The Safety Net: Surviving Pandemics and Other Disasters

David Eagleman

Language: English

Publisher: Canongate Books

Published: Jun 4, 2020

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.