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Technology themed books

Book cover art / James Bridle Ways of Being
Book cover art / James Bridle Ways of Being

We delve into books with themes of Artificial Intelligence, future predictions and the human side of technology.
Guests are: Sturgis librarian Gabrielle Faria Kalkanus and Rae Titcomb of Titcomb's book shop. Mindy Todd hosts.
Book list:
Listener picks:
Amusing Ourselves to Death -by Neil Postman
Gabrielle's picks:
Burn Book- by Kara Swisher
The Anxious Generation- by Jonathan Haidt
The Phone Book: Stay Safe, Be Smart, and Make the World Better with the Powerful Device in Your Hand- by Jessica Speer, Illustrated by Lesley Imgart
Social Media Playbook- By Krista Board and Tracy Foster
Creating a Tech-Healthy Family: 10 Must-Have Conversations to Help You Worry Less and Connect More with Your Kids -by Andrea Davis
The Ministry of Time -by Kaliane Bradley
AI Needs You: How we Can Change AI’s Future and Save Our Own -By Verity Harding
The Future - By Naomi Alderman
Going Zero -By Anthony McCarten
On A Magical Do-Nothing Day- by Beatrice Alemagna

Rae's picks
Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence - James Bridle
Rethink the Internet - Trisha Prabhu (age range: 8-12)
The Alignment Problem - Brian Christian
Hidden Systems - Dan Nott (age range: 12 and up)
Unmasking AI - Joy Buolamwini
A Psalm for the Wild-Built - Becky Chambers
Annie Bot - Sierra Greer
The Age of AI: and Our Human Future - Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, and Daniel Huttenloche

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Mindy Todd is the host and producer of The Point on WCAI which examines critical issues for Cape Cod and the Islands. She brings more than 40 years of experience in radio and television to WCAI.