The Safety Net Surviving Pandemics and Other Disasters
- 4 Jun 2020
- 9781838853617
- £7.99
- 128 pp
- 23 Jul 2020
- 9781838853662
- £17.99
- 3 hrs
In a few words
An updated edition of this fascinating appraisal of the power of the internet to prevent the collapse of civilisation, from the internationally bestselling author
In a few words
An updated edition of this fascinating appraisal of the power of the internet to prevent the collapse of civilisation, from the internationally bestselling author
An impressive and intriguing work
Praise for David Eagleman:
The unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius
An impressive and intriguing work
Praise for David Eagleman:
The unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius
More about
the book
The advent of the internet has been one of the most significant technological developments in history. In this thought-provoking and ground-breaking work David Eagleman, author of international bestseller Sum, presents six ways in which the net saves us from major existential threats: pandemics, poor information flow, natural disasters, political corruption, resource depletion and economic meltdown.
More about
the book
The advent of the internet has been one of the most significant technological developments in history. In this thought-provoking and ground-breaking work David Eagleman, author of international bestseller Sum, presents six ways in which the net saves us from major existential threats: pandemics, poor information flow, natural disasters, political corruption, resource depletion and economic meltdown.
Praise for David Eagleman:
Mind-blowing revelations abound
Entertaining and profound
The hottest thing in neuroscience
Original and provocative
Praise for David Eagleman:
Mind-blowing revelations abound
Entertaining and profound
The hottest thing in neuroscience
Original and provocative
David Eagleman
View profileDavid Eagleman, PhD, is a neuroscientist and internationally bestselling author. He teaches at Stanford University, is the creator and host of the Emmy-nominated television series The Brain, and is the CEO of Neosensory, a company that builds the next generation of neuroscience hardware. The author of seven other books, he lives in Silicon Valley in California.
@davideagleman | eagleman.com
David Eagleman
View profileDr David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and internationally bestselling author. He teaches Brain Plasticity at Stanford University, is creator and host of the Emmy-nominated BBC television series The Brain, and is the Chief Executive Officer of NeoSensory, a company that builds the next generation of neuroscience hardware. The author of seven other books, he lives in Palo Alto, California.
@davideagleman | eagleman.com
