Understanding the human machine [commentary]

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 25-30

  Lupton, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODILY FUNCTIONS; HUMAN-MACHINE; SELF-TRACKING; TWO-DIMENSION;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 84890502916     PISSN: 02780097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MTS.2013.2286431     Document Type: Review

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