{"product_id":"artificial-evolution-rob-sneddon-9781672370776","title":"Artificial Evolution: How technology makes us think we're better than we are (and why that's dangerous)","description":"For a species as complex as ours, evolution should take about a million years. But in just the past 200 years we've hacked the process so that even the slowest and stupidest among us can move faster than a cheetah, fly higher than an eagle, and perform miracles of science that would have dazzled Einstein. But instead of elevating humanity to unparalleled enlightenment, technology has given us a sense of unparalleled entitlement. We act as though each new gain in comfort, convenience, and security not only makes our lives better-but also makes us better. It is a dangerous delusion. Based on a combination of research and personal experience-including resuscitating a vintage rotary phone, flying around the world on the Concorde, and fishing in a stream of industrial waste called Stink Run-author Rob Sneddon builds a case that \"progress\" is a runaway train and the engineer is too busy texting to notice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Sneddon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1672370779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781672370776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.35d","brand":"Rob Sneddon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756813840639,"sku":"9781672370776","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b58de104-3bda-4b8c-9efe-ef0543a3cc58.jpg?v=1706593903","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/artificial-evolution-rob-sneddon-9781672370776","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}