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Flash crashes. Speed dating. Instant messaging. From the devices we carry to the lives we lead, everything is getting faster, faster. But where did this great acceleration come from? And where will it lead?

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Drawing on the latest research, this book traces the path of this acceleration through our working and social lives, the food we buy and the music to which we listen. It explains how it's transforming the media, politics and the financial markets - and asks whether our bodies, and the natural environment, can cope.

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Interesting but nothing new

After reading/listening to many Ai or automation books etc there was little to be learned from this book but it was entertaining.

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a good balanced view

Although, a rehash of several books on my list he has a good tempo and some new information that is helping me to form a vision for the future... a good listen all around

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Really?

Throughout The Great Acceleration, Colvile asserts that the advent of the Web, emails, texting, blogs, and various forms of social media has ushered in an unprecedented flourishing of the written form of the English language. Really? LOL 😀😊😀 OMG RUS?

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