{"product_id":"9781788163101","title":"Hybrid Humans : Dispatches from the Frontiers of Man and Machine by Harry Parker","description":"*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BARBELLION PRIZE*As heard on BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekAs seen on Sky Arts Book Club with Elizabeth Day and Andi OliverAn eye-opening account of disability, identity and how robotics and AI are altering our understanding of what it means to be human - from the bestselling author of Anatomy of a SoldierHarry Parker's life changed overnight when he lost his legs to an IED in Afghanistan. His rehabilitation took him into an often surprising landscape of a very human kind of hacking, and he wondered - are all humans becoming hybrids? Whether it's putting on contact lenses every day or DIY biohackers tinkering in garages, Parker introduces us to the exhilarating breadth of human invention - and intervention. Grappling with his own new identity and disability, he discovers the latest robotics, tech and implants that might lead us to powerful, liberating possibilities for what a body can be.   \"I loved Hybrid Humans. It is modest, wise ... and a way of looking at the future without nostalgia for the past\" - Jeanette Winterson\"This may be a tour of the scientific avant garde, but the focus is always on the human heart and mind\" - Observer, Book of the Day\"Harry Parker has explored the cutting edge of interaction between humanity, computing and AI ... a captivating and cautionary travel guide to a new world\" - Gavin Francis, author of Adventures in Human Being\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205560565938,"sku":"9781788163101","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9781788163101.jpg?v=1690714266","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781788163101","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}