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How Software Matters: Connective Tissue and Self-Driving Cars

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How Software Matters: Connective Tissue and Self-Driving Cars. / Morley, Janine.
Social Practices and Dynamic Non-Humans: Nature, Materials and Technologies. ed. / Cecily Maller; Yolande Strengers. Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. p. 173-192.

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Morley, J 2018, How Software Matters: Connective Tissue and Self-Driving Cars. in C Maller & Y Strengers (eds), Social Practices and Dynamic Non-Humans: Nature, Materials and Technologies. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 173-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92189-1_9

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Morley, J. (2018). How Software Matters: Connective Tissue and Self-Driving Cars. In C. Maller, & Y. Strengers (Eds.), Social Practices and Dynamic Non-Humans: Nature, Materials and Technologies (pp. 173-192). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92189-1_9

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Morley J. How Software Matters: Connective Tissue and Self-Driving Cars. In Maller C, Strengers Y, editors, Social Practices and Dynamic Non-Humans: Nature, Materials and Technologies. Palgrave Macmillan. 2018. p. 173-192 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-92189-1_9

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Morley, Janine. / How Software Matters : Connective Tissue and Self-Driving Cars. Social Practices and Dynamic Non-Humans: Nature, Materials and Technologies. editor / Cecily Maller ; Yolande Strengers. Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. pp. 173-192

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