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Editors’ Picks: Tech
Stay connected through big tech disruptions with our editors’ favorites.
Published on January 11, 2020
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Ashlee VanceThis thrilling biography of the visionary who went from making billions selling PayPal to creating innovative and ambitious companies like SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity is essential reading for anyone intrigued by entrepreneurs, technology, or the future.
Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
Martin FordHow much disruption is too much? Though robots still have a ways to go before they can take over the world, they’re quickly taking away plenty of people’s jobs. Martin Ford argues our whole economic structure needs to be overhauled before it reaches dystopian conditions.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah HarariDr. Harari’s seminal work merges science with history to give a thorough saga of the human species. Beginning with the appearance of modern cognition, Harari traces the evolution of humanity to challenge commonly held beliefs about our biology, our history, and ourselves.
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
Walter IsaacsonPersonal computers and the Internet completely revolutionized how we communicate, shop, and more. Author Walter Isaacson explores the balance of individual creativity and collaboration it took for numerous people like Steve Jobs to create the most disruptive technologies of our time.
Steve Jobs
Walter IsaacsonSpeaking of Steve Jobs, Isaacson’s exclusive biography brings this generation’s leading innovator to life again, illustrating the impact of imagination through interviews and anecdotes.
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz“Everybody Lies” is the new “Freakonomics.” As a former data scientist at Google, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz has a deep understanding of our psyche and the questions we desperately want answered. He provides an unfiltered look at what we’re all really doing, online and off.
In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
Steven LevyEnter Google’s headquarters for an insider’s tour and learn about everything from the history and founders, to the policies & work ethos, that has shaped its innovative output for decades.
The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
Clayton ChristensenAs the creator of the “disruptive innovation” theory and a professor at Harvard Business School, Clayton Christensen knows a thing or two about how to successfully disrupt. Find out how to fan the flames of change in this follow-up to the explosive “The Innovator’s Dilemma.”