Are you always staring at your phone and never at the sky? If so, you’re not alone. Many people today feel divorced from the natural world and a good number blame it on their digital lives.
But what we need is more nature, not less technology.
Find out how our smartphones, tablets and computers connect us to the natural world and learn 50 ways to bring your own digital life closer to nature.
This book is not about giving up technology, it’s about opening up your life. Join the Digital Wellbeing Facebook Group to share ideas and experiences https://www.facebook.com/groups/digit...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sue Thomas has an international reputation for her accessible and wide-ranging writing on technology, nature and culture. Her most recent book is 'Nature and Wellbeing in the Digital Age' . Other titles include 'Technobiophilia: nature and cyberspace' , a study of nature metaphors in internet culture and language ; the cyberspace memoir/travelogue 'Hello World: travels in virtuality' ; the novels 'Correspondence' and 'Water' ; an edited anthology 'Wild Women: Contemporary Short Stories By Women Celebrating Women' , and 'Creative Writing: A Handbook For Workshop Leaders' . She has written for a wide range of publications including The Guardian, Orion Magazine, Slate, and many others. She was born in Leicestershire, England, in 1951. Her first novel, Correspondence , attracted wide attention in the UK, USA, and Europe. She founded the trAce Online Writing Centre at Nottingham Trent University in 1995, and became Professor of New Media at De Montfort University in 2005. Since 2013 she has been a Visiting Fellow at Bournemouth University and writes full-time.
Language
English
Pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release
July 18, 2017
Nature and Wellbeing in the Digital Age: How to feel better without logging off
Are you always staring at your phone and never at the sky? If so, you’re not alone. Many people today feel divorced from the natural world and a good number blame it on their digital lives.
But what we need is more nature, not less technology.
Find out how our smartphones, tablets and computers connect us to the natural world and learn 50 ways to bring your own digital life closer to nature.
This book is not about giving up technology, it’s about opening up your life. Join the Digital Wellbeing Facebook Group to share ideas and experiences https://www.facebook.com/groups/digit...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sue Thomas has an international reputation for her accessible and wide-ranging writing on technology, nature and culture. Her most recent book is 'Nature and Wellbeing in the Digital Age' . Other titles include 'Technobiophilia: nature and cyberspace' , a study of nature metaphors in internet culture and language ; the cyberspace memoir/travelogue 'Hello World: travels in virtuality' ; the novels 'Correspondence' and 'Water' ; an edited anthology 'Wild Women: Contemporary Short Stories By Women Celebrating Women' , and 'Creative Writing: A Handbook For Workshop Leaders' . She has written for a wide range of publications including The Guardian, Orion Magazine, Slate, and many others. She was born in Leicestershire, England, in 1951. Her first novel, Correspondence , attracted wide attention in the UK, USA, and Europe. She founded the trAce Online Writing Centre at Nottingham Trent University in 1995, and became Professor of New Media at De Montfort University in 2005. Since 2013 she has been a Visiting Fellow at Bournemouth University and writes full-time.