The Future of Humankind: Why We Should be Optimistic
Om den här ljudboken
This is the sequel to the award-winning Cosmosapiens, named Book of the Year by the UK’s Times Literary Supplement and One of the Best Science Books of 2015 by The Telegraph.
In his acclaimed Cosmosapiens, renowned scientist John Hands looked back on how we humans evolved from the origin of the universe to the present day. Building on that work, The Future of Humankind: Why We Should Be Optimistic looks ahead to our ultimate destiny.
Listeners embark on a fascinating journey in which Hands evaluates current major predictions for our future in three categories—extinction, survival, and transformation—before making his own unique and astonishing forecast.
Om författaren
John Hands was trained in science and taught physics for Britain’s Open University before writing the award-winning Cosmosapiens, with translation rights sold to Germany, China, Korea, Spain, and Romania. He is also the author of Housing Co-operatives and several novels, including Perestroika Christi, Darkness at Dawn, and Brutal Fantasies.
Ralph Lister is an experienced actor and voice artist who trained at LAMDA. He spent fifteen years in mainstage theatre in London, Madrid, Hong Kong, and Edinburgh before moving to America, where he focuses on film, television, and audiobook narration.
