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The Safety Net : Surviving Pandemics and Other Disasters.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eagleman, David.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Internet--Social aspects.
- Technology and civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (60 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Safety Net
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Canongate Books, 2020.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface to the New Edition
- Why Do Civilizations Collapse?
- Sidestepping Epidemics
- The Safety Net
- How to Avert a Pandemic
- Remembrance of Things Past
- Keeping the Fire Burning
- Outpacing Disaster
- The Advantage of a Warning
- The Importance of the Aftermath
- Keeping a Step Ahead
- Mitigating Tyranny
- Twitter Revolutions
- The Need for Vigilance
- Saving Energy
- Energy Costs
- Cultivating Human Capital
- Human Capital
- The New Threats
- Can the Net Go Down?
- Proposal: A Seed Vault for the Net
- References
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781838853617
- 1838853618
- OCLC:
- 1155808919
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