The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster /

Colvile, Robert

The great acceleration : how the world is getting faster, faster / Robert Colvile. - London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016. - 390 pages : 23 cm.


Introduction
Permanent revolution
Quick reactions
Fast friends
The art of acceleration
Tomorrow's news today
The pace of politics
Time is money
Planet express
Racing to destruction?
Conclusion: Fast forward

Colvile inspects the various ways in which the pace of life in our society is increasing and examines the evolutionary science behind our need for constant acceleration, as well as why it's unlikely we'll be able to slow down--or even want to.

9781408840078 1408840073


Innovaciones tecnológicas--Aspectos sociales
Tecnología y civilización

HM 846 / C727g 2016

303.483