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        Peter Weibel

        Peter Weibel

        Peter Weibel

        Art as an Act of Cognition

        Edited by Jens Lutz and Philipp Ziegler

        With Clara Runge, Stephanie Stadler and Patrick Trappendreher

        ISBN: 9780262049139

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 6, 2024

        Forthcoming from the MIT Press
        It Goes without Saying

        It Goes without Saying

        It Goes without Saying

        Taking the Guesswork Out of Your PhD in Engineering

        by Caroline Boudoux

        Foreword by Eric Mazur

        ISBN: 9780262548205

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 25, 2024

        The definitive toolkit for doctoral students in engineering on thesis—and journal—article preparation, project (and stress) management, IP protection, collaborations, and other aspects of the PhD journey.
        The Character of Consent

        The Character of Consent

        The Character of Consent

        The History of Cookies and the Future of Technology Policy

        by Meg Leta Jones

        ISBN: 9780262547949

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 4, 2024

        The rich, untold origin story of the ubiquitous web cookie—what's wrong with it, why it's being retired, and how we can do better.
        The Chinese Computer

        The Chinese Computer

        The Chinese Computer

        A Global History of the Information Age

        by Thomas S. Mullaney

        ISBN: 9780262047517

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 28, 2024

        The fascinating, untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionized the world of computing.
        Weapons in Space

        Weapons in Space

        Weapons in Space

        Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative

        by Aaron Bateman

        ISBN: 9780262547369

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 7, 2024

        A new and provocative take on the formerly classified history of accelerating superpower military competition in space in the late Cold War and beyond.
        Cultures of Prediction

        Cultures of Prediction

        Cultures of Prediction

        How Engineering and Science Evolve with Mathematical Tools

        by Ann Johnson and Johannes Lenhard

        ISBN: 9780262548236

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 7, 2024

        A probing examination of the dynamic history of predictive methods and values in science and engineering that helps us better understand today's cultures of prediction.
        Tor

        Tor

        Tor

        From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy

        by Ben Collier

        ISBN: 9780262548182

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 16, 2024

        A biography of Tor—a cultural and technological history of power, privacy, and global politics at the internet's core.
        The Computable City

        The Computable City

        The Computable City

        Histories, Technologies, Stories, Predictions

        by Michael Batty

        ISBN: 9780262547574

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 26, 2024

        How computers simulate cities and how they are also being embedded in cities, changing our behavior and the way in which cities evolve.
        Mysteries of the Deep

        Mysteries of the Deep

        Mysteries of the Deep

        How Seafloor Drilling Expeditions Revolutionized Our Understanding of Earth History

        by James Lawrence Powell

        ISBN: 9780262048927

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 5, 2024

        A groundbreaking chronicle of scientific ocean drilling—a crowning achievement of the twentieth century—and how it shaped our knowledge of Earth's past.
        Visions of a Digital Nation

        Visions of a Digital Nation

        Visions of a Digital Nation

        Market and Monopoly in British Telecommunications

        by Jacob Ward

        ISBN: 9780262546294

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 6, 2024

        Why the privatization of British Telecom signaled a pivotal moment in the rise of neoliberalism, and how it was shaped by the longer development and digitalization of Britain's telecommunications infrastructure.
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