Augmented: Life in The Smart Lane

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· Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Steven Jay Cohen
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The Internet and smartphone are just the latest in a 250-year-long cycle of disruption that has continuously changed the way we live, the way we work, and the way we interact. The coming Augmented Age, however, promises a level of disruption, behavioral shifts, and changes that are unparalleled. While consumers today are camping outside of an Apple store waiting to be one of the first to score a new Apple Watch or iPhone, the next generation of wearables will be able to predict if we're likely to have a heart attack and recommend a course of action. We watch news of Google's self-driving cars, but don't likely realize this means progressive cities will have to ban human drives in the next decade because us humans are too risky. Following on from the Industrial or Machine Age, the Space Age and the Digital Age, the Augmented Age will be based on four key disruptive themes-Artificial Intelligence, Experience Design, Smart Infrastructure, and HealthTech. Historically the previous "ages" bought significant disruption and changes, but on a net basis jobs were created, wealth was enhanced, and the health and security of society improved. What will the Augmented Age bring? Will robots take our jobs, and AI's subsume us as inferior intelligences, or will this usher in a new age of abundance? Augmented is a book on future history, but more than that, it is a story about how you will live your life in a world that will change more in the next twenty years than it has in the last 250 years. Are you ready to adapt? Because if history proves anything, you don't have much of a choice.

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Roger Patrick
January 6, 2021
Prosperidades o qualificativo e o mesmo Japão,estarei fazemdo uzo com projeto de defeza naceonao 7D japonês.
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February 5, 2021
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About the author

Brett King is a bestselling author and globally respected speaker on the future of business. He has spoken to half a million people on how technology is disrupting business, changing behavior, and influencing society. He is also the founder of Moven, the world's first mobile, downloadable bank account.

Andy Lark, a globally awarded marketer and business leader, is the chief marketing and business officer of the cloud accounting software leader Xero. As an entrepreneur and marketer, Lark has built some of the world's most successful e-commerce sites, online communities, and applications for smartphones.

Alex Lightman is an award-winning inventor, artist, entrepreneur, and government advisor. He is the author of the first book on 4G wireless, Brave New Unwired World, as well as Reconciliation: 78 Reasons to End the US Embargo of Cuba.

Born in Calcutta, JP Rangaswami read economics and worked as a financial journalist before changing careers over three decades ago to enter that strange space where society, technology, and banking converge. Today, Rangaswami is the chief data officer at a major financial institution.

Steven Jay Cohen has been telling stories his whole life, and has worked professionally as a storyteller since 1991. A classically trained actor, he has worked both on stage and behind the microphone for most of his career. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Steven now resides in scenic western Massachusetts.

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