{"product_id":"9781786496881","title":"Apocalypse How? : Technology and the Threat of Disaster","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Letwin, Oliver, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/03\/2021,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Atlantic Books,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtlantic Books,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImpact of science \u0026amp; technology on society\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781786496881\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the world becomes better connected and we grow ever more dependent on technology, the risks to our infrastructure are multiplying. Whether it's a hostile state striking the national grid (like Russia did with Ukraine in 2016) or a freak solar storm, our systems have become so interlinked that if one part goes down the rest topple like dominoes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, former government minister Oliver Letwin looks ten years into the future and imagines a UK in which the national grid has collapsed. Reliant on the internet, automated electric cars, voice-over IP, GPS, and the internet of things, law and order would disintegrate. Taking us from high-level government meetings to elderly citizens waiting in vain for their carers, this book is a wake up call for why we should question our unshakeable faith in technology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut it's much more than that: Letwin uses his vast experience in government to outline how businesses and government should respond to catastrophic black swan events that seem distant and implausible - until they occur.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39352796151961,"sku":"9781786496881","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781786496881.jpg?v=1614793254","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781786496881","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}