Our increasing reliance on digital technology has had a profound
impact on our own abilities as humans. What can we do about it? In
a fascinating journey through history and science, Human Being
offers an insightful and provocative survey of twelve vital skills
we used to call upon as a species – from navigation, conversation
and memory to craft, solitude and sleep – and how we can work to
reclaim them. As rapidly advancing technology embeds itself ever
deeper within our lives, we rely less and less on our own
capabilities. The impact on our skills and self-reliance has been
immense, and, because the transition has happened so swiftly and
quietly, none of us have been taught how to address the effects of
our ever-increasing dependence on algorithms and artificial
intelligence. Based on years of research by author Graham Lee, a
digital skills educator with experience training tens of thousands
of professionals, each chapter in Human Being highlights an example
of when these key capabilities were at their peak, demonstrates how
in a vanishingly short space of time we have embraced ways to
undermine them, and provides clear, achievable guidance on how we
can reverse these losses and regain our essential, human qualities.
At once a celebration of human history and a timely call to action,
Human Being empowers readers to build better habits around – and
away from – technology, and reminds us just how extraordinary
human achievement can be.
General
| Imprint: |
Michael O'mara Books Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
Graham Lee
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78929-613-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-78929-613-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781789296136 |
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