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THE FATE OF THE SPECIES
By: Fred Guterl
Why the Human Race May Cause Its Own Extinction and How We Can Stop It
Bloomsbury
June 2012
On Sale: May 22, 2012
224 pages
ISBN: 160819258X
EAN: 9781608192588
Kindle: B007N6JEYW
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Non-Fiction
The sixth "mass extinction event" in the history of planet Earth is currently under way, with over two hundred species dying off every day. The cause of this seismic event is also the source of the single biggest threat to human life: our own inventions.But for all our talk about sea levels and biotechnology, do we really know what our future will actually look like? Will our immune systems be attacked by so-called super bugs, always evolving, and more easily spread than ever? Will the disappearance of numerous species cripple the biosphere? And if it does, what happens then? In this provocative, gripping book, Scientific American editor Fred Guterl explores these and other looming scenarios in vivid detailβthe way they might really happenβand then proffers the means to avoid them.We find ourselves in a trap: Technology got us into this mess, and itβs also the only thing that can help us survive it. Guterlβs riveting book is a grand and necessary thought experiment, not merely a scary story, but a fresh perspective on the world weβre remaking, and a route to safe harbor.
 Media BuzzDaily Show with Jon Stewart - August 1, 2012
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