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Scatter, adapt, and remember

Scatter, adapt, and remember

Science & NatureSociology
Pages
320
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

Annalee Newitz explores the inevitability of global disaster and humanity's improved chances of long-term survival. This book examines how current scientific advancements can help mitigate future catastrophes, from simulating tsunamis to developing space colonies. Readers will gain a scientific, intellectual, and emotional understanding to confront the challenges of our future.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeThought-ProvokingHopefulIntellectual
Survival

Genres

Science & Nature Sociology

About the author

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Annalee Newitz

Annalee Newitz is an American science journalist and novelist. They co-founded the science-fiction site io9 in 2008 and edited it until it merged with Gizmodo, later working as a tech culture editor at Ars Technica and writing for the New York Times. Their debut novel Autonomous won the Lambda Literary Award and was nominated for the Nebula and Locus awards; it was followed by The Future of Another Timeline and The Terraformers. Their nonfiction includes Scatter, Adapt, and Remember, on how huma...