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An Optimist's Tour of the Future: One Curious Man Sets Out to Answer What's Next? by Mark Stevenson (Paperback / softback, 2014)
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In the tradition of Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything, a smart and entertaining guide to the future. Mark Stevenson-a writer, deep thinker, and stand-up comedian-set out simply, asking, -What's next for our species?- and then traveled the globe in pursuit of the answers. Along the way, he visited the Australian outback to visit the farmers who can save us from climate change, met a robot with mood swings, and talked to the Spaniard who's putting a hotel in space. While some might be overwhelmed, or even dismayed by the looming realities of geme sequencing, synthetic biology, a nuclear renaissance, and carbon scrubbing, Stevenson remains, well, optimistic. Drawing on his singular humor and storytelling to break down these sometimes complicated discoveries, An Optimist's Tour of the Future paints a wonderfully readable, and completely enthralling portrait of where we'll be when we grow up- and why it's t so scary.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Putnam Inc, Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.
ISBN-101583334564
ISBN-139781583334560
eBay Product ID (ePID)189875809
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AuthorMark Stevenson
FormatTrade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback / Softback
LanguageEnglish
TopicPopular Science
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Author BiographyMark Stevenson is codirector of Flow Associates, Britain's most respected cultural learning consultancy, and ReAgency, a leading organization that promotes science communication. He lives in London.
Date of Publication02/05/2014
Country of PublicationUnited States
