Ingenious - The Unintended Consequences of Human Innovation

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.

About the author

Sir Peter Gluckman is University Distinguished Professor and Director of the Centre for Science in Policy, Diplomacy and Society at the University of Auckland and Chief Scientific Officer for the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences. He is president of the International Network for Government Science Advice. He was the chief science advisor to the prime minister of New Zealand from 2009 to 2018.Mark Hanson is British Heart Foundation Professor and Director of the Institute of Developmental Sciences at the University of Southampton. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and a recipient of the Distinguished Merit Award from the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).

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.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Gluckman, Peter Hanson Gluckman, Sir Peter Gluckman, Sir Peter Hanson Gluckman, Gluckman Peter, Mark Hanson, Hanson Mark
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780674976887
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97688-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Society & social sciences, Evolution, popular science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, Human biology, Developmental biology, Society and Social Sciences