Arcadia Public Library

"In Dopamine Nation, Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain…and what to do about it. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. Their...

"Examining how the social media website Reddit has affected the world of social media"--

Jason, a twelve-year-old autistic boy who wants to become a writer, relates what his life is like as he tries to make sense of his world.

"Engaging images accompany information about the invention of the internet. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

Since it became widely available for public use in the early 1990s, the Internet has proven to be amazingly useful for facilitating communication, distributing information, and sharing knowledge. Human society has already been changed by the Internet, and as new technologies develop, even more opportunities will be available to people online. However, some people have concerns about technology and privacy, the availability of new technology to everyone,...

"This title explores the modern phenomenon of people being canceled, or punished in public discourse for something they've said or done. To some, cancel culture helps everyday people speak truth to power, but to others it is simply a way to bully online without creating real change. Features include a glossary, online resources, source notes, and an index."--

Offers a realistic and optimistic perspective on how to thoughtfully guide kids in the digital age. Many parents worry that their kids are addicted, detached, or distracted by their digital devices. Media expert Devorah Heitner, however, believes that technology offers huge potential to our children, if parents help them navigate the challenges. In this highly practical guide, Heitner empowers parents to recognize that the wisdom they have gained...

In a shockingly short amount of time, the internet has bound people around the world together and torn us apart and changed not just the way we communicate but who we are and who we can be. It has created a new, unprecedented cultural space that we are all a part of--even if we don't participate, that is how we participate--but by which we're continually surprised, betrayed, enriched, befuddled. We have churned through platforms and technologies and...

"Mindf*ck goes deep inside Cambridge Analytica's "American operations," which were driven by Steve Bannon's vision to remake America and fueled by mysterious billionaire Robert Mercer's money, as it weaponized and wielded the massive store of data it had harvested on individuals--in excess of 87 million--to disunite the United States and set Americans against each other. Bannon had long sensed that deep within America's soul lurked an explosive tension....