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Technology
Interviews with technologists and scholars of technology about their new books.
April 20, 2026
On the Future of Species
Imagine a future where we grow houses rather than build them. Where smartphones are alive, clothing has opinions and all human knowledge fits into a s…
April 19, 2026
Games User Research Cookbook
This book offers a comprehensive and practical guide to Games User Research (GUR). Blending theory and hands-on experience, it walks readers through m…
April 16, 2026
Automata
Automata examines how AI and advanced robotics are rapidly surpassing human abilities in fields once thought uniquely ours – from playing chess to dis…
April 13, 2026
The Dot Com Bubble and Bust
We chat with historian David Kirsch, Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School, about …
April 13, 2026
The AI Con
In this episode, Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera and Alex Rivera Cartagena discuss the looming social, cultural, and knowledge catas…
April 12, 2026
The Management of Innovation
Despite the importance of innovation for the growth of firms, industries, and the national economy, the strategic tools available to effectively manag…
April 12, 2026
The Joyful Online Teacher
The happier the teacher, the better the learning experience--for instructor and student alike. With this equation at its core, The Joyful Online Teach…
April 7, 2026
Music Technology Panic Narratives Beyond Piracy
Who makes a living from the music industry? In Music Technology Panic Narratives Beyond Piracy: From Taping to Napster to TikTok (Anthem Press, 2026) …
April 6, 2026
The Origins of the New
The Origins of the New (Princeton University Press, 2026) presents a revolutionary approach to evolutionary success in all realms of life. In this gro…
April 4, 2026
Fossil Consumerism
Fossil Consumerism: Energy, Ecology and Everyday Life in the Early Modern Low Countries (Leuven UP, 2026) by Dr. Wout Saelens explores how the homes o…
March 30, 2026
Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy
Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, and guest host, Paula Bialski, Associate Professor of Digital Sociology at University of St. Gallen, talk to Ben C…
March 17, 2026
GenAI and Higher Education
GenAI in Higher Education: Redefining Teaching and Learning (Bloomsbury, 2026) provides practical guidance for higher education professionals looking …
March 15, 2026
The Infinite Alphabet
We all understand that knowledge shapes the fate of business and the growth of nations, but few of us are aware of the principles that govern its moti…
March 14, 2026
Electric Wind
Electric Wind: An Energy History of Modern Britain by Marianna Dudley (Manchester University Press, 2025) is a cutting-edge history of wind power in B…
March 9, 2026
Radical Infrastructure
We are glad to talk to Britt Paris about her book Radical Infrastructure: Imagining the Internet from the Ground Up (U California Press, 2025). This…
March 7, 2026
Turning Water into a Commodity
In this episode, I am in conversation with Dr Christiane Tristl, an economic geographer interested in heterodox economic geography. Their scholarship …
March 4, 2026
Archiving Machines
We're so pleased to welcome Dr. Amelia Acker, author of Archiving Machines: From Punch Cards to Platforms (MIT Press, 2025) to the New Books Network! …
March 2, 2026
Playing Software
The play element at the heart of our interactions with computers—and how it drives the best and the worst manifestations of the information age. Whet…
March 2, 2026
Emoji Speak
Emoji Speak: Communication and Behaviours on Social Media (Bloomsbury, 2023) by Dr. Jieun Kiaer provides an in-depth discussion of emoji use in a glob…
February 27, 2026
Consciousness
Neuroscientific evidence increasingly shows that consciousness is a remarkable but explainable function of a machinelike brain. Alan J. McComas' discu…