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Mirca Madianou, "Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good is Harmful" (Polity, 2024)
- Duración: 1 h y 6 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
With over 300 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, and with emergencies and climate disasters becoming more common, AI and big data are being championed as forces for good and as solutions to the complex challenges of the aid sector. Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good is Harmful (Polity, 2024) argues, however, that digital innovation engenders new forms of violence and entrenches power asymmetries between the global South and North. Dr. Madianou develops a new concept, technocolonialism, to capture how the convergence of digital developments with humanitarian structures...
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5 out of 5 stars
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So smart. So helpful.
- De Thaddeus Guldbrandsen en 02-02-25
So smart. So helpful.
Revisado: 02-02-25
I stumbled upon this podcast by accident. This episode in particular is fantastic! Useful to me, as work through related topics.
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New York 2140
- De: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren, Robin Miles, Peter Ganim, y otros
- Duración: 22 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,220
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,995
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,994
New York Times best-selling author Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a bold and brilliant vision of New York City in the next century. As the sea levels rose, every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city. There is the market trader, who finds opportunities where others find trouble. There is the detective, whose work will never disappear—along with the lawyers, of course.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Complex, believable, nuanced, riveting
- De Lois en 04-07-17
Epic, timely, and smart.
Revisado: 02-03-21
Another visionary novel from KSR. Weaves together many important, timely issues of climate change, financial crisis, global injustice in really compelling ways. Great characters. Wonky in places, but worth it.
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A New Earth
- Awakening Your Life's Purpose
- De: Eckhart Tolle
- Narrado por: Eckhart Tolle
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 20,382
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 15,900
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 15,709
With his bestselling spiritual guide The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived “in the now.” In A New Earth, Tolle expands on these powerful ideas to show how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Realized Being Shares In Person...a rare find.
- De Mr. Word Sponge en 12-05-09
- A New Earth
- Awakening Your Life's Purpose
- De: Eckhart Tolle
- Narrado por: Eckhart Tolle
Ironically Ego Centric
Revisado: 03-10-20
The book is ironically dominated by the author's ego and presentation of other author's ideas, which are not cited.
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The River
- De: Gary Paulsen
- Narrado por: Peter Coyote
- Duración: 2 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,531
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,144
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,136
These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived. Now the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive. Soon the project backfires, though, leaving Brian with a wounded partner and a long river to navigate. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport the injured man a hundred miles downstream to a trading post - if the map he has is accurate.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Terrific!!
- De BriannaC en 05-29-17
- The River
- De: Gary Paulsen
- Narrado por: Peter Coyote
Kids loved it. Great for three hour road trip.
Revisado: 02-04-13
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Definitely recommended for kids age 8-14. Compelling story. I had a car load of boys who spend more time with video games than books, and they really enjoyed the story. Couldn't wait to get back in the car for more.
What other book might you compare The River to and why?
Classic Gary Paulsen
What about Peter Coyote’s performance did you like?
A pace and presence that the kids found compelling. Kept their attention well.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I did a post-story survey in the car, and each kid had a different moment they liked best.
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Power Systems
- Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
- De: Noam Chomsky
- Narrado por: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian
- Duración: 7 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 103
A compelling new set of interviews on our changing and turbulent times with Noam Chomsky, one of the world's foremost thinkers...
In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the European financial crisis, the breakdown of American mainstream political institutions, and the rise of the Occupy movement. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This is not a book, it's an interview
- De Christine en 03-08-13
- Power Systems
- Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
- De: Noam Chomsky
- Narrado por: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian
Insightful interviews, not a book.
Revisado: 02-04-13
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
This is a series of insightful interviews with Noam Chomsky, providing comment on the meaning and significance of contemporary social, political, and economic trends and events. I should have read the description more carefully before buying. I was expecting something that would more closely approximate a book, which this is not. I was also expect fresh perspectives and new analysis of contemporary concerns. This is a good reflection of Noam Chomsky's ideas. Chomsky speaks off the cuff to questions presented to him. Smart, articulate, well stated. Not particularly novel.
Has Power Systems turned you off from other books in this genre?
I'll pay more attention to the description in the future.
Would you be willing to try another one of Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian ’s performances?
Probably not.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Reflection on contemporary challenges.
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