The Safety Net: Surviving Pandemics and Other Disasters

The advent of the internet has been one of the most significant technological developments in history. In this thought-provoking and ground-breaking work David Eagleman, author of international bestseller Sum, presents six ways in which the net saves us from major existential threats: pandemics, poor information flow, natural disasters, political corruption, resource depletion and economic meltdown.

Reviews of The Safety Net: Surviving Pandemics and Other Disasters

Original and provocative * * Nature * * The hottest thing in neuroscience * * The Times * * Entertaining and profound * * Guardian * * Mind-blowing revelations abound * * Financial Times * * Praise for David Eagleman: The unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality of genius * * Observer * * An impressive and intriguing work * * Telegraph * *