Beautiful Data is both a history of big data and interactivity; and a sophisticated meditation on ideas about vision and cognition in the second half of the twentieth century. Contending that our forms of attention; observation; and truth are contingent and contested; Orit Halpern historicizes the ways that we are trained; and train ourselves; to observe and analyze the world. Tracing the postwar impact of cybernetics and the communication sciences on the social and human sciences; design; arts; and urban planning; she finds a radical shift in attitudes toward recording and displaying information. These changed attitudes produced what she calls communicative objectivity: new forms of observation; rationality; and economy based on the management and analysis of data. Halpern complicates assumptions about the value of data and visualization; arguing that changes in how we manage and train perception; and define reason and intelligence; are also transformations in governmentality. She also challenges the paradoxical belief that we are experiencing a crisis of attention caused by digital media; a crisis that can be resolved only through intensified media consumption.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. LIRR in all its mid 20th century gloryBy john c. weekslongest continuously operating passenger service is well represented in this pictorial companion to The Long Island Railroad; 1925-1975. the author has performed a great service to rail fans with these books.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Keller Lynch Wont Disappoint YouBy Poet PrinceI hesitated to purchase this book thinking that it might be a rehash ofthe authors first book "The Long Island Rail Road 1925-1975". It wasnot! The abundance of new photographs was a delight ( 2 per page). Text is written under or to the side of each photo making hunting for text specific to a photo unnecessary. In this book; greater emphasis is placed on diesels in service between 1955-1975. There is good coverage of ALCO models RS1 and RS3; C420s; and S2s. Coverage of Morris Park shops is excellent. The extremely dangerous "gauntlet" track is discussed with a photo of one; as well as the "cabaret" and business cars in service at the time. This book is another Keller Lynch winner.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerThese books are great. I really enjoy reading them. Buying
