Believing in bits : digital media and the supernatural /
As technologies that work by computing numbers, digital media apparently epitomize what is considered scientific and rational. Yet, people experience the effects of digital devices and algorithms in their everyday life also through the lenses of magic and the supernatural. Algorithms, for instance,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | As technologies that work by computing numbers, digital media apparently epitomize what is considered scientific and rational. Yet, people experience the effects of digital devices and algorithms in their everyday life also through the lenses of magic and the supernatural. Algorithms, for instance, are discussed for their capacity to "read minds" and predict the future, Artificial Intelligence as an opportunity to overcome death and achieve immortality through singularity and avatars and robots are accorded a dignity that traditional religions restricted to humans. The essays collected in this volume address these and similar phenomena, challenging and redefining established understandings of digital media and culture by employing the notions of belief, religion and the supernatural. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190949983 0190949988 9780190949990 0190949996 |