A Science Book of the Year in The Telegraph
'Timely and wide-ranging . . . ambitious in its scope' - New Scientist
'One of the best books on technology and culture I have read' - Matthew D'Ancona, The New European
'Powerful, profound and completely engrossing' - Michael Bhaskar, co-author of The Coming Wave
Wise Animals explores the history of our relationship with technology, and our deep involvement with our creations from the first use of tools and the taming of fire, via the invention of reading and printing, to the development of the computer, the creation of the internet and the emergence of AI.
Human children know no more of modern technology than their ancestors did of older technologies thousands of years ago, and develop in relation to the technologies of their time. We co-evolve with technology as individuals as we have as a species over thousands of years.
Rather than see technology as a threat, this deeply humanist contribution to the debate proposes that we are neither masters nor victims of our technologies. They are part of who we are, and our future - and theirs - is in our hands.
| ISBN: | 9781529079746 |
| Publication date: | 22nd February 2024 |
| Author: | Tom Chatfield |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
History of ideas Technology: general issues Computing and Information Technology |
A Science Book of the Year in The Telegraph'Timely and wide-ranging . . . ambitious in its scope' - New Scientist'One of the best books on technology and culture I have read' - Matthew D'Ancona, The New European'Powerful, profound and completely engrossing' - Michael Bhaskar, co-author of The Coming WaveWise Animals explores the history of our relationship with technology, and our deep involvement with our creations from the first use of tools and the taming of fire, via the invention of reading and printing, to the development of the computer, the creation of the internet and the emergence of AI.Human children know no more of modern technology than their ancestors did of older technologies thousands of years ago, and develop in relation to the technologies of their time. We co-evolve with technology as individuals as we have as a species over thousands of years.Rather than see technology as a threat, this deeply humanist contribution to the debate proposes that we are neither masters nor victims of our technologies.
Wise Animals features in the following genres: History of ideas, Technology: general issues, Computing and Information Technology
Paperback, Hardback. £18.00, down from the £20.00 cover price. In Stock.
Wise Animals was written by Tom Chatfield and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Wise Animals has 320 pages
£18.00, reduced from £20.00. In Stock.