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Ingenious - The Unintended Consequences of Human Innovation (Hardcover)
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Ingenious - The Unintended Consequences of Human Innovation (Hardcover)
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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 to
change nature. Innovation has allowed us to thrive. The trouble
with innovation is that we can seldom go back and undo it. We
invent, embrace, and exploit new technologies to modify our
environment. Then we modify those technologies to cope with the
resulting impacts. Gluckman and Hanson explore what happens when we
innovate in a way that leads nature to bite back. To provide
nourishment for a growing population, humans developed methods to
process and preserve food; but easy access to these energy-dense
foods results in obesity. To protect ourselves from dangerous
pathogens we embraced cleanliness and invented antibiotics, which
has led to rising rates of autoimmune diseases and
antibiotic-resistant bacteria. More recently, our growing
dependence on the internet and social media has been linked to
mental health concerns and declining social cohesion. And we are
only at the beginning of the digital transformation that will
influence every part of our existence. Our ingenuity has not only
changed our world-it has changed us. Focusing on immediate
benefits, we rarely pause to consider the longer-term costs of
innovation. Yet we are now starting to see how our choices affect
the way our brains develop and our bodies function. The
implications are profound. Ingenious opens our eyes to the dangers
we face and offers solutions we cannot ignore.
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