Soonish: Ten emerging Technologies That’ll Improve or Ruin Everything. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. Wall Street Journal Best Science Book of the year. Note: May 20 is a week earlier than normal (3rd Sunday, not 4th). A celebrated cartoonist and noted researcher give us a snapshot of what’s coming next. Funny, easy to read, and informative. But a deeply insightful look at the future of technology and how it will change our world and ourselves. The book tells us that new technologies are almost never the work of an isolated genius. The journey to progress is full of strange detours and blind alleys that tell us so much about the human mind and march of civilization. Our library system has 18 copies. Available at Amazon for $17/$16 Kindle.
