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The Bitter Aftertaste of “Technical Sweetness” Echoing Frankenstein’s story, the creation of the atomic bomb illustrates how scientific zeal can blind researchers to foreseeable dangers.

By Heather Douglas

Surveillance and the Secret History of 19th-Century Wearable Tech From jealous spouses to paranoid bosses, 19th-century pedometers quantified suspicion and reshaped the dynamics of surveillance.

By Jacqueline D. Wernimont

How Fish Markets Transformed London’s Architectural Identity London’s bustling fish trade left an indelible mark on the city’s built environment.

By André Tavares

Alexander Bogdanov: Immortality Day “After one thousand years of my existence I have come to the conclusion that life on earth is a cycle of repetitions, especially intolerable for a man of genius, whose entire being yearns for innovation."

By Alexander Bogdanov | translated by Anastasiya Osipova

Information Society Series

The Information Society Series publishes original scholarship addressing the social, legal, and political implications of the Internet and new information and communication technologies. Each book aims to address a challenging topic at the intersection of information technology and culture such as privacy, freedom of expression, reputation, knowledge production, accessibility, Internet governance, equality, and identity. Many books in the series are available as an open access ebook.

Series editor: Laura DeNardis and Michael Zimmer

Politics Recoded: The Infrastructural Organizing of Code for America by Aure Schrock is the newest book in the series. Appealing to those in political science, communication, and information studies, Politics Recoded will empower practitioners and activists to revolutionize technological design and participate in alternative forms of civic engagement.

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