Rated Assemblage Theory 10/10
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Rated Regulatory Theory: Foundations and applications 8/10
A solid introduction to various approaches and issues in regulatory theory, including core topics such as responsive regulation and network approaches to regulation, foundational topics such as the role of emotions in regulation and treatments of risk in regulatory practice, and specialised topics such as the analyses of various regulated sectors.
Wants to read The Psychology of Computer Programming
Rated Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore 8/10
Rated The Computer's Voice: From Star Trek to Siri 6/10
Rated How Artifacts Afford: The Power and Politics of Everyday Things 10/10
Affordances are frequently mentioned in the design and STS literatures. There is no consensus about the content of this term, even though there are multiple attempts to theorise it. The author proposes shifting the focus from "what are the affordances?" to how artefacts afford and under what circumstances, and examines approaches for implementing this vision.<br/><br/>The author attempts to make sense of the current mess, providing a coherent account that attends to the political and social contexts in which technologies operate. In addition, the text presents useful techniques for deploying the concept. Curiously, this successful approach shows the limits of "affordance" as a concept: it allows us to understand modes of interaction with technological artefacts, but even a formulation as elegant as the one presented in this book is still centred on individual artefacts (such as apps, devices, or even platforms). As such, recent attempts to take affordances beyond their use case as a design tool seem misguided. This, of course, is not a problem with the book, which does an excellent job of showing how affordances can be a powerful tool for critical design and engagement with designed artefacts.<br/>
Wants to read All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire
Rated Advanced Introduction to Law and Literature 6/10
Wants to read Elements of Mathematics: From Euclid to Gödel
Wants to read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Wants to read Constitutional Challenges in the Algorithmic Society
Finished reading Proteção de Dados Pessoais: Comentários à Lei n. 13.709/2018 -LGPD
Rated Sei donne che hanno cambiato il mondo: Le grandi scienziate della fisica del XX secolo 6/10
Ho trovato questo libro per caso quando cercava qualcosa in Kindle Unlimited per praticare l’italiano. Non fu una scelta sbagliata: il linguaggio è accessibile, le storie raccontate sono coinvolgenti, e il testo dimostra non solo l’importanza di queste scienziate ma anche la passione della scrittrice per il tema. Ogni capitolo di questo libro presenta la vita di una scienziata specifica, narrando la sua biografia in contesto storico. Purtroppo, questo approccio non lascia molto spazio per spiegare la scienza stessa, eccetto nel capitolo dedicato a Hedy Lamarr, in cui c’è una chiara illustrazione del brevetto che questa attrice ha ottenuto. Forse, introdurre la scienza ci aiuterebbe a tracciare un ritratto più completo di queste donne, per cui la scienza è stata una dimensione così importante della vita. Nonostante, Gabriella Greison ha scritto un libro utile non solo per capire meglio la storia delle scienze ma anche per imparare con gli errori e ingiustizie del passato.
Rated Modern Italy: A Very Short Introduction 8/10
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