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Excellent Science Fiction Books | PaperHelp Reviews

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    In this article, you'll find an excellent paperhelp review of the best books in the science fiction genre. We hope you will appreciate this list and that you will have a lot of fun reading it.

     

    "Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro

     

    Kazuo Ishiguro reflects in his new novel "Klara and the Sun" on perhaps one of the most hackneyed science fiction elements: can robots and artificial intelligence have feelings? He does so, of course, with the style that characterizes the 2017 Nobel Laureate in Literature.

    In his new work, heritage perhaps of the famous "Never Leave Me", Ishiguro puts us in the shoes of Klara, an AA (Artificial Friend) specialized in childcare. Klara spends her days in a store, waiting for someone to acquire her and take her to a house, a home. While she waits, she gazes out the window. She observes the passers-by, their attitudes, their gestures, the way they walk and witnesses some episodes she doesn't quite understand, such as a strange fight between two cab drivers. Klara is also different: more observant and more "intelligent" than the rest of her peers. What will the world outside be like for her? 

     

    "Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry" - Jason Schreier

     

    Jason Schreier is one of the most veteran journalists when it comes to covering the big stories, the releases, and also the intrigues that, for decades, have surrounded the video game industry. In "Press Reset," he paints a portrait of an industry that is much less "cool" than it appears to be and how industry professionals have to reinvent themselves.

    Throughout the pages of the book and his many interviews, we discover a world that speaks of hostile takeovers, bosses who abuse their privileges, bounced checks and launches that promised to be a success, only to fail miserably.

    However, most interesting is the reflection on why, when the video game industry is making more money than ever, it is so difficult for many of its rank-and-file workers to make a living and develop a decent career.

     

    "The Accidental Influencer: How My Need to Get Likes Nearly Ruined My Life" - Bella Younger

     

    What does Instagram bring us? What does it mean to be an "influencer"? What is its cost? In "The Accidental Influencer", Bella Younger tells us what it meant to her to be inside that whirlwind...with the great sense of humor that this well-known comedian has.

    The action kicks off one day in 2016, when Bella discovers that she has amassed 75,000 followers overnight and the "likes" are piling up by the hundreds with every passing minute. Within hours she becomes a "celebrity" who is invited to all kinds of events and whose opinion, as normal as anyone else's, starts to count.

    But although the constant stream of notifications feeds her endorphins, life in this artificial world begins to take its toll. While his carefree presence flourishes online, his health begins to suffer the consequences offline, eventually leading him to check himself into a clinic to treat his social media addiction.

     

    "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster" - Bill Gates

     

    Virtually no one denies that climate change has become one of the major threats humanity is facing. Certainly not Bill Gates, who in "How to avoid a climate disaster" once again sounds the alarm...while proposing some solutions.

    With the help of some of the world's leading experts in fields such as physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering...but also in political science and finance, Gates explains what he believes needs to be done to stop the planet from sliding into what will otherwise be an inevitable environmental disaster.

    Drawing on his knowledge of innovation and what it takes to introduce new ideas, Gates further describes areas where technology is helping to reduce emissions, where and how current technology can be made to work more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on R&D processes that can make a difference.

     

    "5Dot.Con. How to Con a Con Man" - James Veitch

     

    The princess anxious to hand over her inheritance, the family friend, unexpectedly stranded in the Philippines, the lonely Russian beauty looking for love...all that SPAM spam arrives in our inboxes with requests for help and almost always, money. In Dot. Con, James Veitch finally answers the question, what if you answered?

    What would happen if you answered that princess asking you for money in Gmail? Veitch dives into this absurd email scam culture, playing the scammers on their turf. A light but the very funny book, perfect for relaxing on the beach this summer.

     

    "Hello World" - Hannah Fry

     

    Should we hand overall power to the machines? Algorithms already decide, without human help, prison sentences, clinical treatments and even the fate of a car headed straight to run over a child.

    In "Hello World", Hannah Fry has written an imposing essay that projects a new world from mathematics, sociology, and the new technological horizons. A finely tuned text that does not demonize algorithms, but rather the use that their creators and users often make of them, which is why this crucial book is about us: who we are and who we want to be.

     

    "The Like Generation: A Survival Guide for Mothers and Fathers in the Multiscreen Era" - Javier López Menacho

     

    Fathers and mothers open the door to their children's room, and there they see them, late at night, alone, in front of a window of infinite possibilities. On the other side, a legion of software engineers and marketing experts work to keep them glued to the screen.

    Responsible mobile use seems an unequal struggle: willpower is not enough when we're battling algorithms and cutting-edge technology. But although the task is arduous, addressing a healthy coexistence with mobile technology is essential to achieving optimal young people's emotional development.

    This book seeks to understand the concerns of children and adolescents, and provide possible answers to the dangers they may face such as sexting, grooming, cyberbullying, trolling, fraping... the list of threats is getting longer and longer.

     

    "Superficial: What is the Internet doing to our minds?" - Nicholas G. Carr

     

    "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Nicholas Carr thus condensed, in the title of a celebrated article, one of the most important debates of our time: while we enjoy the bounties of the Net, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? In this book, Carr develops his arguments to create one of the most revealing analyses of the intellectual and cultural consequences of the Internet published to date.

    As scientific and historical evidence shows, our brains change in response to our experiences, and the technology we use to find, store, and share information can literally alter our neural processes. For Carr, the Internet is reshaping us in its own image, making us more adept at superficially handling and skimming information but less capable of concentration, contemplation, and reflection.

     

    "Click to Kill Them All" - Bruce Schneier

     

    Your house and your car are already smart! They can kill you already! Autonomous cars, smart thermostats and refrigerators, drones equipped with behavioral algorithms...The Internet of Things is a reality and the more devices that are connected, the easier it will be for someone very bad to end life on this planet. This is not a joke, not futurology either.

    At least this is the starting point of Bruce Schneier, an authoritative voice on Internet security. While we all talk about data theft and cookies, he goes further and draws a future in which we will have to know how to stop the cutting-edge digital terrorist: the one that will soon cause cars to run off the road, pacemakers to stop working, your home security to be disabled or biological printers to print a deadly virus.

     

    "Ready Player TWO - Ernest Cline

     

    After the success of the publication of "Ready Player ONE" and, above all, its film adaptation by Spielberg, Ernest Cline returns to introduce us to the OASIS, that virtual reality world where everything is possible.

    Days after winning the competition devised by James Halliday, the founder of the OASIS, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden in Halliday's safes and waiting to be found by his heir is a technological breakthrough that will once again change the world and turn the OASIS into a place thousand times more impressive (and addictive) than Wade ever thought possible.

     

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