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      By McCulloch, Gretchen
       2019., Riverhead Books Call No: HI-INT 302.2 MCC    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language. Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured by the shape of our apps and platforms, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @replies. Linguistically inventive online communities spread new slang and jargon with dizzying speed. What's more, social media is a vast laboratory of unedited, unfiltered words where we can watch language evolve in real time. Even the most absurd-looking slang has genuine patterns behind it. Internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch explores the deep forces that shape human language and influence the way we communicate with one another. She explains how your first social internet experience influences whether you prefer "LOL" or "lol," why ~sparkly tildes~ succeeded where centuries of proposals for irony punctuation had failed, what emoji have in common with physical gestures, and how the artfully disarrayed language of animal memes like lolcats and doggo made them more likely to spread. Because Internet is essential reading for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It's the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that's a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are"--
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      By Kurtz, Kevin
       [2020]., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: 332.4 Kur    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Searchlight books.Summary Note: Briefly explores the history of electronic currency and spreadsheets and how they work. Discusses the current possibilities with the technology and forecasts what the technology might make possible in the future. Includes a glossary.
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      -- Data bias in a world designed for men
      By Criado-Perez, Caroline
       [2019]., Abrams Press Call No: HI-INT 305.4 PER    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates this shocking root cause of gender inequality in Invisible Women. Examining the home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor's office, and more, Criado Perez unearths a dangerous pattern in data and its consequences on women's lives. Product designers use a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to everything from pianos to cell phones to voice recognition software, when in fact this approach is designed to fit men. Cities prioritize men's needs when designing public transportation, roads, and even snow removal, neglecting to consider women's safety or unique responsibilities and travel patterns. And in medical research, women have largely been excluded from studies and textbooks, leaving them chronically misunderstood, mistreated, and misdiagnosed. Built on hundreds of studies in the US, the UK, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, highly readable exposé that will change the way you look at the world"--Dust jacket.
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      -- Data bias in a world designed for men
      By Criado-Perez, Caroline
       2021., Abrams Press Call No: 305.42 Cri    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Examines the concept of sex discrimination from the point of view of data, which often defaults to male and thus makes women numeric abnormalities automatically programmed into the data the pervades every aspect of our modern world. Looks a data patterns that have concerning consequences for women and discusses how programming often prioritizes men's needs, neglecting important data that could be used for women's safety, health, and recreation.