Karen Wilkes is a journalist. Her expertise in ecology and green issues means taking on the government and some of the largest corporate organisations on the planet. But what is the significance of the encrypted document she receives and why are so many people interested in getting their hands on it? And just what is an encrypted document anyway? The answers to these and numerous other questions will cost many lives. Failing to answer them might just cost the Earth...
The internet is changing the way that knowledge is made and shared. Knowledge-making in face-to-face settings is being replaced by information gathering from remote sources, whose origins may be concealed but which can create an illusion of intimacy. Though remote communication is beneficial in many ways – modern societies would fail without it -- and though the tight boundaries of the face-to-face can be used for evil purposes such as criminal conspiracy, if the overall trend to remote communication continues unchecked, it could be disastrous for the future of democracy and the very idea of truth itself. Too much reliance on remote communication threatens the core institutions of democratic societies. We explain the change in technical detail, from a systematic analysis of the workings of the face-to-face to a high level setting-out of its dangerous political implications. The analysis includes field studies, reflexive examination, drawing on the wide experience of the authors, of the stickiness of the face-to-face in our own work and other institutions, and network analysis which explains the illusion of intimacy that can be generated inadvertently or maliciously. We look at the apparent effectiveness of techniques such as blockchain and the limits of their domain. New information is provided about the malicious use of disinformation by foreign powers. We dramatise the dangers to Western pluralist democracy through a personal accounting of the 2020 American election. By drawing out the special features of face-to-face interaction and its constitutive role in creating societies, with science as the icon, the book sets out an agenda for civic education that can protect democratic institutions from the erosion of pluralism and the facile abandonment of trustworthy expertise. The authors conclude by returning to the themes set out at the start of the book, namely the crucial role played by trust in modern societies and the importance of face-to-face interactions in reproducing that trust, and the democratic institutions in which it should be invested.
Colour-illustrated power play guide to the third in the 'Strike' series of fight 'n' flight games by Electronic Arts. Outlines the campaigns of 'Desert Strike' and 'Jungle Strike' and then provides step-by-step guides to every campaign and mission of 'Urban Strike'. Accompanied by over 1,000 colour digitised screenshots. The author has been writing about adventure and strategy video games for several years and has had articles and reviews published in many of the leading British games magazines.
Rogers' observations are as stingingly accurate in our post-modern world as they were in the 1920s and '30s. He has inspired two one-man shows and a five-year Broadway hit that is still #1 at the box office because of his humor, compassion and intimate understanding that current events are the logical result of the human condition.
Following on from the success of A Short History of Rugby League, comes rugby expert Will Evans next book on the dynamic sport of NRL State of Origin. The book charts the history of interstate rugby league competition from 1908, and the issues and dynamics that impacted the evolution of Origin into the code s showpiece event, including fierce rivalry that exists between the Blues and the Maroons. There is a blow-by-blow account of each of the 97 games played since Origin s inception in 1980, including match stats and lineups. There are profiles on the 419 players, as well as in-depth essays on key performers and coaching staff. The book includes full representative and club appearances and points statistics. Lastly, individual records, club histories and appearances, and an author-selected Greatest Origin team line-up for Queensland and New South Wales complete what is an authoritative and entertaining account of State of Origin.
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