Unlike many reviewers, I often read the front matter and after-matter (index, glossary, and bibliography) of a new book before reading further. In the very first essay within his front matter, a prologue entitled “The Divine Move”, we discover that Paolo Granata’s Generative Knowledge:Think, Learn, Create With AI (Wiley Blackwell, 2025, 276 pp.) is not another critique of the … [Read more...] about One Plus One Equals Three: A review of Dr. Paolo Granata’s Generative Knowledge
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Book Review on Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
In his book Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked, Adam Alter explores the way technology is addictive to the human brain. He highlights many real-life examples and goes as far as to make connections for each one of his points to a historical period of time when addiction was as prominent as our technological addiction is … [Read more...] about Book Review on Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
Enhancing the Past, Twenty Years Later
“Mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults than we would like. It’s the only way we grow.” – Padmé Amidala I really love Star Wars. Full disclosure. And Star Wars: Brotherhood by Mike Chen is an important cornerstone in the constantly expanding Star Wars series from Del Rey/Random House. After Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, a controversial decision was made to … [Read more...] about Enhancing the Past, Twenty Years Later
