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"""""Julie M. Albright's masterful book explains how technology shapes behavior, disrupts social norms, and ultimately will rewire society itself. Albright's notion of the Untethered Society provides a new framework for understanding the impact of the internet and social media upon the world and ourselves. At turns frightening and hopeful, but at every turn thoughtful, Left to Their Own Devices represents a major contribution."" --Dan Lyons, writer on HBO's Emmy Award-winning comedy Silicon Valley and bestselling author of Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us and Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble ""When it comes to hacking the American Dream, digital is prompting us to wonder, Whose dream is it anyway? In this captivating look at modern society, Dr. Albright explores how technology is reshaping our norms and values and the rise of the American Dream 2.0."" --Brian Solis, digital anthropologist, futurist, and bestselling author of Lifescale: How to Be Creative in an Era of Distraction ""If ever there was a wake-up call for humanity and technology, this is it. Albright has crafted a user's manual for anyone with a digital heartbeat--and that's you! Simply put, this is your brain, and this is your brain on digital. Answers to any questions can be found here."" --John Nosta, Forbes contributor, advisor to the Google Health Advisory Board, and founder of NostaLab ""Our devices were supposed to set us free, but Albright makes a frighteningly persuasive case that they're actually leaving us unmoored, cutting our connections to work, to the physical world, and to other humans. A warning for our time."" --Glenn Reynolds, Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Tennessee, and author of An Army of Davids"

Julie M. Albright's masterful book explains how technology shapes behavior, disrupts social norms, and ultimately will rewire society itself. Albright's notion of the Untethered Society provides a new framework for understanding the impact of the internet and social media upon the world and ourselves. At turns frightening and hopeful, but at every turn thoughtful, Left to Their Own Devices represents a major contribution. --Dan Lyons, writer on HBO's Emmy Award-winning comedy Silicon Valley and bestselling author of Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us and Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble When it comes to hacking the American Dream, digital is prompting us to wonder, Whose dream is it anyway? In this captivating look at modern society, Dr. Albright explores how technology is reshaping our norms and values and the rise of the American Dream 2.0. --Brian Solis, digital anthropologist, futurist, and bestselling author of Lifescale: How to Be Creative in an Era of Distraction If ever there was a wake-up call for humanity and technology, this is it. Albright has crafted a user's manual for anyone with a digital heartbeat--and that's you! Simply put, this is your brain, and this is your brain on digital. Answers to any questions can be found here. --John Nosta, Forbes contributor, advisor to the Google Health Advisory Board, and founder of NostaLab Our devices were supposed to set us free, but Albright makes a frighteningly persuasive case that they're actually leaving us unmoored, cutting our connections to work, to the physical world, and to other humans. A warning for our time. --Glenn Reynolds, Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Tennessee, and author of An Army of Davids

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Julie M. Albright, PhD, is a sociologist specializing in digital culture and communications. She is a lecturer in the applied psychology and engineering departments at the University of Southern California (USC). Dr. Albright's research has focused on the growing intersection of technology and social / behavioral systems- She was the Co-PI and Project Lead for the behavioral component of a $121 million Smart Grid Demonstration Project with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the USC Information Sciences Institute, the Jet Propulsion Lab, and UCLA, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. She has also been a research associate with eHarmony. In addition, Dr. Albright has served as a peer reviewer for the National Science Foundation, the Economic and Social Research Council, UK, as well as a number of professional publications. She is the author of a number of book chapters and multiple peer-reviewed articles. She has given talks for major data center and energy conferences including SAP for Utilities, IBM Global, Data Center Dynamics and the Dept. of Defense. She has appeared as an expert on national media including the Today show, CNN, NBC Nightly News, CBS, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NPR, and many others.

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