![]() ![]() An Optimist’s Tour of the Future is a wonderfully readable and enthralling portrait of where we’ll be when we grow up – and why it doesn’t have to be scary. ![]() Stevenson explores the genuine concerns about new technologies and offers a balanced take on worries about population, resource crises, pandemics, climate change and new forms of terrorism. ![]() He travelled the globe in search of answers getting to grips with the potential of nanotechnology, the possibilities of biotech, had his genome profiled, glimpsed the next stage of human evolution … and tried to make sense of what’s in store. When unexpectedly confronted with his own mortality, Mark Stevenson - a writer, deep-thinker, and stand-up comedian - began to ponder what the future holds for our species. ![]()
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