The Cases: Knowledge and media
Forty-one cases open the chapters of the book, from the story of Talut and Goliath to the race for artificial intelligence. Each has its chapter and its lesson. In the book a story is a way into understanding, not a conclusive proof of it.
By eraAllAntiquity and the QuranThe Islamic middle centuriesEarly modern to 19th centuryThe 20th centuryThe 21st century
By arenaAllThe battlefieldLiberation from occupationPower and statesPopular uprisingsJustice and witnessKnowledge and mediaCivil societyIdeas and values
7 cases
- 30
Galileo
When the telescope becomes a weapon
- 31
Darwin and the genes
When the human being becomes the subject and object of science
- 32
WikiLeaks
When information becomes a weapon
- 33
Al Jazeera and the Second Intifada
When the microphone becomes a weapon of contention
- 34
The Pentagon Papers
When the government takes the truth to court
- 35
Anonymous
When the mask becomes a weapon
- 36
The artificial intelligence race
The contention you cannot see, reshaping the world