After Tips for Time Travelers, readers will never think about technology the same way again. Peter Cockrane, research head at industry pioneer British Telecom, offers an uncensored and sometimes disturbing commentary on how today's dramatic advances in technology will alter the way we live and think. No longer science fiction, recent news-making breakthroughs -- such as human cloning. identification chips implanted under the skin, digitally-enhanced brains and machines that can think -- are becoming a reality that will irrevocably reshape our culture and our lives. The technology is inevitable. Cochrane argues: the only question is whether or not we will embrace it or fear it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not recommended,
By jsiebrits@yahoo.com (South Africa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tips for Time Travelers (Hardcover)
I made the mistake of buying this book after reading the cover blurb, and found it dull, except for a few interesting concepts- but too few to make it worthwhile. It is one of the few books in my collection which I am thinking of flogging.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cochrane makes getting back to the future an easy ride.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Tips for Time Travelers (Hardcover)
It's hard to disagree with the likes of Nicholas Negroponte, Douglas Adams and Bran Ferren when they rave about Peter Cochrane's book, but what they can't say is what a great book it is for the regular guy on the street. Cochrane writes in such an easy style, his book is more like a conversation with a person you'd sit next to on an airplane, or one of the other dads at daycare picking up their kids -- and he makes the future of technology seem real and lets you see how it will actually change your life. It's a great book and I really like the very short chapters. Does he actually have a camera in his glass-walled office called "Little Brother" so his team can watch what their boss is up to? Does he actually carry only digital pictures of his family on his laptop -- no paper-printed pix in his wallet? Does he really have as much trouble upgrading his software as the rest of us? Read the book to find out.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A few billion dollar ideas... lots of junk.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Tips for Time Travelers (Hardcover)
Cochrane fills this (very poorly edited) collection with mostly dull predictions. He does pose a few interesting thinking questions. He hits upon a few undeveloped billion-dollar ideas, and those are the reason to read this book.
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