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Hybrid Humans: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Man and Machine

Autor Harry Parker
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 feb 2022
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BARBELLION PRIZE*As heard on BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekAs seen on Sky Arts Book Club with Elizabeth Day and Andi OliverAn eye-opening account of disability, identity and how robotics and AI are altering our understanding of what it means to be human - from the bestselling author of Anatomy of a SoldierHarry Parker's life changed overnight when he lost his legs to an IED in Afghanistan. His rehabilitation took him into an often surprising landscape of a very human kind of hacking, and he wondered - are all humans becoming hybrids? Whether it's putting on contact lenses every day or DIY biohackers tinkering in garages, Parker introduces us to the exhilarating breadth of human invention - and intervention. Grappling with his own new identity and disability, he discovers the latest robotics, tech and implants that might lead us to powerful, liberating possibilities for what a body can be."I loved Hybrid Humans. It is modest, wise ... and a way of looking at the future without nostalgia for the past" - Jeanette Winterson"This may be a tour of the scientific avant garde, but the focus is always on the human heart and mind" - Observer, Book of the Day"Harry Parker has explored the cutting edge of interaction between humanity, computing and AI ... a captivating and cautionary travel guide to a new world" - Gavin Francis, author of Adventures in Human Being
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ISBN-13: 9781788163101
ISBN-10: 1788163109
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 134 x 200 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:Main
Editura: Profile
Colecția Wellcome Collection
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Harry Parker is the author of Anatomy of a Soldier (2016), translated in eight languages. He grew up in Wiltshire, and was educated at Falmouth College of Art and University College London. He joined the British Army when he was 23 and served in Iraq in 2007 and Afghanistan in 2009 as a Captain. He is now a writer and artist and lives in London.

Recenzii

I loved Hybrid Humans. It is modest, wise ... and a way of looking at the future without nostalgia for the past
Harry Parker has explored the cutting edge of interaction between humanity, computing and AI ... a captivating and cautionary travel guide to a new world
Fascinating ... Parker's writing is elegant and often lyrical ... As someone who has lived as a "hybrid" for more than a decade, Parker never forgets the realities of everyday life, which encompass both pain and beauty. This may be a tour of the scientific avant garde, but the focus is always on the human heart and mind
A terrific writer
Absorbing ... Parker takes us on a tour of the weird and wonderful world where man and machine meet
Praise for Anatomy of a Soldier:'Marvellously told'
Alive to every nuance of feeling
A brilliant book
Beautifully constructed and moving
A tour de force
Compassionate and compelling
An endless ability to surprise