Clifford Nass Livres

According to popular wisdom, humans never relate to a computer or a television program in the same way they relate to another human being. Or do they? The psychological and sociological complexities of the relationship could be greater than you think. In an extraordinary revision of received wisdom, Byron Reeves and Clifford Nass demonstrate convincingly in The Media Equation that interactions with computers, television, and new communication technologies are identical to real social relationships and to the navigation of real physical spaces. Using everyday language, the authors explain their novel ideas in a way that will engage general readers with an interest in cutting-edge research at the intersection of psychology, communication and computer technology. The result is an accessible summary of exciting ideas for modern times. As Bill Gates says, '(they) ... have shown us some amazing things'.

The Blue Book provides detailed estimates of national product, income and expenditure for the UK. It covers value added by industry, full accounts by sector and capital formation. This key annual title also includes annual figures for preliminary, provisional and full quarterly estimates of national accounts.

Presents an overview of all aspects of household expenditure and income for the year 2005-2006, derived from the Expenditure and Food Survey based on around 7,000 households in the UK. This report provides the analysis of household expenditure broken down by age and income, household composition, socio-economic characteristics and geography.

The Pink Book provides detailed estimates of the UK Balance of Payments for the last 11 years, including estimates for the current account, the capital account, the financial account and the International Investment Position. It includes a geographical breakdown of the current account of 63 countries.

How interactive voice-based technology can tap into the automatic and powerful responses all speech-whether from human or machine-evokes.