A Rough Ride to the Future

A Rough Ride to the Future

Bestselling author of The Revenge of Gaia James Lovelockâ€•the great scientific visionary of our ageâ€•presents a radical vision of humanityâ€™s future
Now in his 95th year, James Lovelock has been hailed as â€œthe man who conceived the first wholly new way of looking at life on earth since Charles Darwinâ€ (Independent) and â€œthe most profound scientific thinker of our timeâ€ (Literary Review). Â

A Rough Ride to the Future introduces two new LovelockÂian ideas. The first is that three hundred years ago, when Thomas Newcomen invented the steam engine, he was unÂknowingly beginning what Lovelock calls â€œaccelerated evoluÂtion,â€ a process that is bringing about change on our planet roughly a million times faster than Darwinian evolution. The second is that as part of this process, humanity has the capacity to become the intelligent part of Gaia, the self-regulating earth system whose discovery Lovelock first anÂnounced nearly fifty years ago. Â

A Rough Ride to the Future is also an intellectual autobiography, in which Lovelock reflects on his life as a lone scientist, and asksâ€•eloquentlyâ€•whether his career trajecÂtory is possible in an age of increased bureaucratization. Â

We are now changing the atmosphere again, and Lovelock argues that there is little that can be done about this. But instead of feeling guilty, we should recognize what is happening, prepare for change, and ensure that we survive as a species so we can contribute toâ€•perhaps even guideâ€•the next evolution of Gaia. The road will be rough, but if we are smart enough, life will continue on earth in some form far into the future.
Country USA
Manufacturer Abrams Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2015-02-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781468310467

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Abrams Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2015-02-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781468310467

A Rough Ride to the Future

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