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Waiting for Robots: The Hired Hands of Automation
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Waiting for Robots: The Hired Hands of Automation

Antonio A. Casilli | TECHNOLOGY,  Dec 01, 2024

This recommended philosophical exploration of the current human labor cost of AI deepens the conversation around the promise and future of this type of technology.
Bacteria to AI: Human Futures with Our Nonhuman Symbionts
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Bacteria to AI: Human Futures with Our Nonhuman Symbionts

N. Katherine Hayles | TECHNOLOGY,  Dec 01, 2024

This profound book provides a valuable way of considering a future in which humans collude with nonhuman symbionts. Will appeal to scholars in disciplines ranging from philosophy and computer science to neuroscience and evolutionary biology.
Firebrands: The Untold Story of Four Women Who Made and Unmade Prohibition
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Firebrands: The Untold Story of Four Women Who Made and Unmade Prohibition

Gioia Diliberto | HISTORY,  Oct 25, 2024

Diliberto’s writing style and the subject matter are likely to appeal to readers across genres.
The Craft of Research
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The Craft of Research

Wayne C. Booth & others | REFERENCE,  Oct 01, 2024

This reference guide is an accessible addition to any undergraduate reading list, but it will be particularly useful for social sciences students. It is well-written, clearly structured, and easy to read and use.
Instrument of War: Music and the Making of America’s Soldiers

Instrument of War: Music and the Making of America’s Soldiers

David Suisman | PERFORMING ARTS,  Oct 01, 2024

Scholars will appreciate this nuanced history of music and pop culture in wartime.
Analog Superpowers: How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National Security State
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Analog Superpowers: How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National Security State

Katherine C Epstein | SCIENCES,  Sep 20, 2024

Hard-core military historians and tech law aficionados will appreciate this thoroughly researched book.
Green Lands for White Men: Desert Dystopias and the Environmental Origins of Apartheid
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Green Lands for White Men: Desert Dystopias and the Environmental Origins of Apartheid

Meredith McKittrick | SCIENCES,  Sep 01, 2024

An insightful and informative look at colonialism and South African environmental history.
Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression in America

Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression in America

Rachel Louise Moran | HISTORY,  Aug 23, 2024

Moran breaks new ground with this invaluable first-of-its-kind history.
Frog Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Amphibian Lives
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Frog Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Amphibian Lives

Marty Crump | SCIENCES,  Aug 01, 2024

Biology students and armchair travelers alike will enjoy this chance to explore the remarkably varied ecology of frogs and toads.
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