{"product_id":"unnatural-selection-mark-roeder-9781628724356","title":"Unnatural Selection: Why the Geeks Will Inherit the Earth","description":"\u003ci\u003eUnnatural Selection\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to examine the rise of the \"technocentric being\"--or geek--who personifies a distinct new phase in human evolution. People considered geeks often have behavioral or genetic traits that were previously considered detrimental. But the new environment of the Anthropocene period--the Age of Man--has created a kind of digital greenhouse that actually favors their traits, enabling many non-neurotypical people to bloom. They resonate with the technological Zeitgeist in a way that turns their weaknesses into strengths. Think of Mark Zuckerberg versus the towering, Olympics-bound Winklevoss twins in the movie Social Network. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoeder suggests that the rise of the geek is not so much the product of Darwinian \"natural selection\" as of man-made--or unnatural--selection. He explains why geeks have become so phenomenally successful in such a short time and why the process will further accelerate, driven by breakthroughs in genetic engineering, neuropharmacology, and artificial intelligence. His book offers a fascinating synthesis of the latest trends in these fields and predicts a twenty-first century \"cognitive arms race\" in which new technology will enable everyone to become more intelligent and \"geek-like.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Roeder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628724358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628724356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014 pg. 107","brand":"Mark Roeder","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077718864127,"sku":"9781628724356","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11130757-5b17-4fe7-bb3a-abd4eb31cb7d.jpg?v=1685471421","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unnatural-selection-mark-roeder-9781628724356","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}