From the author of The Immortal King Rao, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, a personal exploration of how technology companies have both fulfilled and exploited the human desire for understanding and connection.
Vara hasn’t lost her journalist edge, as she shows throughout this book ... Searches is as discomfiting as it is entertaining, with Vara exercising playful technique as a writer while also laying down dire warnings about a tech-dominated future. It’s also a clear reminder that, at least for now, nothing can make language sing like a gifted human mind.
Provocative, challenging, and concerning, Vara’s clever, eye-opening approach brings home the often-uneasy confluence of individual desire, social benefits, and corporate ambition.
