Эпоха человека. Мир, созданный нами
People "mastered 75% of the land surface, created many truly wonderful industrial and medical inventions, lit up the entire planet." Nature for us is not a temple, but a workshop, we populated the biosphere with our favorite plant and animal species, many of which are invasive; we even changed the climate, endangering our own existence. However, we are aware of our own destructive tendencies and can boast of stunning creative achievements. We are collecting the DNA of endangered species in a "frozen ark", teaching orangutans how to use iPads, creating high-tech wearable devices and even artificial species that may someday surpass us. The author Diana Ackerman, who has a rare gift for explaining advanced science to non-professional readers in an accessible way, arranges an amazing tour of the new reality around us, introduces many people who determine the development of modern science, with ideas that, before our eyes, set the vector for the development of civilization, and possibly even save her.
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