Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything
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Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything is a nonfiction book by science writer James Gleick that explores how modern life has become increasingly dominated by speed, urgency, and the compression of time.
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| Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | James Gleick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| explores |
how speed shapes human behavior
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the cultural obsession with saving time ⓘ the impact of digital technologies on time perception ⓘ the psychological effects of constant acceleration ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
cultural studies
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science and technology studies ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | James Gleick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
cultural attitudes toward waiting
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instant communication ⓘ modern work culture ⓘ pace of technological change ⓘ temporal anxiety ⓘ time pressure in contemporary life ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of the compression of time in contemporary society
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exploring how modern life is dominated by speed ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
communication technology
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cultural change ⓘ efficiency and productivity ⓘ history of timekeeping ⓘ information overload ⓘ psychology of time perception ⓘ social impact of technology ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| topic |
acceleration of everyday life
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modern life ⓘ speed ⓘ technology and society ⓘ time ⓘ time compression ⓘ urgency ⓘ |
| workOf | James Gleick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | James Gleick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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