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How PowerPoint makes you stupid : the faulty causality, sloppy logic, decontextualized data, and seductive showmanship that have taken over our thinking / Franck Frommer ; translated from the French by George Holoch.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2012.Description: xvi, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781595587022 (hardback)
  • 1595587020 (hardback)
Uniform titles:
  • Pensée Powerpoint. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 005.5/8 23
LOC classification:
  • HM 851 T932h 2012
Contents:
The Invention of a Universal Medium -- Another Way of Working -- Bullet-Point Rhetoric -- From Obfuscation to Falsification -- A Total Spectacle -- The Power of Consultants -- Universal Contamination -- At School with PowerPoint?
Summary: Reveals that PowerPoint's celebrated ease and efficiency can actually lead to a disturbing transformation in human communication, with implications not only for individuals but also for the culture at large.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HM 851 T932h 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000109344

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Invention of a Universal Medium --
Another Way of Working --
Bullet-Point Rhetoric --
From Obfuscation to Falsification --
A Total Spectacle --
The Power of Consultants --
Universal Contamination --
At School with PowerPoint?

Reveals that PowerPoint's celebrated ease and efficiency can actually lead to a disturbing transformation in human communication, with implications not only for individuals but also for the culture at large.

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