{"product_id":"the-body-digital-vanessa-chang-9781685891978","title":"The Body Digital: A Brief History of Humans and Machines","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling tour of the history of technology and its complex relationship to the human body--from a Silicon Valley expert and Asian American scholar\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanessa Chang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685891977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685891978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Vanessa Chang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685896704255,"sku":"9781685891978","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1bd9e8e6-acfc-4456-88e4-bde0df2c327f.jpg?v=1741727095","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-body-digital-vanessa-chang-9781685891978","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}