Obfuscation, book review: How to hide in plain sightRather than going to ground to avoid digital surveillance, you could surround yourself with so much noise that watchers cannot distinguish your signal, argue Finn Brunton and Helen Nissenbaum.November 9, 2015 by Wendy M Grossman in After Hours
Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: Book reviewIn this admirably readable book, a selection of commonly-used algorithms that solve specific problems and underpin computer science theory are explained in satisfying detail.September 25, 2012 by Wendy M Grossman in After Hours
Reclaiming Conversation, book review: Time to talkFace-to-face conversation is a casualty of the digital age and results in a worrying lack of empathy, says MIT professor Sherry Turkle.January 8, 2016 by Wendy M Grossman in After Hours
Children online: Two books that accentuate the positive'Screenwise' provides advice on guiding kids through the digital world, while 'Worried About the Wrong Things' urges more focus on the opportunities available to children online.December 11, 2017 by Wendy M Grossman in After Hours
Robot Ethics: Book reviewNow that robots have moved from science fiction to imminent reality, this book considers the ethical and other issues surrounding the increasingly smart machines we may soon be sharing our lives with. October 31, 2012 by Wendy M Grossman in After Hours
Automate This: Book reviewAlgorithms may threaten the jobs of mid-level employees in many industries, but on the upside, says Christopher Steiner, smart engineers may be inspired to work on more important problems.October 8, 2012 by Wendy M Grossman in After Hours
A Copyright Masquerade review: Modern lobbying unmaskedThe way in which corporations and other stakeholders seek to manipulate the formulation of intellectual property legislation around the world is an important story, and one that's well told in this engaging and informative book.December 17, 2013 by Wendy M Grossman in After Hours
The Dark Net, book review: Tales from the internet underworldHow does internet technology change the reality of what humans do? In this book, Jamie Bartlett explores some of the internet's wilder shores in search of an answer.September 10, 2014 by Wendy M Grossman in After Hours
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, review: Figures of funScience writer Simon Singh has written books on alternative medicine, the origin of the universe, cryptography and Fermat's Last Theorem. Here he takes a light-hearted look at the mathematical jokes hidden in the longest-running show in US television history.October 24, 2013 by Wendy M Grossman in After Hours
The Future of the Internet - and How to Stop It: Book reviewIf we want the internet to stay open and free, we need users to be as active and engaged as in the early days, rather than passive consumers, says Jonathan Zittrain.July 30, 2009 by Wendy M Grossman in After Hours