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The Safety Net [EPUB ebook]
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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.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 128 ● ISBN 9781838853617 ● Publisher Canongate Books ● Published 2020 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7449696 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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