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The Safety Net
- Author
- David Eagleman
- Narrator
- David Eagleman
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 19 August 2021
- Run Time
- 2 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- David Eagleman
- Narrator
- David Eagleman
- Duration
- 2 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 August 2021
- ISBN
- 9781838853662
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Popular science, Technology: general issues
Synopsis
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.
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