TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nowak,Peter
TI  - Humans 3.0: the upgrading of the species 
SN  - 9780762787005
AV  - T14.5 .N69 2015
U1  - 303.48/3 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Guilford, Connecticut
PB  - Lyons Press
KW  - Technology
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Technology and civilization
KW  - Social evolution
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Future Studies
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
KW  - Social Aspects
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-206) and index; Evolution: of rice and men -- Economics: widgets are like the Avengers -- Health: the unbearable vampireness of being -- Jobs: a million little Googles -- Arts: long live the dead buffalo -- Relationships: superficial degrees of Kevin Bacon -- Identity: God is the machine -- Belief: are one-eyed cylons myopic? -- Happiness: it's always sunny in Costa Rica -- Conclusion: Marx was right (sort of)
N2  - Our species is entering a new era. Millions of years ago, we created tools to change our environment. Caves became huts, fires became ovens, and clubs became swords. Collectively these tools became technology, and the pace of innovation accelerated. Now we're applying the latest advancements to our own biology, and technology is becoming part of the process. But is that a good thing? Not if media scare pieces about government spying, limitless automation, and electronic addictions are to be believed
ER  -