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Names: Bentley, R. Alexander, 1970- author. | O’Brien, Michael J. (Michael John), 1950- author.

Title: The acceleration of cultural change : from ancestors to algorithms / R. Alexander Bentley ; foreword by John Maeda.

Description: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2017] | Series: Simplicity: Design, technology, business, life | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017006483 | ISBN 9780262036955 (hardcover : alk. paper)

eISBN 9780262343046

Subjects: LCSH: Social evolution.

Classification: LCC HM626 .B473 2017 | DDC 303.4--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017006483

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