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Revolution 2.0: The Power of the People Is Greater Than the People in Power, A Memoir (Playaway Adult Nonfiction Ser.)
by Wael GhonimThe former Google executive and political activist tells the story of the Egyptian revolution he helped ignite through the power of social media. In the summer of 2010, thirty-year-old Google executive Wael Ghonim anonymously launched a Facebook page to protest the death of an Egyptian man at the hands of security forces. The page&’s following expanded quickly and moved from online protests to a nonconfrontational movement. On January 25, 2011, Tahrir Square resounded with calls for change. Yet just as the revolution began in earnest, Ghonim was captured and held for twelve days of brutal interrogation. After he was released, he gave a tearful speech on national television, and the protests grew more intense. Four days later, the president of Egypt was gone. In this riveting story, Ghonim takes us inside the movement and shares the keys to unleashing the power of crowds in the age of social networking. &“A gripping chronicle of how a fear-frozen society finally topples its oppressors with the help of social media.&” —San Francisco Chronicle &“Revolution 2.0 excels in chronicling the roiling tension in the months before the uprising, the careful organization required and the momentum it unleashed.&” —NPR.org
Revolution in Higher Education
by Richard A. DemilloColleges and universities have become increasingly costly, and, except for a handful of highly selective, elite institutions, unresponsive to twenty-first-century needs. But for the past few years, technology-fueled innovation has begun to transform higher education, introducing new ways to disseminate knowledge and better ways to learn -- all at lower cost. In this impassioned account, Richard DeMillo tells the behind-the-scenes story of these pioneering efforts and offers a roadmap for transforming higher education. Building on his earlier book, Abelard to Apple, DeMillo argues that the current system of higher education is clearly unsustainable. Colleges and universities are in financial crisis. Tuition rises inexorably. Graduates of reputable schools often fail to learn basic skills, and many cannot find suitable jobs. Meanwhile, student-loan default rates have soared while the elite Ivy and near-Ivy schools seem remote and irrelevant. Where are the revolutionaries who can save higher education? DeMillo's heroes are a small band of innovators who are bringing the revolution in technology to colleges and universities. DeMillo chronicles, among other things, the invention of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) by professors at Stanford and MIT; Salman Khan's Khan Academy; the use of technology by struggling historically black colleges and universities to make learning more accessible; and the latest research on learning and the brain. He describes the revolution's goals and the entrenched hierarchical system it aims to overthrow; and he reframes the nature of the contract between society and its universities. The new institutions of a transformed higher education promise to demonstrate not only that education has value but also that it has values -- virtues for the common good.
Revolution in The Valley [Paperback]: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made
by Andy HertzfeldThere was a time, not too long ago, when the typewriter and notebook ruled, and the computer as an everyday tool was simply a vision. Revolution in the Valley traces this vision back to its earliest roots: the hallways and backrooms of Apple, where the groundbreaking Macintosh computer was born. The book traces the development of the Macintosh, from its inception as an underground skunkworks project in 1979 to its triumphant introduction in 1984 and beyond.The stories in Revolution in the Valley come on extremely good authority. That's because author Andy Hertzfeld was a core member of the team that built the Macintosh system software, and a key creator of the Mac's radically new user interface software. One of the chosen few who worked with the mercurial Steve Jobs, you might call him the ultimate insider.When Revolution in the Valley begins, Hertzfeld is working on Apple's first attempt at a low-cost, consumer-oriented computer: the Apple II. He sees that Steve Jobs is luring some of the company's most brilliant innovators to work on a tiny research effort the Macintosh. Hertzfeld manages to make his way onto the Macintosh research team, and the rest is history.Through lavish illustrations, period photos, and Hertzfeld's vivid first-hand accounts, Revolution in the Valley reveals what it was like to be there at the birth of the personal computer revolution. The story comes to life through the book's portrait of the talented and often eccentric characters who made up the Macintosh team. Now, over 20 years later, millions of people are benefiting from the technical achievements of this determined and brilliant group of people.
Revolution in the U.S. Information Infrastructure
by National Academy of Engineering StaffWhile societies have always had information infrastructures, the power and reach of today's information technologies offer opportunities to transform work and family lives in an unprecedented fashion. This volume, a collection of six papers presented at the 1994 National Academy of Engineering Meeting Technical Session, presents a range of views on the subject of the revolution in the U.S. information infrastructure. The papers cover a variety of current issues including an overview of the technological developments driving the evolution of information infrastructures and where they will lead; the development of the Internet, particularly the government's role in its evolution; the impact of regulatory reform and antitrust enforcement on the telecommunications revolution; and perspectives from the computer, wireless, and satellite communications industries.
Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made
by Andy HertzfeldThere was a time, not too long ago, when the typewriter and notebook ruled, and the computer as an everyday tool was simply a vision. Revolution in the Valley traces this vision back to its earliest roots: the hallways and backrooms of Apple, where the groundbreaking Macintosh computer was born. The book traces the development of the Macintosh, from its inception as an underground skunkworks project in 1979 to its triumphant introduction in 1984 and beyond. The stories in Revolution in the Valley come on extremely good authority. That's because author Andy Hertzfeld was a core member of the team that built the Macintosh system software, and a key creator of the Mac's radically new user interface software. One of the chosen few who worked with the mercurial Steve Jobs, you might call him the ultimate insider. When Revolution in the Valley begins, Hertzfeld is working on Apple's first attempt at a low-cost, consumer-oriented computer: the Apple II. He sees that Steve Jobs is luring some of the company's most brilliant innovators to work on a tiny research effort the Macintosh. Hertzfeld manages to make his way onto the Macintosh research team, and the rest is history. Through lavish illustrations, period photos (many never before published), and Hertzfeld's vivid first-hand accounts, Revolution in the Valley reveals what it was like to be there at the birth of the personal computer revolution. The story comes to life through the book's portrait of the talented and often eccentric characters who made up the Macintosh team. Now, over 20 years later, millions of people are benefiting from the technical achievements of this determined and brilliant group of people.
Revolutionary Algorithms: A TikTok Manifesto
by Torey AkersFrom an artist and TikTok creator, a critical look at the controversial app and its effect on cultural heritage, artificial intelligence, community organizing, and digital censorship. In Revolutionary Algorithms, Torey Akers approaches TikTok with a deep understanding of the app, as both a prolific creator and consumer of its content. In these essays, she interrogates how the TikTok ban and the multiple genocides happening around the world are deeply intertwined; how the app can empower creators, amplify social movements, and document abuses of power. She addresses the good, bad, and sometimes uncanny parts of maneuvering and communicating in a digital space. As a new era of social media looms, Akers makes the case for techno-progressivism, looking toward a future where TikTok continues to connect, inspire, and create space for more intersectionality, equity, and joy.
Revolutionen bortom 140 tecken: Myten om Twitter-revolutionen
by Mariam Kirollos"Om det är något som givit denna revolution kraft så är det martyrernas blod, och det enorma antal människor som är beredda att dö för en nations frihet." Sociala medier framhölls under den Arabiska våren av många som en drivande kraft i revolutionen, det var de "sociala mediernas revolution". Men i Egypten hade bara 25% av befolkningen tillgång till internet och endast 1,5 promille använde Twitter. Tvärtemot västerländsk medias framställning så ansåg många revolutionärer att Twittervärlden var helt isolerad från den egyptiska gatan. Twitter-revolutionen är en myt. Egyptiska Mariam Kirollos är politisk aktivist, doktorand och människorättsförsvarare som har varit mycket engagerad i den egyptiska revolutionen. Denna text publicerades ursprungligen i antologin "Myten om internet" (Volante, 2012).
Revolutionizing Civil Engineering with Neuromorphic Computing: Pathways to Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure (Digital Innovations in Architecture, Engineering and Construction)
by Ali Akbar Firoozi Ali Asghar FirooziThis book delves into the transformative potential of neuromorphic computing within the realm of civil engineering, emphasizing its role in advancing smart infrastructure systems. Neuromorphic computing, inspired by the neural structures of the human brain, offers unparalleled efficiencies in processing complex, dynamic data sets, thereby facilitating real time decision-making and predictive analytics in infrastructure management. Through a comprehensive exploration of emerging circuits, memory technologies, intelligent learning algorithms, and application-driven systems, it illustrates how neuromorphic computing can significantly enhance the resilience, efficiency, and sustainability of urban infrastructure. The book further addresses the challenges, ethical considerations, and future directions associated with the integration of these advanced technologies into civil engineering projects. Through detailed case studies, it provides insights into successful implementation strategies, risk management, and contingency planning, underscoring the importance of ethical design and development. This book serves as a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers involved in the evolution of civil engineering toward smarter, more responsive, and sustainable urban environments.
Revolutionizing Communication: The Role of Artificial Intelligence
by Benítez Rojas, Raquel V. Martínez-Cano, Francisco-JuliánRevolutionizing Communication: The Role of Artificial Intelligence explores the wide-ranging effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on how we connect and communicate, changing social interactions, relationships, and the very structure of our society. Through insightful analysis, practical examples, and knowledgeable perspectives, the book examines chatbots, virtual assistants, natural language processing, and more. It shows how these technologies have a significant impact on cultural productions, business, education, ethics, advertising, media, journalism, and interpersonal interactions.Revolutionizing Communication is a guide to comprehending the present and future of communication in the era of AI. It provides invaluable insights for professionals, academics, and everyone interested in the significant changes occurring in our digital age.
Revolutionizing Education with Digital Ink
by Aaron Adler Tracy Hammond Stephanie ValentineDerived from contributions to the Workshop on Pen and TouchTechnology on Education (WIPTTE) in 2015, this edited volume highlights recentdevelopments for pen and tablet research within the education system with aparticular focus on hardware and software developments, comprising theperspectives of teachers, school and university administrators, and researchersfor educators at every level. Split into six distinct parts, the book explores topics like howclassrooms are increasingly using sketch-based videos, created by teachers andstudents alike, and how the teaching of key skills such as literacy, languages,math, and art via pen and touch technologies within the classroom are leadingto improvements in engagement, learning, and retention levels amongst students. Future perspectives of digital learning, as envisioned by current high schoolstudents, are also explored. Revolutionizing Education with Digital Inkis a must-read for those seeking to understand the direction of current andfuture pen and touch research, its current use in classrooms, and futureresearch directions.
Revolutionizing Fashion and Retail: Proceedings of the Fifth fashionXrecsys Workshop at the Recommender Systems Conference, Singapore, 18th-22nd September 2023 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1299)
by Nima Dokoohaki Reza Shirvany Julia LaserreThis book presents the proceedings from the Fifth Workshop on Recommender Systems in Fashion and Retail (2023), highlighting the latest advances in AI-driven technologies for e-commerce, retail, and fashion. With contributions from leading academic and industry researchers, it explores how AI-powered recommender systems address key challenges and enable innovations in personalization and beauty, size and fit recommendations, and helping brands deliver more tailored and engaging shopping experiences.
Revolutionizing Healthcare 5.0: Advancements in Patient Care Through Generative AI Algorithms (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #571)
by Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues Pronaya Bhattacharya Pushan Kumar Dutta Gautam Sethi Haipeng LiuThis book serves as a critical resource that bridges the gap between burgeoning technology and its practical implementation. The book starts with an in-depth exploration of healthcare 5.0 principles, laying the foundation for the reader to understand the current shifts in healthcare paradigms. Then, it dives into the intricacies of generative models in healthcare, detailing how these algorithms work and the applications they serve. The book further delves into the subsets of generative machine learning and deep learning techniques in healthcare. As we move towards more complex applications, the book takes a turn to address the critical subject of interpretability and explainability in generative models, a topic that resonates profoundly given the life-critical nature of medical decisions. Finally, the book concludes with a robust discussion on the security and privacy concerns that accompany the deployment of GAI in real healthcare settings. By offering a multidimensional viewpoint—coupled with case studies, statistical analyses, and expert insights—the book ensures that the reader is left with a nuanced understanding of how GAI can be both a boon and a challenge in healthcare. As such, the proposed book serves as an indispensable resource for healthcare professionals, data scientists, researchers, and anyone invested in the future of healthcare and AI.
Revolutionizing Healthcare: AI Integration with IoT for Enhanced Patient Outcomes (Information Systems Engineering and Management #7)
by Shashi Kant Gupta Dimitrios A. Karras Rajesh NatarajanThis book showcases an endeavor to delve into the fusion of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) within the healthcare domain. The healthcare sector is currently experiencing a shift fueled by technological advancements and a heightened focus on providing tailored, efficient and impactful care to individuals. AI and IoT have emerged as facilitators of this evolution presenting opportunities to elevate patient results streamline operations and enhance decision-making within healthcare environments. This publication unites an array of viewpoints from experts in healthcare, technology and research domains. Through an array of enlightening chapters readers will embark on a journey exploring the applications, hurdles and consequences of merging AI with IoT in healthcare contexts. From analytics and remote monitoring to treatment suggestions and operational enhancements the potentials offered by AI and IoT is both captivating and revolutionary. As editors overseeing this volume’s creation we take pride in presenting an assemblage of contributions that mirror the research findings, innovations and optimal practices in healthcare technology. Our aim is to encourage readers to engage in thinking, creativity and teamwork when considering the impact of integrating AI with IoT on enhancing patient care and healthcare services.
Revolutionizing Healthcare: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Patient Care (Studies in Computational Intelligence #1182)
by Ajith Abraham Thipendra P. Singh Chandan Jyoti Kumar Kingsley Theophilus IguluThis book explores the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, emphasizing its shift from a futuristic concept to an essential part of modern medical systems. The articles cover a range of AI applications, from disease diagnosis and drug design to patient engagement and mental health treatment. Advances in machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) technologies have opened new possibilities for diagnosing complex conditions, with examples like predictive analysis for health risks and early diagnosis of diseases such as breast cancer and diabetic retinopathy. Additionally, AI's role in treating mental health disorders is highlighted. While AI offers vast benefits, the book stresses the importance of ethical considerations, such as patient privacy and equitable access. It also addresses challenges in integrating AI within existing healthcare systems, underscoring collaboration among stakeholders as crucial. This book ultimately provides a comprehensive look at AI’s potential to reshape healthcare.
Revolutions and Revelations in Computability: 18th Conference on Computability in Europe, CiE 2022, Swansea, UK, July 11–15, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #13359)
by Florin Manea Arno Pauly Ulrich Berger Johanna N. Y. FranklinThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th Conference on Computability in Europe, CiE 2022, in Swansea, UK, in July 2022. The 19 full papers together with 7 invited papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. The motto of CiE 2022 was “Revolutions and revelations in computability”. This alludes to the revolutionary developments we have seen in computability theory, starting with Turing's and Gödel's discoveries of the uncomputable and the unprovable and continuing to the present day with the advent of new computational paradigms such as quantum computing and bio-computing, which have dramatically changed our view of computability and revealed new insights into the multifarious nature of computation.
Revolutions in Book Publishing: The Effects of Digital Innovation on the Industry
by Michael Szenberg Lall RamrattanRevolutions in Book Publishing uses dynamic methods to examine the evolution of the industry's transition from physical place to cyber space, analyzing the latest effects of technological innovations on the industry as well as their influence on distribution channels, market structure, and conduct of the industry.
Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn
by Larry Rosen“This book offers insight and help to motivate and maximize learning for the Internet Generation”—from the coauthor of The Distracted Mind (Eric Milou, Professor of Mathematics, Rowan University).Look around at today's youth and you can see how technology has changed their lives. They lie on their beds and study while texting and chatting online with friends and scrolling through TikTok. How does the new, charged-up, multitasking generation respond to traditional textbooks and lectures? Are we effectively reaching today's technologically advanced youth? Rewired is the first book to help educators and parents teach to this new generation's radically different learning styles and needs. This book will also help parents learn what to expect from their “techie” children concerning school, homework, and even socialization. In short, it is a book that exposes the impact of generational differences on learning while providing strategies for engaging students at school and at home.“Larry's research-based, positive, proactive messages are a welcome relief from the unsupported fear-based messages that are unfortunately also present. Rewired should be considered a ‘must-read' by all professionals who work with youth, especially those in leadership positions.” ―Nancy Willard Director of Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
Rewriting Logic and Its Applications
by Santiago EscobarThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Rewriting Logic and its Applications, WRLA 2014, held as a satellite event of ETAPS 2014, in Grenoble, France, in March 2014. The 13 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. The papers address a great diversity of topics in the fields of foundations and models of RL; languages based on RL; RL as a logical framework; RL as a semantic framework; use of RL to provide rigorous support for model-based software engineering; formalisms related to RL; verification techniques for RL specifications; comparisons of RL with existing formalisms having analogous aims; application of RL to specification and analysis of distributed systems and physical systems.
Rewriting Logic and Its Applications: 12th International Workshop, Wrla 2018, Held As A Satellite Event Of Etaps, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 14-15, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11152)
by Vlad RusuThis book constitutes revised selected papers from the 12th International Workshop on Rewriting Logic and Its Applications, WRLA 2018, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in June 2018. The 12 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. They deal with rewriting, a natural model of computation and an expressive semantic framework for concurrency, parallelism, communication, and interaction, and its applications.
Rewriting Logic and Its Applications: 13th International Workshop, WRLA 2020, Virtual Event, October 20-22, 2020, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12328)
by Santiago Escobar Narciso Martí-OlietThis book constitutes selected papers from the 12th International Workshop on Rewriting Logic and Its Applications, WRLA 2020, held in Dublin, Ireland, in April 2020.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the workshop took place virtually. The 11 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions Rewriting logic is a natural model of computation and an expressive semantic framework for concurrency, parallelism, communication, and interaction. It can be used for specifying a wide range of systems and languages in various application fields.
Rewriting Logic and Its Applications: 15th International Workshop, WRLA 2024, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, April 6–7, 2024, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14953)
by Narciso Martí-Oliet Kazuhiro OgataThis book constitutes revised selected papers from the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Rewriting Logic and Its Applications, WRLA 2024, held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, during April 6–7, 2024. The 11 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions. They focus on several topics, e.g., foundations; rewriting as a logical and semantic framework; rewriting languages; verification techniques; applications; and education.
Rhetoric of InSecurity: The Language of Danger, Fear and Safety in National and International Contexts (Law, Language and Communication)
by Victoria BainesThis book demands that we question what we are told about security, using tools we have had for thousands of years. The work considers the history of security rhetoric in a number of distinct but related contexts, including the United States’ security strategy, the "war" on Big Tech, and current concerns such as cybersecurity. Focusing on the language of security discourse, it draws common threads from the ancient world to the present day and the near future. The book grounds recent comparisons of Donald Trump to the Emperor Nero in a linguistic evidence base. It examines the potential impact on society of policy-makers’ emphasis on the novelty of cybercrime, their likening of the internet to the Wild West, and their claims that criminals have "gone dark". It questions governments’ descriptions of technology companies in words normally reserved for terrorists, and asks who might benefit. Interdisciplinary in approach, the book builds on existing literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences, most notably studies on rhetoric in Greco-Roman texts, and on the articulation of security concerns in law, international relations, and public policy contexts. It adds value to this body of research by offering new points of comparison, and a fresh but tried and tested way of looking at problems that are often presented as unprecedented. It will be essential to legal and policy practitioners, students of Law, Politics, Media, and Classics, and all those interested in employing critical thinking.
Rhetoric/Composition/Play through Video Games
by Richard Colby Matthew S. S. Johnson Rebekah Shultz ColbyVideo games, contributors to Rhetoric/Composition/Play assume, can be not only productive to play, but can greatly enhance learning specifically reading, writing, and critical thinking in myriad ways. The collection explores games as rhetorical objects, as texts equally as sophisticated as their media counterparts (films and books), and as foundations on which a classroom curriculum can be built. Scholars in this volume investigate video games' theoretical and applied dimensions, offering innovative ways to enhance composition-rhetoric scholarship and teaching through the study of games, gamers, and gaming culture. "
Rhetorical Code Studies: Discovering Arguments in and around Code (Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative)
by Kevin BrockWinner of the 2017 Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative Book Prize Software developers work rhetorically to make meaning through the code they write. In some ways, writing code is like any other form of communication; in others, it proves to be new, exciting, and unique. In Rhetorical Code Studies, Kevin Brock explores how software code serves as meaningful communication through which software developers construct arguments that are made up of logical procedures and express both implicit and explicit claims as to how a given program operates. Building on current scholarly work in digital rhetoric, software studies, and technical communication, Brock connects and continues ongoing conversations among rhetoricians, technical communicators, software studies scholars, and programming practitioners to demonstrate how software code and its surrounding discourse are highly rhetorical forms of communication. He considers examples ranging from large, well-known projects like Mozilla Firefox to small-scale programs like the “FizzBuzz” test common in many programming job interviews. Undertaking specific examinations of code texts as well as the contexts surrounding their composition, Brock illuminates the variety and depth of rhetorical activity taking place in and around code, from individual differences in style to changes in large-scale organizational and community norms. Rhetorical Code Studies holds significant implications for digital communication, multimodal composition, and the cultural analysis of software and its creation. It will interest academics and students of writing, rhetoric, and software engineering as well as technical communicators and developers of all types of software.
Rhetorical Delivery and Digital Technologies: Networks, Affect, Electracy (Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Communication #27)
by Sean MoreyThis book theorizes digital logics and applications for the rhetorical canon of delivery. Digital writing technologies invite a re-evaluation about what delivery can offer to rhetorical studies and writing practices. Sean Morey argues that what delivery provides is access to the unspeakable, unconscious elements of rhetoric, not primarily through emotion or feeling as is usually offered by previous studies, but affect, a domain of sensation implicit in the (overlooked) original Greek term for delivery, hypokrisis. Moreover, the primary means for delivering affect is both the logic and technology of a network, construed as modern, digital networks, but also networks of associations between humans and nonhuman objects. Casting delivery in this light offers new rhetorical trajectories that promote its incorporation into digital networked-bodies. Given its provocative and broad reframing of delivery, this book provides original, robust ways to understand rhetorical delivery not only through a lens of digital writing technologies, but all historical means of enacting delivery, offering implications that will ultimately affect how scholars of rhetoric will come to view not only the other canons of rhetoric, but rhetoric as a whole.