Ingenious: The Unintended Consequences of Human Innovation

by Peter Gluckman, Mark Hanson, Mark Hanson

Book Overview

As humans evolved, we developed technologies to modify our environment, yet these innovations are increasingly affecting our behavior, biology, and society. Now we must figure out how to function in the world we've created.

Over thousands of years, humans have invented ingenious ways to gain mastery over our environment. The ability to communicate, accumulate knowledge collectively, and build on previous innovations has enabled us...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674976886
• ISBN13: 9780674976887
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.3"