Animal Internet (eBook)
130 Seiten
New Vessel Press (Verlag)
978-1-939931-35-1 (ISBN)
"e;Animal Internet is a most important book. This excellent work could be a strong catalyst for people to rewild, to reconnect and become re-enchanted with all sorts of mysterious and fascinating animals, both local and distant. By shrinking the world it will bring humans and other animals together in a multitude of ways that only a few years ago were unimaginable."e;Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado, author of Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence "e;An original book that goes against the trend to stubbornly keep nature and technology divided from one another."e;Der Spiegel "e;Animal Internet is one of the most interesting books that I've read in recent years."e;Bavarian Radio"e;What Pschera describes sounds futuristic but it's already widespread reality . . . Pschera's book is not just popular science: he describes not only the status quo, but also thinks about an ongoing transformation."e;Wired.deSome fifty thousand creatures around the globeincluding whales, leopards, flamingoes, bats, and snailsare being equipped with digital tracking devices. The data gathered and studied by major scientific institutes about their behavior will warn us about tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, but also radically transform our relationship to the natural world. With a broad cultural and historical perspective, this book examines human ties with animals, from domestic pets to the soaring popularity of bird watching and kitten images on the web. Will millennia of exploration soon be reduced to experiencing wilderness via smartphone? Contrary to pessimistic fears, author Alexander Pschera sees the Internet as creating a historic opportunity for a new dialogue between man and nature.Foreword by Martin Wikelski, Director, Max Planck Institute for OrnithologyAlexander Pschera, born in 1964, has published several books on the internet and media. He studied German, music, and philosophy at Heidelberg University. He lives near Munich where he writes for the German magazine Cicero as well as for German radio.
Alexander Pschera, born in 1964, has published several books on the Internet and media. He studied German, music and philosophy at Heidelberg University. He lives near Munich where he writes for the German magazine Cicero as well as for German radio.Elisabeth Lauffer is the recipient of the 2014 Gutekunst Translation Prize. After graduating from Wesleyan University she lived in Berlin and then obtained a master’s in education from Harvard. She now lives in Vermont, where she is the Admissions Coordinator and German Language Director at the Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy.
Table of ContentsForewordMartin Wikelski, Director, Max Planck Institute for OrnithologyIntroduction: Why Today’s Little Red Riding Hood Has a Smartphone in Her BasketAn Old Story in a New LightWhy We Are Now Nothing More Than Beautiful SoulsIn the Labyrinth of a Postmodern Awareness of NatureWhy We Know Whether a Swallow is Frightened in a StormWhat Really Happens on the Animal InternetWhy We Should Care If a Frog Wanders Around in ChinaThe New Generation of Working AnimalsWhy Alexander von Humboldt Hasn’t Logged Off Yet…The People Behind the Animal Internet… and Why “Problem Bear” Bruno Might Still Be Alive TodayOn New Forms of CoexistenceWhy Technology is Not All Bad, and Nature Not All GoodData Protection for Animals and the Positive Sides of TransparencyWhy Animals Were Always Friends of HumansA Little Story of EmpathyWhy the Internet is Crawling with CatsThe Internet as a Shared Space of BeingWhy After Nature, Nature Will Still ExistHumans and Animals in the AnthropoceneAcknowledgementsNotesBibliography
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.3.2016 |
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Übersetzer | Elisabeth Lauffer |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
Schlagworte | Animal Tracking • conservation • Cultural History • digital tracking • Environmental Engineering • GPS • Human-animal relationship • nature preserves • Ornithology • wildlife |
ISBN-10 | 1-939931-35-5 / 1939931355 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-939931-35-1 / 9781939931351 |
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