Tech no fix shows how unsustainable and destructive technologies shaped and driven by the profit motive, have emerged as a major cause of harm to people and the earth. David pimentel professor emeritus, cornell university, author with marcia pimentel of food, energy, and society and numerous other works on ecological integrity, pesticides, biofuels, energy flows in food production, human population growth and the environment. A common idiom used to illustrate optimism versus pessimism is a glass filled with water to the halfway point. Is there an inherent reason that the united states is the most. Pirate tv challenges the media blockade, bringing you independent voices, information and programming. Michael huesemann, author of technofix, focusing on technological optimism and why technological solutions have failed to solve. Why technology wont save us or the environment, isbn10 9780865717046. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Why technology wont save us or the environment by michael huesemann at indigo. Michael and joyce huesemann argue this controversial thesis clearly, convincingly, and entertainingly. Joyce huesemann, have published a powerful critique of modern science and technology, the book. Read technofix by michael huesemann,joyce huesemann for free with a 30 day free trial. The last section of the book provides the theoretical solutions to our predicaments.
Deep adaptation audios collapse, sustainability, grace. Michael huesemann, phd, is a research scientist with a special interest in sustainability and critical science. A bit like david taking a shot at goliath, the two are taking on the current system. Pirate tv challenges the media blockade, bringing you independent voices, information and programming unavailable on the corporate sponsorship. Read technofix online by michael huesemann and joyce.
Michael huesemann by way of an excellent interview he did on this subject. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Possibly the best mythbusting book the environmental movement has ever seen. Optimism is a mental attitude reflecting a belief or hope that the outcome of some specific endeavor, or outcomes in general, will be positive, favorable, and desirable. Michael huesemann collapse of industrial civilization. In their new book, technofix, michael and joyce huesemann warn that our confidence in technology and belief that it will save us is suicidal and that many of our inventions are causing more harm than good. Michael and joyce huesemann coauthored a crucial book in 2011, technofix. He has specialized in environmental biotechnology for more than twentyfive years. Why technology wont save us or the environment by michael huesemann, joyce huesemann at barnes. Click here to search for all books from these authors. Why technology wont save us or the environment the huesemanns have produced one of the most wellresearched and possibly the best mythbusting book the environmental movement has ever seen. Why technology wont save us or the environment by michael huesemann and joyce huesemann. Vandana shiva, new delhi based environmental and antiglobalization activist, philosopher, author of 20 books.
Technology has become our nearuniversal object of faithbut it is. Why technology wont save us or the environment by michael huesemann and joyce. It provides readers with magic xray glasses that allow us to see right through heavy layers of encrusted bull excrement and clearly observe our way of life in its barenaked essence. We are promised that new technological developments will magically save us from the dire consequences of the three hundredyear fossilfueled. Nhbs michael huesemann, joyce huesemann, paul r ehrlich, anne h ehrlich, new society publishers. Technological fix project gutenberg selfpublishing. He has a special interest in sustainability and critical science, with a focus on the environmental, social, and ethical implications of.
Richard heinberg american journalist, senior fellow at the post carbon institute, and author of ten influential books including the partys over. Reprinted with permission from technofix by michael huesemann and. Why technology wont save us or the environment book video technology this is a lecture by michael huesemann fixyt link based on the book he coauthored with his wife joyce huesemann, technofix. Why technology wont save us or the environment by michael huesemann, ph. The coauthors demonstrate that most technological solutions to social and technology. Why technology wont save us or the environment by michael huesemann. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone.
Technofix, by michael and joyce huesemann, takes us on a voyage. Why technology wont save us or the environment, new society publishers. Why technology wont save us or the environment di huesemann, michael, huesemann, joyce. Technofix shows that negative unintended consequences of science and technology are inherently unavoidable and predictable, technooptimism is completely unjustified, and modern technology, in the presence of continued economic growth, does not promote sustainability, but rather, it hastens collapse.
We need to go beyond a blind technoreligion and this book shows us how. Why technology wont save us or the environment kindle edition by huesemann, michael, huesemann, joyce. Why technology wont save us or the environment by huesemann, mic. Why technology wont save us or the environment came out just last year.
Book release date october 4, 2011, new society publishers media contact drs. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read technofix. In a better world, it would be required reading for all elected officials and every student. Why technology wont save us or the environment, chapter 1, the inherent unavoidability and unpredictability of unintended consequences, chapter 2, some unintended consequences of modern technology, and chapter 4, in search of solutions i. Technofix shows why negative unintended consequences of science and technology are inherently unavoidable and unpredictable, why countertechnologies, technofixes, and efficiency improvements do not offer. He has a special interest in sustainability and critical science, with a focus on the environmental, social, and ethical implications of science and technology. Why technology wont save us or the environment ebook written by michael huesemann, joyce huesemann. Their book deserves to be read and discussed in every home, school, and legislature. He has specialized in environmental biotechnology for more than 25 years. Technofix, by michael and joyce huesemann, takes us on a voyage through the hall of illusions. Technofix shows why negative unintended consequences of science and technology are inherently unavoidable and unpredictable, why countertechnologies, technofixes, and efficiency improvements do not offer lasting solutions. Even to save the planet from climate change or to save the economy from the end of cheap oil, you cant stop. Why technology wont save us or the environment by huesemann, michael, huesemann, joyce new society publishers, 2011 paperback paperback huesemann on. Dr, the table of contents of the speakers book is a good start.
Im going to break down the huesemann interview in a later post with all the salient points he makes. National library of medicine, national center for biotechnology. I highly recommend the landmark and must read book technofix. Although the book is not available in audio format, you can find at the book s website endorsements, videos, and powerpoint slides for educators. This is a lecture by michael huesemann based on the book he coauthored with his wife joyce huesemann, techno fix. Michael explains his fifteen year study into environmental science and philosophies of technology as outlined in his recent book technofix, cowritten with his wife joyce huesemann.
An excellent interview from the extraenvironmentalist with dr. Technofix new society publishers, 2011 shows that negative unintended consequences of technology are inherently predictable and unavoidable, technooptimism is completely unjustified, and modern technology, in the presence of continued economic growth, does not promote sustainability, but hastens collapse. Michael huesemann, phd is a research scientist who has specialized in environmental biotechnology for more than 25 years. The use of the scientist eyeview separates this book from similar critiques.
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