Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Amusing Ourselves to Death - N. Postman From the 80s, and talking of TV, but it's worth reading again today as it's so applicable to the current landscape. More so than its original target.

Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death makes a great gift for anyone who watches too much TV or is addicted to Youtube

I think it's important to think about the effect technology has on culture (both positive and negative). To that end, I would recommend _Technopoly_ by Neil Postman. (And optionally _Amusing Ourselves to Death_ by the same author -- it's more accessible but slightly less applicable to the software industry.)

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins The Process of Education by Jerome Bruner