Steven Poole

Tomorrow’s world | 1 September 2016

Our descendants may end up living indefinitely, but they won’t be allowed to vote, according to startling new predictions about the illiberal, machine-driven future

  • Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

    Yuval Noah Harari

    Harvill Secker, pp. 428

  • Make Way for the Superhumans: How the Science of Bio-Enhancement is Transforming Our World and How We Need to Deal With It

    Michael Bess

    Icon, pp. 298

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