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Author Pschera, Alexander, author.

Title Animal Internet : nature and the digital revolution / Alexander Pschera ; foreword by Martin Wikelski ; translated by Elisabeth Lauffer.

Publication Info. New York : New Vessel Press, [2016]
©2016

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Note Translation of: Das Internet der Tiere : Der neue Dialog zwischen Mensch und Natur. 2014.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: Why today's Little Red Riding Hood has a smartphone in her pocket : an old story in a new light -- Why we are now nothing more than beautiful souls : in the labyrinth of a postmodern awareness of nature -- Why we know whether a swallow is frightened in a storm : what really happens on the Animal Internet -- Why we should care if a frog wanders around in China : the new generation of working animals -- Why Alexander von Humboldt hasn't logged off yet ... : the people behind the Animal Internet -- ... And why "Problem Bear" Bruno might still be alive today : on new forms of coexistence -- Why technology is not all bad, and nature not all good : data protection for animals and the positive sides of transparency -- Why animals were always friends of humans : a little story of empathy -- Why the Internet is crawling with cats : the Internet as a shared space of being -- Why after nature, nature will still exist : humans and animals in the anthropocene.
Summary "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."--Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado, author of Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Cuxistence "An original book that gus against the trend to stubbornly keep nature and technology divided from one another."-Der Spiegel "Animal Internet is one of the most interesting books that I've read in recent years."-Bavarian Radio "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."-Wired.de Some fifty thousand creatures around the globe-including whales, leopards, flamingus, bats, ^and snails-are 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 Ornithology 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.
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Subject Animals -- Social aspects.
Animals -- Social aspects.
Animal radio tracking -- Technological innovations.
Animal radio tracking.
Technological innovations.
Social media.
Social media.
Internet research.
Internet research.
Human-animal relationships.
Human-animal relationships.
Animal behavior -- Research -- Technological innovations.
Animal behavior -- Research.
Animal behavior.
Wildlife research -- Technique -- Technological innovations.
Wildlife research -- Technique.
Animal diversity conservation -- Technological innovations.
Animal diversity conservation.
Tracking and trailing -- Technological innovations.
Tracking and trailing.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Nature -- Social aspects.
Nature -- Social aspects.
Nature.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Social media.
Added Author Wikelski, Martin, author of foreword.
Lauffer, Elisabeth, translator.
Added Title Internet der Tiere. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2017066705
Other Form: Print version: Pschera, Alexander. Internet der Tiere. English. Animal Internet. New York : New Vessel Press, [2016] 9781939931337 (OCoLC)920019028
ISBN 9781939931351 (electronic book)
1939931355 (electronic book)
9781939931337
1939931339
Music No. EB00667131 Recorded Books