Superconvergence, Jamie Metzl
Superconvergence, Jamie Metzl
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Superconvergence
How the Genetics, Biotech, and AI Revolutions Will Transform our Lives, Work, and World

Author: Jamie Metzl

Narrator: James Anderson Foster, Jamie Metzl

Unabridged: 15 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 06/11/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

From a leading futurist and OneShared.World founder, a "brilliant" book that explores how artificial intelligence and other revolutionary technologies are transforming our lives–and our future (Sanjay Gupta MD, bestselling author, neurosurgeon, and Emmy-award winning chief medical correspondent (CNN) 

New technologies have the potential to improve our health, feed billions of people, supercharge our economies, store essential information for millions of years, and save our planet. But if we're not careful, they can also do immeasurable harm. Luckily, in Jamie Metzl, we have a leading expert who integrates science, technology, history, politics, and international affairs to envision a future that most specialists, almost by definition, cannot see. 

In this bold and inspiring exploration of transformative human knowledge, Metzl gives us the definitive account of the technological precipice on which we stand and the map to where we go from here.

About Jamie Metzl

Jamie Metzl is the author of The Depths of the Sea, Genesis Code, and Eternal Sonata.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bharath on February 29, 2024

This is a very detailed account on how biotech is evolving – gene editing especially has extensive coverage. The book starts with the current state of gene editing. The world was taken aback when Dr He in China reported the birth of the first genetically modified babies, to confer resistance to HIV......more

Goodreads review by Sierra on October 08, 2024

Had to put this on 1.5x speed to finish it… the author found a way to make every chapter about COVID and how it was created in a lab in Wuhan and that was very bad and why we need safeguards on biotech etc etc. Waaay less actual science than I wanted, waaay more pop rhetoric than I ever needed.......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on August 15, 2024

Very depressing. But tons of interesting information.......more

Goodreads review by Mitchel on October 17, 2024

I really enjoyed the beginning of the book, but it seemed much longer than it needed to be. Great principles and ideas.......more

Goodreads review by Amstriker on August 05, 2024

Occasionally an author writes an important book that leaves the reader astonished. Jamie Metzl is the author and “Superconvergence” is the book. Before reading this outstanding book, please read Dr. Metzl’s resume to understand why he is eminently qualified to write this tome. In this complicated an......more

Quotes

“In Superconvergence, Jamie Metzl takes readers on a magical journey through the science of the intersecting genetics, biotech, and AI revolutions, deeply explores the implications, and challenges us to think creatively and proactively about what comes next. Very few books are absolute must-reads. This is one.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University and author of The Gene: An Intimate History

"During the 25 years I have known Jamie Metzl, he has always been ahead of the curve. There is no one better to help us understand and prepare for the fast approaching technological revolutions. Superconvergence is brilliant. I can't recommend it more strongly."—Sanjay Gupta MD, bestseller author, neurosurgeon, and Emmy-award winning chief medical correspondent (CNN)

"Our world is defined by our science and technology—whether we like it or not. The question now is not whether to use these powers, but how best to use them. In Superconvergence, Jamie Metzl takes us on a journey of the new capabilities that are radically transforming ecosystems inside us and around us, challenging each of us to get personally involved with building the future we want."—Beth Shapiro, University of California Santa Cruz evolutionary biologist and author of Life as We Made It: How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation Refined—and Redefined—Nature

"In a fine counter-blast to the pessimism of today, Jamie Metzl lays out just how spectacular the future of humanity and planet can be if we harness innovation responsibly and imaginatively to create what he calls the 'spiral of progress.'"—Matt Ridley, author of How Innovation Works, and co-author of Viral: The search for the Origin of Covid-19

“A page-turning journey through space and time that shows us how our lives will be changed by imminent technological advances we once only dreamed of.”—David Sinclair, Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, and author of Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To

“The superconvergence of the genetics, biotechnology, and AI revolutions provides spectacular opportunities for building a better world. It also represents an almost limitless investment opportunity. We were excited to collaborate with Jamie Metzl, one of the world's great experts on how these aspirations can best be realized, including in capital markets. Superconvergence is a master class for imagining, investing in, and building a future we'd like to inhabit."—Jeremy Schwartz, Global Chief Investment Officer, WisdomTree

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