Which Side of History?, James P. Steyer
Which Side of History?, James P. Steyer
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Which Side of History?
How Technology Is Reshaping Our Democracy and Our Lives

Author: James P. Steyer

Narrator: Cheri Vandenheuvel, Kyle Chappel

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/13/2020


Synopsis

"A valuable primer on this moment where humans are deciding how much power over their lives they give to monopolies and algorithms." -DAVE EGGERS, bestselling author of The Circle

Which Side of History? offers a collection of bold essays on how technology is affecting democracy, society, and our future.

Featuring prominent national voices such as Sacha Baron Cohen, Marc Benioff, Ellen Pao, Ken Auletta, Chelsea Clinton, Tim Wu, Khaled Hosseini, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Jaron Lanier, Willow Bay, Sal Khan, Sherry Turkle, Shoshana Zuboff, Vivek Murthy, Geoffrey Canada, and many more.

The essays focus on the extraordinary impact of technology on our privacy, kids and families, race and gender roles, democracy, climate change, and mental health.

This groundbreaking audiobook challenges opinion leaders and the broader public to take action to improve technology's effects on our lives.
With the rise of cyberbullying and hate speech online, issues around climate change and technology, and the "move fast and break things" mentality of tech culture, Which Side of History? will urge readers to draw the line. This book will help shape the conversations we have around technology in our society and our future for years to come.A smart gift for anyone who approaches tech and the future with a healthy skepticismEdited by James P. Steyer, the CEO and founder of Common Sense Media.Add it to the shelf with books like Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier, The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr, and The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Florent

A book directed by the founder of Common Sense Media... As I usually find CSM exaggerating its recommendation, coddling way to much children and teenagers, I wasn't sure I would like the book. But the fact that all those different authors have their own sensibility, and the fact that, working in the f......more

Goodreads review by Jill

This book, which is a collection of essays from various well-known and not so well known thought leaders, was assigned reading for a Stanford class that I attended last fall, moderated by Steyer. We read and discussed some of the essays. I decided to finish the book recently, but found that about ha......more

Goodreads review by Aeryn

I liked that this book had a little blurb about the author(s) of each essay/excerpt at the beginning. I also appreciated the organization of the book into a few main themes. Most of the sections were fairly brief (probably around 5 pages), so it was easy to read in short bursts. I found some of the e......more


Quotes

"An insightful, thought-provoking look at the technological progress in our world and daily lives. Jim Steyer's Which Side of History? is an exceptional resource for business and civic leaders, creators, academics, parents, and teenagers alike." -ROBERT A. IGER, Executive Chairman, The Walt Disney Company

"A valuable primer on this moment where humans are deciding how much power over their lives they give to monopolies and algorithms." -DAVE EGGERS, bestselling author of The Circle