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Extra Life - by Steven Johnson (Hardcover)
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Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: History
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Age Range: Adult
Author: Steven Johnson
Language: English
"An important book." --Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book Review Now also a PBS documentary series: the surprising story of how humans gained what amounts to an extra life, from the bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From As a species we have doubled our life expectancy in just one hundred years. All the advances of modern life--the medical breakthroughs, the public health institutions, the rising standards of living--have given us each about twenty thousand extra days on average. There are few measures of human progress more astonishing than our increased longevity. This book is Steven Johnson's attempt to understand where that progress came from. How many of those extra twenty thousand days came from vaccines, or the decrease in famines, or seatbelts? What are the forces that now keep us alive longer? Behind each breakthrough lies an inspiring story of cooperative innovation, of brilliant thinkers bolstered by strong systems of public support and collaborative networks. But it is not enough simply to remind ourselves that progress is possible. How do we avoid decreases in life expectancy as our public health systems face unprecedented challenges? What current technologies or interventions that could reduce the impact of future crises are we somehow ignoring? A study in how meaningful change happens in society, Extra Life is an ode to the enduring power of common goals and public resources. The most fundamental progress we have experienced over the past few centuries has not come from big corporations or start-ups. It has come, instead, from activists struggling for reform; from university-based and publicly funded scientists sharing their findings open-source-style; and from nonprofit agencies spreading new innovations around the world.
Praise for Extra Life "Johnson is a fine storyteller. . . . Extra Life is an important book." --Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book Review "A surprising look at why humans are living longer. . . . Entertaining, wide-ranging, and--in light of Covid-19--particularly timely." --Kirkus Reviews Praise for Steven Johnson and his books: "Mr. Johnson's erudition can be quite gobsmacking." --The Wall Street Journal "A true page-turner." --The Washington Post "A maven of the history of ideas." --The Guardian "Steven Johnson's mind works in wondrous ways." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: History
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Age Range: Adult
Author: Steven Johnson
Language: English
About the Book
"As a species, humans have doubled their life expectancy in one hundred years. Medical breakthroughs, public health institutions, rising standards of living, and the other advances of modern life have given each person about 20,000 extra days on average. This book attempts to help the reader understand where that progress came from and what forces keep people alive longer. The author also considers how to avoid decreases in life expectancy as public health systems face unprecedented challenges, and what current technologies or interventions could reduce the impact of future crises"--Book Synopsis
"Offers a useful reminder of the role of modern science in fundamentally transforming all of our lives." --President Barack Obama (on Twitter)"An important book." --Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book Review Now also a PBS documentary series: the surprising story of how humans gained what amounts to an extra life, from the bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From As a species we have doubled our life expectancy in just one hundred years. All the advances of modern life--the medical breakthroughs, the public health institutions, the rising standards of living--have given us each about twenty thousand extra days on average. There are few measures of human progress more astonishing than our increased longevity. This book is Steven Johnson's attempt to understand where that progress came from. How many of those extra twenty thousand days came from vaccines, or the decrease in famines, or seatbelts? What are the forces that now keep us alive longer? Behind each breakthrough lies an inspiring story of cooperative innovation, of brilliant thinkers bolstered by strong systems of public support and collaborative networks. But it is not enough simply to remind ourselves that progress is possible. How do we avoid decreases in life expectancy as our public health systems face unprecedented challenges? What current technologies or interventions that could reduce the impact of future crises are we somehow ignoring? A study in how meaningful change happens in society, Extra Life is an ode to the enduring power of common goals and public resources. The most fundamental progress we have experienced over the past few centuries has not come from big corporations or start-ups. It has come, instead, from activists struggling for reform; from university-based and publicly funded scientists sharing their findings open-source-style; and from nonprofit agencies spreading new innovations around the world.
Review Quotes
Praise for Extra Life "Johnson is a fine storyteller. . . . Extra Life is an important book." --Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book Review "A surprising look at why humans are living longer. . . . Entertaining, wide-ranging, and--in light of Covid-19--particularly timely." --Kirkus Reviews Praise for Steven Johnson and his books: "Mr. Johnson's erudition can be quite gobsmacking." --The Wall Street Journal "A true page-turner." --The Washington Post "A maven of the history of ideas." --The Guardian "Steven Johnson's mind works in wondrous ways." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer
About the Author
Steven Johnson is the bestselling author of thirteen books, including Where Good Ideas Come From, Farsighted, and The Ghost Map. He's the host and cocreator of the Emmy-winning PBS/BBC series How We Got to Now, and the host of the podcast American Innovations. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Marin County, California, with his wife and three sons.
