02253cam a2200325 i 4500 991107625338006196 20260305151628.0 250701t20252025nyu g b 000 0 eng d 9781685891978 1685891977 paperback 90102962754 (OCoLC)1530165774 (OCoLC)on1530165774 TOH eng rda TOH OCLCO NYP BKL YDX OCLCO CaOTSTM English T14.5 .C436 2025 Chang, Vanessa, - 1969- author. 1969- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvmDkBpyxMVQGGwFK6c8C The body digital : a brief history of humans and machines from cuckoo clocks to ChatGPT / Vanessa Chang. Brief history of humans and machines from cuckoo clocks to ChatGPT. Brooklyn ; London : Melville House, [2025] xix, 232 pages ; 21 cm Includes bibliographical references. Hand — Voice — Ear — Eye — Foot — Body — Mind. A dazzling tour of the history of technology and its complex relationship to the human body. What is the relationship between our bodies and our senses and technology? In today's world of blinding technological change, of artificial intelligence and deepfakes and Chat GPT, it is easy to forget that we have always had complicated relations with technology--whether that technology is computers, player pianos, and even eyeglasses. In this wide-ranging and fascinating study, Vanessa Chang takes us on a historical tour of the interactions between our bodies and machines, showing that the advent of new technologies has always been met with varied reactions, from misplaced fear to tragic over-optimism. The result is cultural critique of the highest order and a profound demonstration of the eternal truth that in order to understand the future, we must look to the past -- provided by publisher. Information technology Social aspects 7710 Technological innovations - History. History. Human beings - Effect of technological innovations on. Effect of technological innovations on. Technology and civilization 10848 lcc 0 0 lcc 0 0 TBS TBS 2026-03-05 0 2026-03-05 1 2026-03-05 1 SOON AVAILABLE 5390 5390