Quantum Ecology
Why and How New Information Technologies Will Reshape Societies
$120.96
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
17 December 2024
Summary
In Quantum Ecology, Stefano Calzati and Derrick de Kerckhove identify three technological ecologies—linguistic, digital, and quantum—to better understand today’s shattered globalized contemporaneity and navigate the impact of soon-to-come quantum information technologies. Today’s societies, based as they are on language and writing, face disruption brought on by digital transformation, which is not predicated on sharing meaning but on sheer computability. This produces what the autho…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262546218 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262546213 |
| Author: | Stefano Calzati, Derrick de Kerckhove |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 17 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Quantum Ecology articulates a new sociotechnical vision, escaping ‘illusory objectivities of the classical worldview.’ Through multiple venues, the authors articulate changing values and context of our new quantum world: aesthetic, ethical, epistemological.”
—Timothy E. Eastman, physicist and philosopher; author of Untying the Gordian Knot
“This book contains valuable ideas to support policymakers in allowing the new realities that emerge from quantum technologies to be more accessible and inclusive.”
—Naouma Kourti, Officer of the European Commission
About The Author
Stefano Calzati
Stefano Calzati is currently a Senior Researcher at Delft University of Technology. Previously, he worked at Tallinn University of Technology and the City University of Hong Kong. He is the author of Mediating Travel Writing, Mediated China.
Derrick de Kerckhove is former Director of the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto. He is the Scientific Director of the TuttiMedia Observatory and has authored several books, including The Skin of Culture and Connected Intelligence.
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