Uncertain the wisdom and wonder of being unsure
"Featuring cutting-edge research and in-depth reporting, this paradigm-shifting book shows us how to skillfully confront the unexpected and unknown, and how to seek not-knowing in the service of curiosity, wisdom, and discovery"--
| Main Author: | Jackson, Maggie, 1960- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Lanham, MD :
Prometheus Books, an imprint of Globe Pequot, the trade division of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
[2023]
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"Featuring cutting-edge research and in-depth reporting, this paradigm-shifting book shows us how to skillfully confront the unexpected and unknown, and how to seek not-knowing in the service of curiosity, wisdom, and discovery"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
xxix, 311 pages : 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781633889187 1633889181 |
| Author Notes: |
Maggie Jackson is an award-winning author and journalist known for her pioneering writings on social trends, particularly technology's impact on humanity. Winner of the 2020 Dorothy Lee Book Award for excellence in technology criticism, Distracted was compared by FastCompany.com to Silent Spring for its prescient critique of technology's excesses, named a Best Summer Book by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and was a prime inspiration for Google's 2018 global initiative to promote digital well-being. Maggie Jackson's expertise has been featured in The New York Times, Business Week, Vanity Fair, Wired.com, O Magazine, and The Times of London; on MSNBC, NPR's All Things Considered, Oprah Radio, The Takeaway, and on the Diane Rehm Show and the Brian Lehrer Show; and in multiple TV segments and film documentaries worldwide. Her speaking career includes appearances at Google, Harvard Business School, and the Chautauqua Institute. Jackson lives with her family in New York and Rhode Island. |