After the Digital Tornado
Title | After the Digital Tornado PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Werbach |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 251 |
Release | 2020-07-23 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1108645259 |
Networks powered by algorithms are pervasive. Major contemporary technology trends - Internet of Things, Big Data, Digital Platform Power, Blockchain, and the Algorithmic Society - are manifestations of this phenomenon. The internet, which once seemed an unambiguous benefit to society, is now the basis for invasions of privacy, massive concentrations of power, and wide-scale manipulation. The algorithmic networked world poses deep questions about power, freedom, fairness, and human agency. The influential 1997 Federal Communications Commission whitepaper “Digital Tornado” hailed the “endless spiral of connectivity” that would transform society, and today, little remains untouched by digital connectivity. Yet fundamental questions remain unresolved, and even more serious challenges have emerged. This important collection, which offers a reckoning and a foretelling, features leading technology scholars who explain the legal, business, ethical, technical, and public policy challenges of building pervasive networks and algorithms for the benefit of humanity. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Chasing the Storm
Title | Chasing the Storm PDF eBook |
Author | Ron Miller |
Publisher | Twenty-First Century Books |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2014-01-01 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1467725463 |
Huge, towering clouds build up in the sky—it's a super cell. The Doppler radar indicates that the system is rotating. But is there a funnel? Is it touching the ground? Only a storm chaser can confirm when a tornado is present—and help meteorologists warn nearby towns. Whenever severe weather threatens, storm chasers hit the road to hunt for tornadoes, hurricanes, or violent storms. Some drive thousands of miles in just a few days as they follow a storm system from Iowa to Texas. Others serve their cities and towns by taking photos from their backyards and phoning in storm details to local weather stations. Specially trained Hurricane Hunters hop into aircraft packed with scientific instruments to fly deep into powerful hurricanes, hoping to reach the eye of the storm. Are storm chasers a bunch of foolish daredevils? Not at all. Many are scientists while others are professional photographers and videographers. Storm chasers arm themselves with training about severe weather, use sophisticated instruments, and follow safety guidelines. In Chasing the Storm, you'll meet real storm chasers and meteorologists, hear their stories, and discover how they do their work. You'll learn tornado basics, get a great window into the science of meteorology, and learn how to pursue a career in the field. You might even decide to become a storm chaser yourself!
The Sky Stirs Up Trouble
Title | The Sky Stirs Up Trouble PDF eBook |
Author | Belinda Jensen |
Publisher | Millbrook Press ™ |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 2016-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1512407216 |
Tornado siren! Bel the Weather Girl and Dylan head to the basement. Dylan is scared the house will blow away! But soon the storm passes. Some storms make tornadoes, and some don't. Bel says she can explain why—in the kitchen. What does baking have to do with tornadoes? Stay tuned, because every day is another weather day!
Erased by a Tornado!
Title | Erased by a Tornado! PDF eBook |
Author | Jessica Rudolph |
Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1936087529 |
Explains the causes and characteristics of tornadoes and scientific advances in storm prediction.
Digital Tornado
Title | Digital Tornado PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Werbach |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Information superhighway |
ISBN |
Tornadoes
Title | Tornadoes PDF eBook |
Author | Grace Hansen |
Publisher | Capstone Classroom |
Pages | 25 |
Release | 2016-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1496610466 |
Provide young readers with a better understanding of what causes these weather events and how to stay safe should a dangerous situation arise. With simple text and large, outstanding photos, readers will not only be informed, but also gain an appreciation of these awesome phenomenons.
Inside the Tornado
Title | Inside the Tornado PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey A. Moore |
Publisher | HarperBusiness |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2004-12-14 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780060745813 |
In this, the second of Geoff Moore's classic three-part marketing series, Moore provides highly useful guidelines for moving products beyond early adopters and into the lucrative mainstream market. Updated for the HarperBusiness Essentials series with a new author's note. Once a product "crosses the chasm" it is faced with the "tornado," a make or break time period where mainstream customers determine whether the product takes off or falls flat. In Inside the Tornado, Moore details various marketing strategies that will teach marketers how reach these customers and how to take advantage of living inside the tornado in order to reap the benefits of mainstream adoption.