{"product_id":"the-theory-of-technology-evolution-paperback","title":"The Theory of Technology Evolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie Thomas Vass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe underlying fundamental human behavior being investigated in technology evolution is how the human brain processes information in the presence of a novel event.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePredicting the direction of technology depends on predicting what humans are going to do when they first see a new, radical product.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brain, in this case, is aiming at individual sovereignty, or as biologists may interpret the behavior, individual control over the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are two different brain processes that are relevant to the theory of technology evolution. One process is in the brain of the owner of the firm, the first time she sees a new product or new production technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other brain process is the consumer, the first time she sees a radical new product for the first time, and tries to imagine how that product may fit into her welfare function.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brain is acting, in a biological way, as the \"searching\/ selection\" mechanism for the product mutation\/innovation process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48265734848761,"sku":"9781513643960","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Yig_1oQOW9781513643960.webp?v=1775788179","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-theory-of-technology-evolution-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}