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Spooky TechnologyWe often hear that the technologies in our everyday lives would appear to be magic and potentially terrifying to people in the pastinstantaneous communication with people all over the world, access to a vast, ever growing resource of human knowledge right there in the palm of our hand, objects with intelligence that can sense and talk to us (and each other). But rarely are these otherworldly dimensions of technologies explored in more detail. There is

We often hear that the technologies in our everyday lives would appear to be ÔmagicÕ and potentially terrifying to people in the pastÑinstantaneous communication with people all over the world, access to a vast, ever-growing resource of human knowledge right there in the palm of our hand, objects with ÔintelligenceÕ that can sense and talk to us (and each other). But rarely are these ÔotherworldlyÕ dimensions of technologies explored in more detail. There is an often unspoken presumption that the march of progress will inevitably mean we all adopt new practices and incorporate new products and new ways of doing things into our livesÑall cities will become smart cities; all homes will become smart homes. But these systems have become omnipresent without our necessarily understanding them.

They are not just black boxes, but invisible: entities in our homes and everyday lives which work through hidden fl ows of data, unknown agendas, imaginary clouds, mysterious sets of rules which we perhaps dismiss as ÔalgorithmsÕ or even ÔAIÕ without really understanding what that means. On some level, the superstitions and sense of wonder, and ways of relating to the unknown and the supernatural (deities, spirits, ghosts) which humanity has felt in every culture throughout history have not gone away. Instead, they have transferred and transmuted into new forms.

The project leading to the book youÕre now reading focused on creating an inventory of Ôspooky technologiesÕ over the ÔCOVID summerÕ of 2020. To do this, we (a group of students and faculty from Carnegie Mellon) collected and reviewed work across art, design, and human-computer interaction research, both historically and more recently, along with forays into writings on the supernatural, myths, and superstitions. Our aim was to produce, collaboratively, a set of examples, from which we can extract possibilities, insights, and opportunities.

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Daniel Vasco
Battle Creek, US
★★★★★ 1
Don't get tricked into buying this book like I did.
Format: Paperback
This is a fake book written by AI. It reads worse than a Wikipedia article and is a complete scam.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2026
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Hawk
Houston, US
★★★★★ 5
A Rough, Rocky Start
Format: Kindle
Modern Africa started after a long rough and rocky start. This book describes the trials each district has had to face to gain their freedom from Europe and what life was like in each district under the control of foreigners. As WWI began, many of Africa's districts were effected, some were forced to supply fighting men, some had their resources used to support the war effort, and some had fighting in their area. When WWII started Africa found that not much had changed. However, as Africa gained its freedom and became self governing internal wars broke out between the different tribes. Well, you will have to read the book to find out how that turned out. This book covers all that and so much more. It all written in an easy to read and understand format that Captivating History is known for and as always they do a great job of explaining everything. This is a great book and recommend you giving it a read.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022
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Omaha, US
★★★★★ 4
An Overview of an Oft-Overlooked History
Format: Kindle
Depending on your ethnicity, you may, or may not, know a lot about Africa. This book summarizes the Continent’s history, highlighting the major events and occurrences that contributed its current geopolitical state. Africa today is made up of 54 countries, 2000 languages, 20% of the Earth's land mass, and 1.4 billion people. It therefore should play an important part in the World, today (which it does, but one that rarely makes the headlines in USA TV or newspaper coverage.) The Author covers, Slavery, European Colonization, Africa’s part in World Wars One & Two, and the various Religious histories going back to the time of Christ. Since the author is American, there is a portion devoted to the USA’s main relationships with different African Nations. All this culminates in a surveillance of the numerous African Civil Wars of the last 50 years leading to the reality of the current geopolitical scene. The section on Dictators and Revolutionaries is limited to one of each. I’m guessing there could have been more. Still, if you are looking for an overview of Africa as it is today and what contributed to its present situation, this is an excellent beginning point.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022
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Joel Hammer
Grantham, US
★★★★★ 3
OK short read
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Reasonable short read. Have to doubt the facts since the author writes FDR was alive in the 1950's and he leaves out the Haitian genocide in his narrative.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2025
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kobby
Lexington, US
★★★★★ 5
Very educative
Format: Hardcover
A really fascinating events about Africa.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2025

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