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The Great Acceleration - How the World is Getting Faster, Faster (Paperback)
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The Great Acceleration - How the World is Getting Faster, Faster (Paperback)
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List price R310
Loot Price R253
Discovery Miles 2 530
You Save R57 (18%)
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Flash crashes. Speed dating. Instant messaging. From the devices we
carry to the lives we lead, everything is getting faster, faster.
But where did this great acceleration come from? And where will it
lead? In this vitally important new book, Robert Colvile explains
how the cult of disruption in Silicon Valley, the ceaseless advance
of technology and our own fundamental appetite for novelty and
convenience have combined to speed up every aspect of daily life.
Drawing on the latest research, this book traces the path of this
acceleration through our working and social lives, the food we buy
and the music to which we listen. It explains how it's transforming
the media, politics and the financial markets - and asks whether
our bodies, and the natural environment, can cope. As we race
towards the future - into a world packed with new technologies, new
ideas and new discoveries - this scintillating and engrossing book
is an invaluable, must-read guide to the wonders and dangers that
await us.
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