Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Description: Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan analyzes various forms of communication and technology, such as television, radio, advertising, and clothing, to investigate their effects on human perception and society
ISBN: 1584230738
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Yes, and... "Continuity of the Mind" sounds complimentary to, an update to, Norman's Things That Make Us Smart and McLuhan's Understanding Media.
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We geeks are truly well served by the seminal texts, the classics. I'd heard about cybernetics second hand. But I was already a cyborg, taking the modern world for granted. Reading the source blew my mind. Somehow the impact of progress were clearer to the observers present during the transition(s).