The exponential age : how accelerating technology is transforming business, politics, and society
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[New York, NY] : Diversion Books, 2021.
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First Diversion Books edition.
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Rapid City Public Library - Technology - Adult
TECHNOLOGY 303.483 AZH
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[New York, NY] : Diversion Books, 2021.
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Book
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First Diversion Books edition.
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xx, 330 pages : charts ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (269-319) and index.
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"A revelatory take on where technology is taking us, from one of the worlds most-followed tech writers. We are entering the Exponential Age. Between faster computers, better software and bigger data, ours is the first era in human history in which technology is constantly accelerating. Azeem Azhar - writer, technologist, and creator of the acclaimed Exponential View newsletter - understands this shift better than anyone. Technology, he argues, is developing at an increasing, exponential rate. But human society - from our businesses to our political institutions - can only ever adapt at a slower, incremental pace. The result is an 'exponential gap', between the power of new technology and our ability to keep up. In Exponential, Azhar shows how this exponential gap can explain our society's most pressing problems - from established businesses' difficulty keeping up with digital platforms, to the sclerotic response of liberal democracies to fast-moving social problems. And he draws on cutting-edge social science to explain how to stop the exponential gap eroding our economies, our politics and our lives. Exponential technology is upending our society. This book explains how"--Publisher's description.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Azhar, A. (2021). The exponential age: how accelerating technology is transforming business, politics, and society (First Diversion Books edition.). Diversion Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Azhar, Azeem. 2021. The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology Is Transforming Business, Politics, and Society. Diversion Books.

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Azhar, Azeem. The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology Is Transforming Business, Politics, and Society Diversion Books, 2021.

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Azhar, Azeem. The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology Is Transforming Business, Politics, and Society First Diversion Books edition., Diversion Books, 2021.

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