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To most, the collapse of modern civilization is the stuff of fiction. Yet, science confirms that misuse of technology and environmental abuse places our world in grave danger of ruin. The World Scientists' Warning to Humanity places our civilization on a collision course. Defying Dystopia analyzes how we have come to this, and what options remain for far-seeing people to take control of their own destiny and survive the future. Ed Ayres, who has worked with some iconic environmental scientists of the past half-century, argues that technology was originally used to augment the natural strengths of humans, but has been increasingly used in ways that weaken us - shifting from useful work to the industries of distraction, entertainment, convenience, pain-relief, and sedation.
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Ed's book The Longest Race recounts that story and what he believes may be its implications for human potential and the human future. The book has received strong praise both from prominent endurance athletes and from leading environmental scientists. The full title is The Longest Race: a Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance.
