Approaching the Future: 64 Things You Need to Know Now for Then

Hammersley, Ben

ISBN 10: 1593765142 / ISBN 13: 9781593765149

Published by Soft Skull Press, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Approaching the Future: 64 Things You Need to Know Now for Then
• Publisher: Soft Skull Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593765142
• ISBN 13: 9781593765149
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

From a Wired technology journalist: an “astute” and “easy-to-read” primer on the vast technological and cultural changes shaping tomorrow’s world (Financial Times).

In Approaching the Future, Editor-at-Large for Wired magazine and guru of the digital age Ben Hammersley offers the essential guide to life in the ever-changing 21st century. Explaining the latest ideas in technology and their rippling effects on culture, business and politics, this book will demystify the internet, decode cyberspace, and guide you through the revolution we are all living through. This is for everyone who wants to truly understand the modern world, to no longer be caught off guard by an ever-changing society, and to prosper in the coming decades.

About the Author

Ben Hammersley is a British technologist, journalist, and broadcaster. He is Editor-at-Large of Wired Magazine; the Prime Minister's Ambassador to Tech City, London's Internet Quarter; and a member of the European Commission High Level Group on Media Freedom. He is based in London.