The Safety Net

Surviving Pandemics and Other Disasters

• Author(s): David Eagleman,
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Pages: 128
• ISBN_10: 1838853618
  ISBN_13: 9781838853617
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Popular Culture , Science / General , Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects ,

Description:... The advent of the internet has been one of the most significant technological developments in history. In this thought-provoking and ground-breaking work David Eagleman, author of international bestseller Sum, presents six ways in which the net saves us from major existential threats: pandemics, poor information flow, natural disasters, political corruption, resource depletion and economic meltdown.