{"product_id":"the-magic-of-code-how-digital-language-created-and-connects-our-world-and-shapes-our-future-hardcover","title":"The Magic of Code: How Digital Language Created and Connects Our World--And Shapes Our Future - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel Arbesman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of classics such as \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of a Cell\u003c\/i\u003e, a bold reframing of our relationship with technology that argues code is \"a universal force--swirling through disciplines, absorbing ideas, and connecting worlds\" (Linda Liukas). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the digital world, code is the essential primary building block, the equivalent of the cell or DNA in the biological sphere--and almost as mysterious. Code can create entire worlds, real and virtual; it allows us to connect instantly to people and places around the globe; and it performs tasks that were once only possible in science fiction. It is a superpower, and not just in a technical sense. It is also a gateway to ideas. As vividly illustrated by Samuel Arbesman, it is the ultimate connector, providing new insight and meaning into how everything from language and mythology to biblical texts, biology, and even our patterns of thought connect with the history and nature of computing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While the building block of code can be used for many wondrous things it can also create deeper wedges in our society and be weaponized to cause damage to our planet or our civilization. Code and computing are too important to be left to the tech community; it is essential that each of us engage with it. And we fail to understand it to our detriment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By providing us with a framework to think about coding and its effects upon the world and placing the past, current, and future developments in computing into its broader setting we see how software and computers can work for people as opposed to against our needs. With this deeper understanding into the \"why\" of coding we can be masters of technology rather than its subjects. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Arbesman\u003c\/b\u003e is Scientist in Residence at Lux Capital. In addition, he is an xLab senior fellow at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management and a research fellow at the Long Now Foundation. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and he was previously a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous books are \u003ci\u003eOvercomplicated: Technology at the Limits of Comprehension\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a PhD in computational biology from Cornell University and lives in Cleveland with his family. The first computer he used was a Commodore VIC-20. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45176759353423,"sku":"9781541704480","price":27.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/8328\/0463\/files\/52tjQNrU129781541704480.webp?v=1778198305","url":"https:\/\/easonbooks.com\/products\/the-magic-of-code-how-digital-language-created-and-connects-our-world-and-shapes-our-future-hardcover","provider":"EasonBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}