Library
Our library selection for the June meeting is Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies, by Andrew Maynard (Mango, 2018).
Andrew gave a great talk at our December meeting that ranged from genetic engineering (Jurassic Park) and brain-enhancing drugs (Limitless) to human augmentation (Ghost in the Shell), and artificial intelligence (Ex Machina).
The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies
By Michael V. Hayden (Penguin, May 2018)
Click Here to Kill Everybody
By Bruce Schneier (Norton, September 2018)
Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies
By Geoffrey West (Penguin, 2017)
The Aisles Have Eyes: How Retailers Track Your Shopping, Strip Your Privacy, and Define Your Power
By Joseph Turow (Yale, 2017)
The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World
By Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen (MIT Press, 2016)
Data for the People: How to Make Our Post-Privacy Economy Work for You
By Andreas Weigend (Basic Books, Jan. 2017)
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
By Kevin Kelly (Viking, June 2016)
Animal Weapons: The Evolution of Battle
By Douglas J. Emlen (Henry Holt, 2014)
Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy
By David A. Mindell (Viking, 2015)
