One Human Minute

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Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9780544080041

<DIV><B>Essays by the author of <I>Solaris</I>: &ldquo;Lem&rsquo;s delightful sense of humor accentuates his essential seriousness about humanity&rsquo;s possible fate&rdquo; (<I>Publishers Weekly</I>).</B><BR /><BR /> In <I>One Human Minute</I>, Stanislaw Lem takes a hard look at our world and technology&mdash;what it means now and what dire implications it could have for the future&mdash;in satirical, wise, and biting prose.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> With this collection of three essays, Lem targets some of the most pressing issues humanity faces, from our unsettling origins to the cybernetic future of our weaponry. &ldquo;The Upside-Down Evolution&rdquo; chronicles the Earth&rsquo;s military evolution from nuclear stockpiles to deadly, robotic microweapons. &ldquo;The World as Cataclysm&rdquo; examines how humankind&rsquo;s dominance on Earth is the result of the extermination of another species just as qualified to rule the world. And the title essay presents a disturbing and fascinating snapshot of every single thing happening on the planet in a sixty-second span.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Effortlessly blurring the lines between fiction and nonfiction, scientific essay and fantastical short story, cynical reproach and wry humor, Lem&rsquo;s <I>One Human Minute </I>combines the best elements of the renowned science fiction author and Kafka Prize winner&rsquo;s writing into one irreverent and intellectually stimulating package.</DIV>