Augment: The New Human Operating System
David Hooper
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
What if upgrading the human body and mind became as routine as updating software? In Augment, David Hooper explores the dawn of a new era where biotechnology, neural interfaces, and digital enhancements converge to create a human operating system unlike any before.
From wearable exoskeletons and brain–computer links to genetic editing and sensory expansion, Hooper investigates how augmentation is reshaping health, productivity, creativity—and even our definition of humanity itself. Yet alongside the dazzling possibilities lie profound ethical questions: who gets access, who sets the standards, and what becomes of those who choose not to upgrade?
Clear-eyed and thought-provoking, Augment reveals a future where evolution is no longer left to nature, but to design.
Duration - 9h 35m.
Author - David Hooper.
Narrator - Digital Voice Alistair G.
Published Date - Thursday, 23 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Field Books ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. What if upgrading the human body and mind became as routine as updating software? In Augment, David Hooper explores the dawn of a new era where biotechnology, neural interfaces, and digital enhancements converge to create a human operating system unlike any before. From wearable exoskeletons and brain–computer links to genetic editing and sensory expansion, Hooper investigates how augmentation is reshaping health, productivity, creativity—and even our definition of humanity itself. Yet alongside the dazzling possibilities lie profound ethical questions: who gets access, who sets the standards, and what becomes of those who choose not to upgrade? Clear-eyed and thought-provoking, Augment reveals a future where evolution is no longer left to nature, but to design. Duration - 9h 35m. Author - David Hooper. Narrator - Digital Voice Alistair G. Published Date - Thursday, 23 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Field Books ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1: The Dawn of the Augmented Self
Duration:01:01:01
Chapter 2: The Body Electric: Physical Augmentation
Duration:01:00:15
Chapter 3: The Mind Uploaded: Cognitive and Sensory Augmentation
Duration:01:06:47
Chapter 4: The Genetic Revolution: Engineering Humanity
Duration:01:05:46
Chapter 5: The Augmented Life: Health, Productivity, and Creativity
Duration:01:00:27
Chapter 6: Ethical Crossroads: Navigating the Augmentation Landscape
Duration:01:07:45
Chapter 7: Societal Shifts: The Augmented Future
Duration:01:09:25
Chapter 8: The Future of Evolution: Deliberate Design
Duration:01:01:04
Chapter 9: Preparing for the Augmented Tomorrow
Duration:01:02:40