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David Eagleman
The Safety Net [EPUB ebook]
Surviving Pandemics and Other Disasters

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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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Formato EPUB ● Páginas 128 ● ISBN 9781838853617 ● Editora Canongate Books ● Publicado 2020 ● Carregável 3 vezes ● Moeda EUR ● ID 7449696 ● Proteção contra cópia Adobe DRM

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