1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996385843403316

Autore

Edmondes Clement, Sir, <1566 or 7-1622.>

Titolo

Obseruations vpon Cæsars Comentaries [[electronic resource] /] / By Clement Edmundes, Remembrancer of the cittie of London

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London, : S.n., 1609]

Descrizione fisica

[8], 7, [1], 204 [i.e. 206], [2], 126, [2], 138 p., [23] leaves of plates : ill., port

Altri autori (Persone)

CaesarJulius

Soggetti

Military art and science

Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C Early works to 1800

Gaul History Gallic Wars, 58-51 B.C Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

With abridged translations of Caesar's Commentaries.

Title page is engraved; a variant, with 1609 imprint added, is used in STC 7491.

Contents of individual copies vary; see STC essay at head of entry for Edmondes. Twelve plates are present in a complete configuration, and a woodcut portrait of Caesar may be present.

Identified as STC 7491a at reel 592:8, and as STC 7492 at reel 782:10.

Reproductions of the originals in the Folger Shakespeare Library, the British Library, and the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.

Appears at reel 592 (Folger Shakespeare Library copy), reel 782 (British Library copy), and reel 1943 (University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library copy).

Imperfect: item at reel 1943:2 has print show-through.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0167



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910349530903321

Autore

Bhatt Swati

Titolo

The Attention Deficit : Unintended Consequences of Digital Connectivity / / by Swati Bhatt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

9783030218485

3030218481

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIII, 190 p. 35 illus.)

Disciplina

330

004

Soggetti

Economics

Economic development

Experimental economics

Economics - Psychological aspects

Technology - Sociological aspects

Economic Development, Innovation and Growth

Experimental Economics

Economic Psychology

Science, Technology and Society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Connectivity, Attention and Risk -- 2. Time: The Measure of Connectivity -- 3. The Psychology of Connectivity: Follower Counts and Identity -- 4. The Economics of Connectivity: Communication Markets -- 5. Streaming Technology and the Entertainment Industry -- 6. Content Tsunami -- 7. Attention Deficit and Diminished Risk Taking -- 8. Restoring Boldness and Reducing Apathy -- 9. Conclusion: Dialogue, not Walls.

Sommario/riassunto

Digital technology has enabled connectivity on an unimagined scale. Human beings are social animals and economic activity promotes this socialization. Market transactions are based on optimism about the future, faith that the world is good and trust that growth is organic or



coming from within the system. Individuals therefore invest in the future by having children, by extending credit and accepting risk, and by building connections with others in the sincere expectation of this connectivity being reciprocated. This book explores the unintended consequences of ubiquitous connectivity. The first effect is captured by the sharing model. Technology offers multiple avenues for sharing experiences and personal information, so active engagement with this increased content uses mental effort. Connection inevitably leads to comparisons with other groups and individuals, so despite the benefits of affirmation and group inclusion, these links corrode social networks, leading to depressionand mental apathy. The second effect--the result of the commercialization of sharing--is encapsulated in the attention deficit model. Loss of self-worth, driven by the first effect, encourages further connectivity and sharing as buyers seek more comfort and reassurance via social media, paying with time and personal information. The product is digital content and the payment is with time and data. Correspondingly, social media fulfills this demand with exuberance, both via user-generated content and commercially curated content. We are overwhelmed with even more information, paying with increasingly scarce time and attention. Finally, the third and most consequential effect is diminished risk taking. Attention scarcity, as a consequence of the content tsunami, throttles cognitive effort, impairing judgment and decision-making. So the safe bet may be to do nothing . . . take no risks and no gambles. Weaving together the latest research on economics, psychology, and neuroscience, this book fills a void for readers wanting a smart, clear analysis of communications markets and the commercialization of Internet-inspired connectivity.