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Humans 3.0: The Upgrading of the Species

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Humans 3.0: The Upgrading of the Species

Contributors:

By (Author) Peter Nowak

ISBN:

9780008113391

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

The Friday Project Limited

Publication Date:

22nd June 2015

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Impact of science and technology on society

Dewey:

303.483

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

300

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 14mm

Weight:

160g

Description

Welcome to Human 3.0.
Life for early humans wasnt easy. They may have been able to walk on two feet and create tools 4 million years ago, but they couldnt remember or communicate. Fortunately, people got smarter, and things got better. They remembered on-the-spot solutions and shared the valuable information of their experiences. Clubs became swords, caves became huts, and fires became ovens. Collectively these new tools became technology. As the 21st century unfolds, the pace of innovation is accelerating exponentially. Breakthroughs from robotics to genetics appear almost on a daily basis. Its all happening so quickly that its hard to keep track but recently theres been a shift. We used to create technology to change the world around us; now were using it to change ourselves. With vaccinations, in-vitro fertilization, and individual genetic therapy, were entering a new epoch, a next step, faster and more dramatic than the shift from Australopithicines to Homo Sapiens. The technology that set us apart from our earliest selves is becoming part of the evolutionary process. Advancements in computing, robotics, nanotechnology, neurology, and genetics mean that our wildest imaginings could soon become commonplace. Peter Nowak deftly presents the potential outcomesboth exciting and frighteningof key, rapidly advancing technologies and adroitly explores both the ramifications of adopting them and what doing so will reveal about the future of our species. Weve come a long way in 4 million years. Welcome to Human 3.0.

Reviews

Critical acclaim for Sex, Bombs, and Burgers:

Hugely entertaining. Nowakan experienced journalistconfidently treads where other historians of technology might avoid. THE NEW SCIENTIST

An enjoyable and informative history of the surprising origins of some of the technological marvels that underpin the modern world. BBC FOCUS

Thought-provoking. You can think of it, if you wish, as a modern version of Mandeville's The Fable of the Bees, which proposed that society's vices are actually good for overall economic health. THE GUARDIAN

Witty and well-researched . . . An engaging read, leaving one with several I did not know that moments. THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Author Bio

Peter Nowak is the author of Humans 3.0 and Sex, Bombs, and Burgers, and his work has appeared in The Atlantic, the Huffington Post, the Boston Globe, New Scientist magazine and elsewhere. He won the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance Award for excellence in reporting, and the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand named him technology journalist of the year. He lives in Toronto with his wife.

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