Research Theories

When an attack happens, you don't want to be the person or team in complete panic. In an episode, terror becomes the worst enemy and can lead to mistakes. When we panic, we miss important clues about the attack, campaign, or attacker. Having a basic knowledge of general (cyber)security terms and concepts helps us respond faster and more professionally than most teams without that training or expertise. This book focuses on essential concepts in the least amount of time and pages to give you the basic knowledge to stay focused.

Artificial intelligence is already embedded in much of our daily lives, and it's increasingly moving into realms that impact authors and the publishing industry. We need to embrace the opportunities and engage in conversations around possible threats in order to reinvent our industry for a very different future. In this book, I discuss current technological and societal trends and consider the opportunities for authors and the publishing industry over the next decade. We can use these technologies to surf the wave of change and invent the decade ahead - together.

Since the public release of Open AI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and other similar systems, some Members of Congress have expressed interest in the risks associated with “generative artificial intelligence (AI).” Although exact definitions vary, generative AI is a type of AI that can generate new content—such as text, images, and videos—through learning patterns from pre-existing data.

We all know how to tell stories just like we all know our native language, having heard both since we were born. People, however, who study their native language discover there's much they misunderstood or simply didn't know. The same is true of story when we look at it more carefully. With topics that include the theory of story as model, the fractal key to narrative complexity, and the art of the long form, this volume will show you the essence of stories and storytelling.

Krankheiten und Viren sind in den Zeiten sozialer Medien und weltweiter Vernetzung nicht das Einzige, das sich nahezu hemmungslos und ohne Grenzen ausbreitet. Gleiches kann man auch über Verschwörungstheorien behaupten. Besonders in Krisenzeiten erleben Verschwörungstheorien eine Art Hochkonjunktur. Je mehr Chaos über die Welt hereinbricht, desto größer wird die Anzahl an Menschen, die glauben, dafür eine ganz spezielle Erklärung gefunden zu haben. Man nennt sie Verschwörungstheoretiker und die Verschwörungen, die sie aufzudecken glauben, haben es in sich.