The techno-human condition [electronic resource] /
Braden R. Allenby, Daniel Sarewitz.
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2011.
- xi, 222 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-216) and index.
Prologue: what a long, transhuman trip it has already been -- In the cause-and-effect zone -- Level I and II technology : effectiveness, progress, and complexity -- Level III technology : radical contingency in earth systems -- Individuality and incomprehensibility -- Complexity, coherence, contingency -- Killer apps -- In front of our nose.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Technology--Social aspects. Human evolution. Biotechnology.