The Body Digital: A Brief History of Humans and Machines (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781685891978)

A dazzling tour of the history of technology and its complex relationship to the human body--from a Silicon Valley expert and Asian American scholar

What is the relationship between our bodies and our senses and technology? In today's world of blinding technological change, of artificial intelligence and deepfakes and Chat GPT, it is easy to forget that we have always had complicated relations with technology--whether that technology is computers, player pianos, and even eyeglasses.

In this wide-ranging and fascinating study, Vanessa Chang takes us on a historical tour of the interactions between our bodies and machines, showing that the advent of new technologies has always been met with varied reactions, from misplaced fear to tragic over-optimism. The result is cultural critique of the highest order and a profound demonstration of the eternal truth that in order to understand the future, we must look to the past.

Author: Vanessa Chang
ISBN-10: 1685891977
ISBN-13: 9781685891978
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/04/2025
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs