This is the fascinating theory from author and futurist Byron Reese, who calls this human superorganism Agora. In We Are Agora, Reese starts by asking the question, What is life and how did it form? From there, he looks at how multicellular life came about, how consciousness emerged, and looks at other superorganisms in nature to figure out how they form. Then, Reese poses eight big questions based on the Agora theory, including: If ants have colonies, bees have hives, and we have our bodies, how does Agora manifest itself? Does it have a body? Can Agora explain things that happen that are both under our control and near universally undesirable, such as war? How can Agora theory explain long-term progress weve made in the world? In this unique and ambitious work that spans all of human history and looks boldly into its future, Reese melds science and history to look at the human species from a fresh new perspective. Told with his characteristic wit and compulsive readability, We Are Agora will give readers a better understanding of where weve been, where were going, and how our fates are intertwined.
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Weight: 408g
Dimensions: 159 x 236mm
Publication Date: 12 Dec 2023
Publisher: BenBella Books
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781637744215
About Byron Reese
Byron Reese is an Austin-based entrepreneur with a quarter-century of experience building and running technology companies. A recognized authority on AI who holds a number of technology patents Byron is a futurist with a strong conviction that technology will help bring about a new golden age of humanity. He gives talks around the world about how technology is changing work education and culture. He is the author of four books on technology; his previous title The Fourth Age was described by the New York Times as entertaining and engaging.Bloomberg Businessweek credits Reese with having quietly pioneered a new breed of media company. The Financial Times reported that he is typical of the new wave of internet entrepreneurs out to turn the economics of the media industry on its head. He and his work have been featured in hundreds of news outlets including the New York Times Washington Post Entrepreneur USA Today Readers Digest and NPR.