Pulse: The Coming Age of Systems and Machines Inspired by Living Things
Brand: Brand: Bison Books
Categories: Books, Science & Math, Biological Sciences


Paperback - blue and white 545 pages

Dimensions: 6 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0803217775
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0803217773
Publisher: Bison Books
Print length: 576 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2008
subtitle: Paperback – April 1, 2008
author: Visit Amazon's Robert Frenay Page search results Robert Frenay
review: Editorial Reviews Review “Can genes trump machines? Frenay, a former contributing editor of Audubon magazine, sees a paradigm shift, with biology moving into the forefront of scientific progress. . . . The apparent conflict between environmentalism and the profit motive will disappear. In the long run, Frenay argues, that recognition will transform society. . . . This account suggests that the new biology may well have legs.”— Kirkus (starred review) ( Kirkus ) “In this wide-ranging look at how biology and technology are being integrated in almost every area of human invention, Frenay writes of virtual communities and societies that are springing up online, some with economic systems that mimic those of the real world. . . . Readers well versed in science who want to avoid future shock will encounter unusual matters on the frontiers of science that may be coming soon to a computer, merchant or medical facility near you.”— Publishers Weekly ( Publishers Weekly ) “A smorgasbord de luxe, Frenay’s reportage is sustaining fare for environmentalists.”— Booklist ( Booklist ) “Throughout Pulse , Frenay uses clear empirical data and information from reputable scientists and organizations to substantiate his discourse.— San Francisco Chronicle ( San Francisco Chronicle ) “Frenay’s real interest, and the point of the book, is not to enumerate advances in technology but to exhaustively build his case that the new biology will fundamentally change human culture. . . . It sounds the alarm that the way humans conduct their affairs is unsustainable—and that’s a message that bears repeating.”— Harvard Business Review ( Harvard Business Review ) About the Author Robert Frenay (1946–2007) was a freelance writer and a former contributing editor for Audubon magazine, where he covered positive developments along the interface of nature and technology.