Chummy longs to be a superhero. He wants to save the world–or at least Bunnyland–from dragons, so spending his carrots on a superhero costume seems like a great plan! When his grandma reminds him that there aren’t any dragons in Bunnyland, but that there are creatures that could use help, Chummy starts reconsidering the best way to spend his wad.
Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born and history is made. Through ten unique cities, from the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, Paul Strathern explores how urban centres lead civilisation forward, enjoying a moment of glory before passing on the baton…
When leafing through the pages of this book you will undertake a journey among the most singular cultural expressions of mankind: oral traditions, material culture, rituals, folklore, dances and spectacle. These are manifestations, words and gestures that have left a profound mark on history and that in our present period of globalization deserve to be protected in order to be transmitted…
In Subprime Attention Crisis, Tim Hwang investigates the way big tech financializes attention. In the process, he shows us how digital advertising―the beating heart of the internet―is at risk of collapsing, and that its potential demise bears an uncanny resemblance to the housing crisis of 2008. From the unreliability of advertising numbers and the unregulated automation of advertising b…