The Fourth Industrial Revolution

By: Klaus Schwab

Narrated by: Mr Nicholas Guy Smith

Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of The Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab, read by Nicholas Guy Smith.

The founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum on how the impending technological revolution will change our lives.

We are on the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. And this one will be unlike any other in human history.

Characterized by new technologies fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the Fourth Industrial Revolution will impact all disciplines, economies and industries - and it will do so at an unprecedented rate. World Economic Forum data predicts that by 2025 we will see commercial use of nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than human hair; the first transplant of a 3-D-printed liver; 10 percent of all cars on US roads being driverless; and much more besides.

In The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Schwab outlines the key technologies driving this revolution; discusses the major impacts on governments, businesses, civil society and individuals; and offers bold ideas for what can be done to shape a better future for all.

©2017 Klaus Schwab (P)2017 Penguin Audio

A peek into the future

Just Loved the way Klaus Schwab unfolds future of the technology. Highly recommended for anybody who wants to get the direction of technology.

Boring and way too vague, no proper examples

Very highl level view, machines and robots are going to take over ... political shifs... social tension increases ... sounds like author tried to scare, tells super obvious things and overall boring book. I suggest to chech Third industrial revolution in Vice documentary, it is much much better snd fown to real examples

Interesting

good book.
intersting.
i had some struggle with the narrator. alot of sss hhhh shshshsh.

Bastante regular

está lleno de generalidades y se hace pesado cuando empieza a hablar de las ventajas e inconvenientes de cada tecnología

great stuff. great narrator.

one of the few tech book out there that actually has a point. Filled with info and entertaining.

Feels like brainwash

Dull and repetitive. Talks about speculations like they're facts. Monotone, felt like brainwash not education.

terrible book by somebody completly delusional

Couldnt finish the book, total silly drivel and complete nonsense by a delusional fool that thinks we could all live happily ever after in a utopia run from an internet connection and experts that know better

Mixed bag.

Was The Fourth Industrial Revolution worth the listening time?

Enduring the constant onslaught of business jargon in this book to try and understand the message it's conveying is like crossing a pond full of leaches to reach a gold bar on the otherside. There is some real value there, but the process may drain the life from you.

Any additional comments?

This book discusses some very important concepts and makes salient points about them that will be relevant to everybody. But if I hear any variation of the words collaberative and innovation repeated again to me in the near future I may collapse and die.

Way too much waffle

The whole book could be turned into 20 minutes instead of 5 hours. There is too much unnecessary repeating and description of already obvious things.

living on a different planet

dr evil has a twisted mind and is trying to hijack humanity and the biological make up off humans
a special place in hell awaits Mr schwab

Great insight

Great insight on the goals of the psychopaths that operate the world we live in... This book explains the goals but it's clear covid 19 is the means to achieve this goal. Good knowledge on how are enemies work behind the media

Very poor narration

Mr Nicholas Guy Smith sounded like a dictation algorithm I don't believe it was a human being reading this book. It would have been better read by a real person.

Nothing new or Profound here

I do not consider myself well read but really this is the rambling of a university professor telling everyone what is common knowledge. There is no in depth thought or opinion its just a lot of "did you know" everyday knowledge A book for book's sake. Frankly I'm board waiting for something profound

Fascinating

Great listen. lots to take in and think about. kinda scary look into the future. but inspiring too. recommended for business people and futurists. slightly monotone voice but x1.25 works well.

If you want to understand the future read this

A detailed analysis of the technologies of the future and the impacts that they may have socially and politically. A must read for these confusing and worrying times