by Kevin Kelly
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American writer, educator, and entrepreneur in the field of consumer psychology and behavioral design (1980-)
Venezuelan television personality
Recommended by 5 notable people, including Derek Sivers and Stewart Brand
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"Verbalizing visceral feelings about Technology,, whether attraction or repulsion, Kelly explores the “technium,” his term for the globalized, interconnected stage of technological development. Arguing that the processes creating the technium are akin to those of biological evolution, Kelly devotes the opening sections of his exposition to that anal...
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