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“…Steffens referred to the social experiment of technological utopianism he found in the Soviet Union, where subway cars and farm tractors would carry the worker and peasant—figuratively and literally—into the twentieth century. …”

“…The future of interurban public transport will be significantly affected by public sector decisions concerning investment in infrastructure, particularly the construction of new high-speed rail lines in medium-distance corridors where cars, buses, airplanes and conventional trains are the competing modes of transport. …”

“…"Software controls a lot of aspects in our everyday lives, such as our home appliances, phones, cars, and many other computerized entertainment options. …”

“…Laser beams in the operating room, cars with built-in guidance systems, cell phones with email access. …”

“…What should a self-driving car do if it detects an unavoidable crash? Can robots have morally relevant properties? …”

“…The same revolution is underway in our infrastructure, where new generations of sensor-laden power plants, cars and medical devices will generate vast quantities of data that could bring about improvements in quality, reliability and cost. …”

“…Drones and driverless cars use a variety of spatial computing technologies. …”

“…Thanks to things such as cars, planes, big homes, deforestation and so forth, the annual carbon dioxide emissions of an average are three times as high as it should be. …”

“…Profiling nourishes the advance of smart grids, smart cars and traffic management, remote e-health, personalized advertising and search engines, as well as data-driven fraud detection, policing, criminal justice and foreign intelligence…”

“…Computer manufacturing is--after cars, energy production and illegal drugs--the largest industry in the world, and it's one of the last great success stories in American business. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Traditional economics : a world in equilibrium -- A critique : chaos and Cuban cars -- The big picture : sugar and spice -- Dynamics : the delights of disequilibrium -- Agents mind games -- Networks : oh what a tangled web we weave -- Emergence : the puzzle of patterns -- Evolution : it's a jungle out there -- Design spaces : from games to economies -- Physical technology : from stone tools to spacecraft -- Social technology : from hunter-gatherers to multinationals -- Economic evolution : from big men to markets -- A new definition of wealth : fit order -- Strategy : racing the red queen -- Organization : a society of minds -- Finance : ecosystems of expectations -- Politics and policy : the end of left versus right…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Elemental story : why & how / Greg Foley ; New thoughts on architecture and car design / Chris Bangle ; Experiential design / Adriana Monk ; Case studies / Quang Truong ... …”

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