Gaia's Web

By Karen Bakker,

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Book description

A riveting exploration of one of the most important dilemmas of our time: will digital technology accelerate environmental degradation, or could it play a role in ecological regeneration?

At the uncanny edge of the scientific frontier, Gaia's Web explores the promise and pitfalls the Digital Age holds for the future…


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1 author picked Gaia's Web as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is an extraordinary assessment of the integration of natural history research with artificial intelligence, electronic communication, and drone technology. The author addresses the remarkable potential and possibilities of this integration, especially for solving various environmental challenges. Yet she is necessarily cautious about the ethical and moral dilemmas of this work, and cognizant that indigenous ecological knowledge systems have much to contribute to our understanding of the world sensorium.

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