{"product_id":"why-things-bite-back-technology-and-the-revenge-of-unintended-consequences-vintage","title":"Why Things Bite Back: Technology \u0026 the Revenge of Unintended Consequences","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this perceptive and provocative look at everything from computer software that requires faster processors and more support staff to antibiotics that breed resistant strains of bacteria, Edward Tenner offers a virtual encyclopedia of what he calls \"revenge effects\"--the unintended consequences of the mechanical, chemical, biological, and medical forms of ingenuity that have been hallmarks of the progressive, improvement-obsessed modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenner shows why our confidence in technological solutions may be misplaced, and explores ways in which we can better survive in a world where despite technology's advances--and often because of them--\"reality is always gaining on us.\"  For anyone hoping to understand the ways in which society and technology interact, Why Things Bite Back is indispensable reading.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A bracing critique of technological determinism in both its utopian and dystopian forms...No one who wants to think clearly about our high-tech future can afford to ignore this book.\"--Jackson Lears, Wilson Quarterly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward Tenner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523374256297,"sku":"9780679747567","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780679747567.jpg?v=1791351764","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/why-things-bite-back-technology-and-the-revenge-of-unintended-consequences-vintage","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}