Create your own economy : the path to prosperity in a disordered world / Tyler Cowen.
2009
K487.E3 C69 2009 (Mapit)
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Create your own economy : the path to prosperity in a disordered world / Tyler Cowen.
Imprint
New York : Dutton, [2009]
Copyright
©2009
Description
viii, 259 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The future of thinking differently
Hidden creativity
Why modern culture is like marriage, in all its glory
IM, cell phones, and Facebook
The Buddha as savior and the professor as shaman
The new economy of stories
Heroes
Beauty isn't what you think
Autistic politics
The future of the universe.
Hidden creativity
Why modern culture is like marriage, in all its glory
IM, cell phones, and Facebook
The Buddha as savior and the professor as shaman
The new economy of stories
Heroes
Beauty isn't what you think
Autistic politics
The future of the universe.
Summary
The coauthor of the "best economics blog in the universe" offers a guide to success in a radically new hyper-networked age. The way we think is changing more rapidly than it has in a very long time. Not since the Industrial Revolution has a man-made creation--in this case, the World Wide Web--so greatly influenced the way our minds work and our human potential. Cowen argues that we are breaking down cultural information into ever-smaller tidbits, ordering and reordering them in our minds (and our computers) to meet our own specific needs. He explains why the coming world of Web 3.0 is good for us; why social networking sites such as Facebook are so necessary; what's so great about "tweeting" and texting; how education will get better; and why politics, literature, and philosophy will become richer.--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
K487.E3 C69 2009
Language
English
ISBN
9780525951230 hardback
0525951237 hardback
0525951237 hardback
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