT), including blockchain fundamentals, consensus mechanisms, cryptographic principles, and real-world applications acros...
Edge AI: Convergence of Edge Computing and Artificial Intelligence
Edge AI explores the integration of artificial intelligence algorithms directly on edge devices, enabling real-time data processing and decision-making without reliance on centralized cloud systems. T...
Environmental Sensing
This book provides a comprehensive overview of environmental sensing technologies, including sensor design, data acquisition, and applications in monitoring air, water, and soil quality. It covers bot...
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
This book explores the ethical challenges and philosophical questions surrounding the development and deployment of artificial intelligence. It examines topics such as algorithmic bias, machine autono...
Gene Editing and Society
This book explores the scientific, ethical, and social dimensions of gene editing technologies such as CRISPR. It examines how these innovations are reshaping medicine, agriculture, and human identity...
Green Computing
Green Computing explores environmentally sustainable computing practices, focusing on energy-efficient hardware, software optimization, and responsible e-waste management. It discusses strategies for ...
Healthy Cities Playbook: Urban Planning for Population Health
The Healthy Cities Playbook provides a comprehensive framework for integrating public health principles into urban planning. Drawing on the WHO Healthy Cities initiative, it outlines strategies for de...
Innovation Ecosystems: Emerging Strategies and Practices for the Digital Economy
This book explores the concept of innovation ecosystems, examining how organizations, governments, and research institutions collaborate to foster innovation in the digital economy. It presents theore...
Innovation Metrics: The Innovation Management Handbook
This book provides a comprehensive framework for measuring innovation performance within organizations. It explores key performance indicators, innovation accounting, and strategic metrics that help l...
Internet Governance: The New Frontier of Global Institutions
This book explores the evolution, structure, and challenges of Internet governance, examining how global institutions, governments, and private actors shape the policies and technical standards that d...
IoT and Society
This academic collection explores the social, ethical, and economic implications of the Internet of Things (IoT). It examines how connected technologies transform everyday life, governance, and indust...
Living Well with Chronic Illness: Practical Patient Guides
This guide provides practical advice and evidence-based strategies for individuals living with chronic illnesses. It covers self-management techniques, lifestyle adjustments, and patient-centered appr...
Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks & Build an Incredible Career
Maximize Your Potential is a self-help book published by Amazon Publishing as part of the 99U series. It focuses on professional growth, encouraging readers to develop expertise, take calculated risks...
Media Literacy in the Digital Age
This academic collection explores the concept of media literacy in the context of digital communication, social media, and information technology. It examines how individuals interpret, evaluate, and ...
Neuromorphic Computing
Neuromorphic computing is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to design computer systems inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. It integrates neuroscience, computer science, and ...
Robotics in Healthcare
This book explores the integration of robotics technologies into healthcare systems, covering applications in surgery, rehabilitation, elder care, and hospital automation. It discusses the design, imp...
Security & Privacy in Government
This book explores the challenges and strategies related to information security and privacy within governmental institutions. It covers topics such as data protection policies, cybersecurity framewor...
Segregation: A Global History of Separatism
This scholarly collection examines the historical, social, and political dimensions of segregation and separatism across different regions of the world. It explores how racial, ethnic, religious, and ...
Silicon Dreams: Information, Man, and Machine
Silicon Dreams: Information, Man, and Machine is an anthology of science fiction stories exploring the relationship between humans and intelligent machines. Edited by Robert Sheckley, the collection g...
Smart Homes
This book explores the concept, design, and technology behind smart homes, including automation systems, Internet of Things (IoT) integration, energy efficiency, and user experience. It provides insig...
Tech Entrepreneurship
This book provides an overview of the principles, challenges, and strategies involved in launching and scaling technology-based ventures. It covers topics such as innovation management, startup financ...
Tech and Human Rights
This book explores the intersection between technology and human rights, examining how digital innovation, artificial intelligence, and data governance impact privacy, freedom of expression, and equal...
The Commercial Space Age
This book explores the emergence and evolution of the commercial space industry, examining how private enterprises have transformed space exploration from a government-led endeavor into a global busin...
The Dynamics of Technological Change
This academic volume explores the processes and patterns of technological innovation and diffusion across industries and societies. It examines how economic, institutional, and social factors shape th...
The Future of Education
A collection of essays and research papers exploring emerging trends, technologies, and pedagogical models shaping the future of education. The book discusses digital learning, personalized instructio...
The Future of Mobility: Scenarios for the United States in 2030
This report explores how emerging technologies, demographic shifts, and policy changes could reshape transportation in the United States by 2030. It presents multiple scenarios analyzing the potential...
The Future of Privacy
This book is a collection of essays and analyses exploring the evolving concept of privacy in the digital age. It examines legal, technological, and ethical dimensions of data protection, surveillance...
The Human–Animal Bond in Health: Compilations on Therapy Animals & Wellbeing
This compilation explores the therapeutic and psychological benefits of human–animal interactions, focusing on how companion and therapy animals contribute to physical and emotional wellbeing. It gath...
The Labor Question
A collection of classic essays exploring the social, economic, and moral dimensions of labor during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The essays address issues such as workers’ rights, industria...
The Long Now: Long-Term Thinking for a Short-Term World
A collection of essays and reflections exploring the concept of long-term thinking and responsibility for the future, inspired by the Long Now Foundation’s mission to foster slower, deeper, and more d...
The Physics of Quantum Computing
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the physical principles underlying quantum computing, including quantum mechanics, qubits, entanglement, and quantum gates. It explores how these princip...
Wearable Computing
Wearable Computing explores the design, development, and application of computing devices that can be worn on the body. It covers topics such as sensor integration, user interface design, data process...
Key Insights from Various Authors
Technology Does Not Automatically Democratize
One of the book’s most important insights is that digital access alone does not create democratic progress. It is tempting to assume that when more people can post, comment, vote online, or access information instantly, democracy will naturally become more inclusive and responsive. But the reality i...
From Digital Democracy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Participation Must Be Designed, Not Assumed
Democratic participation does not emerge simply because a website, app, or portal exists. A recurring idea in the book is that meaningful civic engagement depends on careful design. Many digital participation projects fail not because citizens are apathetic, but because the experience is confusing, ...
From Digital Democracy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Information Quality Shapes Democratic Choice
Democracy depends on informed judgment, and in the digital age, the struggle over information quality has become central to political life. The book shows that digital democracy is not just about giving citizens more channels to speak; it is also about ensuring they can find credible information, ev...
From Digital Democracy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Online Deliberation Needs Structure and Trust
A healthy democracy needs more than expression; it needs deliberation. The book emphasizes that one of the most ambitious promises of digital democracy is the possibility of large-scale public discussion across distance, class, and institutional barriers. Yet open comment spaces alone rarely produce...
From Digital Democracy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Data Can Empower or Endanger Citizens
In digital democracy, data is power. The book repeatedly suggests that the collection, analysis, and use of digital data can make governance more responsive while also introducing serious threats to privacy, autonomy, and political equality. Public institutions can use data to understand citizen nee...
From Digital Democracy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Inclusion Is the Test of Legitimacy
A democratic platform is only as legitimate as the public it truly includes. One of the strongest themes in the book is that digital democracy cannot be judged solely by innovation or scale; it must be judged by whether diverse citizens can actually participate on fair terms. Digital initiatives oft...
From Digital Democracy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
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The contributing authors are researchers and practitioners in fields such as psychology, veterinary medicine, and social work, united by their focus on the human–animal bond and its implications for health and wellbeing.
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