Future Hype: The Myths of Technology Change (Paperback)

Preface
Introduction: Leveling the Exponential Curve
THE WAYS WE SEE TECHNOLOGY INCORRECTLY
The Birthday-Present Syndrome
The Perils of Prediction
The Unintended Wager
If It Ain’t Broke, Be Grateful
More Powerful Than a Locomotive
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound
Corrective Lenses
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE . . .
For Better or For Worse
Playing with Matches
Fear and Anxiety
Technologies That Touch Us
Innovation Stimulation
What’s Mine Is Mine
Conclusion: Vaccinate Against the Hype
Notes
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index