Book Review: Blown to Bits
Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion by Hal AbelsonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Bits are Bit. Even if they are transmitted through electrons in copper wires or light in fiber optical cables or via modulation in radio waves. All of these carry bits and run the world. This book covers the intersection between technology, society, the justice system, policies, and politics. It is highly approachable and helps you appreciate technology, not just from a technical standpoint but from a societal standpoint. I really appreciate the concern for fellow human beings put forefront in this book. It opens the reader's mind to care a lot about the political process and be aware that any technology we design is going to have a wide societal impact.
The entire book is available free online: http://www.bitsbook.com/excerpts/