I write this with some embarrassment, because I have read this book rather slowly, only at times when I knew I could sit and concentrate on it - and god knows (as does @aram) that these have been few and far between for the last year or so, but: I just finished reading The Secret Life of Data by @aram and @jesse) and let me tell you that it is quite brilliant. Somehow it talks to me as an academic and as an interested layman at the same time.
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It makes an argument that feels familiar but really is novel and fascinating. It doesn't shy away from the horrifying futures that might be awaiting us, but suggests how we might avert the worst ones in a way that isn't pithy (this coming from an Englishman). It is packed full of examples. And while the text is fairly clean from academic jargon, if you're an academic you know exactly where the authors are placing themselves.
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I am recommending this book to fellow academics, but it is also - and this is very much the authors' intention - a book that I would (actually, will) buy my brother for Chanukah.
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@nik Wow, thank you for the glowing review! I'm glad the book resonated with you.
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