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Fred guterl, the fate of the species watchung booksellers. Fred guterl fate of the species book signing part 1. And along the way produces a portrait of where we are today, where we can be. Time to go shopping, blog on why innovation wont defuse the population bomb, blog on flame malware greatly expands the scope of the cyberwar battleground, blog on what if jason bourne were a cyber weapon, excerpt of. Scientific americans executive editor fred guterl was there and he spoke to kroto after his talk.
A new book wonders meet the author of the fate of the species at watchung booksellers on sunday. He worked for ten years at newsweek, most recently as deputy editor, covering the most important trends in science, technology, and international affairs. Technology got us into this mess, and its also the only thing that can help us survive it. Guterls riveting book is a grand and necessary thought experiment, not merely a scary story, but a fresh perspective on the world were remaking, and a route to safe harbor. Jan 12, 2016 my pathway in this series has been navigated around many rocky shoals by the remarkable editors at scientific american, including most notably john rennie, mariette dichristina, and fred guterl.
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