{"product_id":"dawn-of-the-new-everything-paperback","title":"Dawn of the New Everything - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJaron Lanier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the best books of 2017 by \u003ci\u003eThe Economist, The Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eVox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe father of virtual reality explains its dazzling possibilities by reflecting on his own lifelong relationship with technology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBridging the gap between tech mania and the experience of being inside the human body\u003ci\u003e, Dawn of the New Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is a look at what it means to be human at a moment of unprecedented technological possibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a fascinating look back over his life in technology, Jaron Lanier, an interdisciplinary scientist and father of the term \"virtual reality,\" exposes VR's ability to illuminate and amplify our understanding of our species, and gives readers a new perspective on how the brain and body connect to the world. An inventive blend of autobiography, science writing, philosophy and advice, this book tells the wild story of his personal and professional life as a scientist, from his childhood in the UFO territory of New Mexico, to the loss of his mother, the founding of the first start-up, and finally becoming a world-renowned technological guru. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnderstanding virtual reality as being both a scientific and cultural adventure, Lanier demonstrates it to be a humanistic setting for technology. While his previous books offered a more critical view of social media and other manifestations of technology, in this book he argues that virtual reality can actually make our lives richer and fuller.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJaron Lanier\u003c\/b\u003e, an interdisciplinary scientist at Microsoft, either coined or popularized the term Virtual Reality. His startup VPL created the first commercial VR products, avatars, multi-person virtual world experiences, and prototypes of surgical simulation. Both his previous books, \u003ci\u003eWho Owns the Future?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Are Not a Gadget \u003c\/i\u003ehave been international bestsellers. In 2014, he was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, one of the highest cultural honors in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47444786184370,"sku":"9781250097408","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/06e76c8789179ff3282a16e3f35f8361.webp?v=1778711164","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/dawn-of-the-new-everything-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}