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Douglas Rushkoff

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Team Human (W. W. Norton) is a fiery distillation of digital theorist Douglas Rushkoff’s most urgent thoughts on civilization and human nature. In 100 lean, incisive statements, Rushkoff argues that we are essentially social creatures, and that we achieve our greatest aspirations when we work together – not as individuals. Yet today, society is threatened by a vast antihuman infrastructure that undermines our ability to connect. Harnessing research on human evolution, biology, and psychology, Rushkoff shows that when we work together we realize greater happiness, productivity, and peace.

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Portland State Faculty Author Exhibition

Miller Library 1875 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Join us as we highlight three PSU faculty authors who published books in 2018. Leni Zumas is an Associate Professor and Director of the Creative Writing program in PSU’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Zumas is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Red Clocks, recognized by The Washington Post as one of the 50 most notable works of fiction in 2018. Billie Sandberg is an Associate Professor of Public Administration in PSU’s College of Urban and Public Affairs. Sandberg co-authored Reframing Nonprofit Organizations: Democracy, Inclusion, and Social Change. Mitchell Cruzan is a Professor of Biology in PSU’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Cruzan is the author of Evolutionary Biology: A Plant Perspective. Food and beverages will be provided. Open to the public.…

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