INFOSTORMS, 2nd edition 2016
Vincent F. Hendricks & Pelle G. Hansen

The information society is upon us. New technologies have given us back-pocket libraries, online discussion forums, blogs, crowd-based opinion aggregators, social media and breaking news wherever, whenever. But are we more enlightened and rational because of it? 

With points of departure in philosophy, logic, social psychology, economics and choice and game theory, Infostorms shows how information may be used to improve the quality of personal decision and group thinking but also warns against the informational pitfalls which modern information technology may amplify, from science to reality culture and from cyberbullying to what it really is, that makes you buy a book like this.

INFOSTORMS, 1st edition 2014
​Vincent F. Hendricks & Pelle G. Hansen

The information society is upon us and with it comes the constant barrage of information accessible wherever, whenever. This book explores the role of knowledge (or lack thereof) prevalent in society, and investigates the dangers lurking in information technology and democracy as a whole. Information is a condition for a robust democracy; people should vote based on sound information. But sound information doesn't come easy and without labor. It must be properly handled and formatted before it is useful for deliberation, decision and action. In the information age, understanding the means by which information is processed becomes a crucial democratic instrument for the individual as well as the group. With points of departure in philosophy, social psychology, economics, and choice- and game theory, Infostorms shows how information may be used to improve the quality of personal decision and group thinking but also warns against the informational pitfalls which modern information technology may amplify.

OPLYSNINGENS BLINDE
VINKLER, 2011
​Pelle G. Hansen & Vincent F. Hendricks

Det siges, at vi lever i et informationssamfund, og ikke mindst takket være nye teknologier er information sjældent en mangelvare. Information ses ofte som et gode, der kan gøre brugere, borgere og beslutningstagere mere oplyste og vidende. Information kan imidlertid også udnyttes strategisk til manipulation og fordrejning, til at påvirke menneskers overvejelser, beslutninger og handlinger, både individuelt og kollektivt, hvilket i sidste ende kan få betydning for de demokratiske processer. Oplysningens blinde vinkler gennemgår systematisk en række informationsfænomener, som optræder i vores dagligdag, dette med udgangspunkt i filosofien socialpsykologien, økonomien, beslutnings- og spilteorien. Bogen viser, hvordan informationsfænomener kan bruges til at oplyse, men også manipulere med mennesker, meninger og markeder.