Ingenious : : The Unintended Consequences of Human Innovation / / Mark Hanson, Peter Gluckman.
The trouble with innovation is that it can seldom be undone. We invent technologies to modify our environments in immediately beneficial ways, but the long-term consequences can be costly. From obesity to antibiotic resistance, we pay for our successes. Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson explore what ha...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
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| Summary: | The trouble with innovation is that it can seldom be undone. We invent technologies to modify our environments in immediately beneficial ways, but the long-term consequences can be costly. From obesity to antibiotic resistance, we pay for our successes. Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson explore what happens when our creations lead nature to bite back. |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780674242449 9783110652031 |
| DOI: | 10.4159/9780674242449?locatt=mode:legacy |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Mark Hanson, Peter Gluckman. |