Reviewed by Lucy White: Steve Davis has a bold and timely proposition for his readers: We can channel our outrage about persistent systemic inequities and injustices into practical activism to improve the world we live in. In Undercurrents: Channeling Outrage to Spark Practical Activism, Davis lays out a process for doing just that. … [Read more...] about Undercurrents: Channeling Outrage to Spark Practical Activism
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Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech’s Empathy Problem and How to Fix It
Reviewed by Wanda Deschamps: In this, her first book, released in October, she asserts that Big Tech's empathy problem is largely because its leaders are ethically vacuous at a time when setting an example from the top is desperately needed. … [Read more...] about Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech’s Empathy Problem and How to Fix It
The Conscious Creative: Practical Ethics for Purposeful Work
Reviewed by Wanda Deschamps: Given our collective heightened sense of awareness for self-improvement during the 2020 pandemic, The Conscious Creative is timely. Author Kelly Small draws from their years of experience as a creative director in advertising to build an argument that the creative industry is long overdue for an ethical detox. This guide of practical and actionable … [Read more...] about The Conscious Creative: Practical Ethics for Purposeful Work
A for Anonymous: How a Mysterious Hacker Collective Transformed the World
Reviewed May 4 2020 by Evan Adamson: "The Guy Fawkes masks made popular by V for Vendetta are used as a tool to obfuscate the identity of the hacker and a symbol of the unity of the collective." … [Read more...] about A for Anonymous: How a Mysterious Hacker Collective Transformed the World
Stop Being Reasonable: How We Really Change Our Minds
Reviewed November 28 2019 by Cindy Wagman: "... equal parts story-telling and philosophy [this book uses] stories of those who have changed their minds or beliefs to explore what can (and what doesn’t) compel us to do so. At the heart of it is the simple truth that humans are not rational." … [Read more...] about Stop Being Reasonable: How We Really Change Our Minds