Edward Tenner est un auteur profondément engagé dans la relation complexe entre la technologie et la société. Son écriture explore les conséquences souvent imprévues du progrès technologique, examinant comment nos propres inventions peuvent nous surprendre et nous façonner de manière inattendue. À travers son œuvre, Tenner offre une perspective perspicace sur les complexités de la vie moderne et notre coexistence continue avec l'innovation.
The collection features essays by Edward Tenner that delve into the dual nature of human creativity, examining how innovation can lead to unexpected challenges as well as beneficial outcomes. Through insightful analysis, Tenner highlights the complexities of technological advancements and their societal impacts, encouraging readers to reflect on the surprises that stem from human ingenuity.
In 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. Tenner 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. "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
