What happens when media technologies are able to interpret our feelings, emotions, moods, and intentions? In this cutting edge new book, Andrew McStay explores that very question and argues that these abilities result in a form of technological empathy. Offering a balanced and incisive overview of the issues raised by ‘Emotional AI’, this book: Provides a clear account of the social benefits and drawbacks of new media trends and technologies such as emoji, wearables, and chatbots Demonstrates through empirical research how ‘empathic media’ have been developed and […]

Real-world advice from Dick Dauch u the man who engineered the manufacturing renaissance at Chrysler. Automotive authority Richard Dauch, best known for his contribution to ChryslerAs early-eighties resuscitation, just wrote a new book based on his 27 years of experience building cars. A Passion for Manufacturing is loaded with issues and anecdotes about manufacturing from the man knighted by Iacocca as the number three Executive Vice President of Worldwide Manufacturing. Twelve chapters cover everything from manufacturing dos and donAts, tips for a successful facility tour, how to […]

Incorporating Information and Communication Technology tools into the teaching and learning of history has become a common practice worldwide. It is no longer a question of if, but of how to introduce it in the classroom in order to make history education more effective and enjoyable. This book gathers the experiences and reflections of researchers from three continents, based on their own activities and on empirical studies. The contributions concentrate on videogames related to the past, history e-textbooks, and applications for mobile devices with historical content. Some […]

“Sandworm is much more than a true-life techno-thriller. It’s a tour through a realm that is both invisible and critical to the daily lives of every person alive in the 21st century.” —Los Angeles Times From Wired senior writer Andy Greenberg comes to the true story of the most devastating cyberattack in history and the desperate hunt to identify and track the elite Russian agents behind it In 2014, the world witnessed the start of a mysterious series of cyberattacks. Targeting American utility companies, NATO, and electric […]

This basic text for courses in American Constitutional law contains texts, readings, documents, and cases. The author’s intent has been to go beyond the analysis of court cases and to analyze the political, historical, and social framework in which decisions are handed down. [VidConnect vidp=’17580′ vidn=’0′ vidt=’default’ vidv=’oU5gasRxYdU’] Uriah Heep – Rain (Live)

A complete configuration manual for MPLS, MPLS VPNs, MPLS TE, QoS, Any Transport over MPLS (AToM), and VPLS Understand the crucial Cisco commands for various MPLS scenarios Understand fundamentals of MPLS operation and learn to configure basic MPLS in Frame Relay and ATM-based environments Master fundamentals of MPLS VPN operation including Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP) operation, VPNv4 route exchange, and basic MPLS VPN configuration in the provider network Understand and configure various PE-CE routing protocols in MPLS VPN networks Understand MPLS VPN provisioning in an Inter-provider VPN (Inter-AS) […]

A career-spanning selection of the legendary reporter David Carr’s writing for the New York Times, Washington City Paper, New York Magazine, the Atlantic, and more. Throughout his 25-year journalistic career, David Carr was noted for his sharp and fearless observations, his uncanny sense of fairness and justice, and his remarkable compassion and wit. His writing was informed both by his own hardships as an addict, and his intense love of the journalist’s craft. His range–from media politics to national politics, from rock ‘n’ roll celebrities to the […]

“A family gradually moves forward after the loss of a child”– [VidConnect vidp=’17577′ vidn=’0′ vidt=’default’ vidv=’kwPFkV-NCUM’]