The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move?

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move?
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Patrick Tucker
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 214,Width 140
Category/GenreProbability and statistics
Philosophy of science
Impact of science and technology on society
Digital lifestyle
Computer science
ISBN/Barcode 9781591847700
ClassificationsDewey:005.7
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Current
Publication Date 24 February 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

Thanks to recent advances in technology, prediction models for individual behaviour grow more sophisticated by the day. Whether you'll marry, commit a crime or fall victim to one or contract a disease are becoming easily accessible facts. The naked future is upon us, and the implications are staggering. Tucker draws on fascinating stories from health care to urban planning to online dating. He shows how scientists can predict your behaviour based on your friends' Twitter updates and anticipate the weather a year from now, as big data becomes more prevelant.

Author Biography

Patrick Tucker is the technology editor of Defense One and the former deputy editor of The Futurist magazine. His writing has also appeared in Slate, Technology Review, The Wilson Quarterly, and The Utne Reader, among other outlets. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reviews

"Thought-provoking, eye-opening, and highly entertaining." -Ray Kurzweil, author of How to Create a Mind