"How PowerPoint makes you stupid : the faulty causality, sloppy logic, decontextualized data, and seductive showmanship that have taken over our thinking" is a PDF drawn from the Internet Archive and catalogued under Computer Science for Undergraduate / College. From the source: xvi, 262 pages : 24 cm Reveals that PowerPoint's celebrated ease and efficiency can actually lead to a disturbing transformation in human communication, with implications not only for individuals but also for the culture at… Slide Collection preserves the upstream link, the original creator credit and the licensing terms; download the file to use it in a classroom, study group or revision plan.
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xvi, 262 pages : 24 cm Reveals that PowerPoint's celebrated ease and efficiency can actually lead to a disturbing transformation in human communication, with implications not only for individuals but also for the culture at large Includes bibliographical references and index The Invention of a Universal Medium -- Another Way of Working -- Bullet-Point Rhetoric -- From Obfuscation to Falsification -- A Total Spectacle -- The Power of Consultants -- Universal Contamination -- At School with PowerPoint?
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