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Hybrid Humans (inbunden, eng)
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BARBELLION PRIZE*As heard on BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekAs seen on Sky Arts Book Club with Elizabeth Day and Andi...
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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BARBELLION PRIZE*As heard on BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekAs seen on Sky Arts Book Club with Elizabeth Day and Andi OliverAn eye-opening account of disability, identity and how robotics and AI are altering our understanding of what it means to be human - from the bestselling author of Anatomy of a SoldierHarry Parker''s life changed overnight when he lost his legs to an IED in Afghanistan.
His rehabilitation took him into an often surprising landscape of a very human kind of hacking, and he wondered - are all humans becoming hybrids? Whether it''s putting on contact lenses every day or DIY biohackers tinkering in garages, Parker introduces us to the exhilarating breadth of human invention - and intervention.
Grappling with his own new identity and disability, he discovers the latest robotics, tech and implants that might lead us to powerful, liberating possibilities for what a body can be."I loved Hybrid Humans. It is modest, wise ... and a way of looking at the future without nostalgia for the past" - Jeanette Winterson"This may be a tour of the scientific avant garde, but the focus is always on the human heart and mind" - Observer, Book of the Day"Harry Parker has explored the cutting edge of interaction between humanity, computing and AI ...
a captivating and cautionary travel guide to a new world" - Gavin Francis, author of Adventures in Human Being
His rehabilitation took him into an often surprising landscape of a very human kind of hacking, and he wondered - are all humans becoming hybrids? Whether it''s putting on contact lenses every day or DIY biohackers tinkering in garages, Parker introduces us to the exhilarating breadth of human invention - and intervention.
Grappling with his own new identity and disability, he discovers the latest robotics, tech and implants that might lead us to powerful, liberating possibilities for what a body can be."I loved Hybrid Humans. It is modest, wise ... and a way of looking at the future without nostalgia for the past" - Jeanette Winterson"This may be a tour of the scientific avant garde, but the focus is always on the human heart and mind" - Observer, Book of the Day"Harry Parker has explored the cutting edge of interaction between humanity, computing and AI ...
a captivating and cautionary travel guide to a new world" - Gavin Francis, author of Adventures in Human Being
| Format | Inbunden |
| Omfång | 224 sidor |
| Språk | Engelska |
| Förlag | Profile Books Ltd |
| Utgivningsdatum | 2022-02-17 |
| ISBN | 9781788163101 |
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- Inbunden, 224, Engelska, Hachette UK Distribution, 2022-02-17, 9781788163101
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Specifikation
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- Format Inbunden
- Antal sidor 224
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Hachette UK Distribution
- Utgivningsdatum 2022-02-17
- ISBN 9781788163101