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''Unnatural Selection: Why The Geeks Will Inherit The Earth'' is a book by Mark Roeder, first published by HarperCollins in 2013〔http://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780733328374/unnatural-selection-why-the-geeks-will-inherit-the-earth〕 〔http://www.arcadepub.com/book/?GCOI=55970104694500〕 ==Overview== The book analyses the impact of technology on human evolution and the rise of the geek class. It suggests that the Man-made environment of the Anthropocene is selecting for more non-neurotypical traits in humans, compared to previous generations, which is fostering a cognitive revolution in the human species. Roeder suggests that geeks often have behavioral or genetic traits that were previously considered detrimental, such as Asperger’s syndrome, ADHD or being on the autism spectrum.〔NPR interview with Mark Roeder. http://www.kera.org/2015/01/07/nerd-nation/〕 But the new high-tech environment has created a kind of digital greenhouse that favors these traits in certain circumstances, enabling many non-neurotypical people to bloom. They resonate with the technological zeitgeist in a way that turns their weakness into strengths. The book examines various categories of geeks, and attempts to explain why they have become so successful in fields such as technology, finance, military, politics, and entertainment.〔Interview on ABC. 4 November 2013. http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2013/11/why-geeks-shall-inherit-the-earth.html?site=sydney&program=702_breakfast〕 Roeder suggests that the rise of the geek class will be further accelerated by advances in the fields of pharmacology, genetic engineering, and artificial intelligence, which will ‘eventually enable many more people to have geek-like powers, fostering a cognitive arms race’.〔NewsTalk interview with Mark Roeder: http://www.newstalk.com/player/home/Moncrieff/Highlights_from_Moncrieff/75853/will_the_geeks_inherit_the_earth_mark_roeder_explains〕〔Feature story in Salon:http://www.salon.com/2015/01/01/the_geeks_will_save_us_all_steve_jobs_mark_zuckerberg_and_the_big_bang_theory_fication_of_everything/〕〔Review in Publishers Weekly:http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62872-435-6〕 ‘For the first time in human history,’ Roeder wrote, ‘humans will have the capacity to chart their own evolution - as the process of Darwinian natural selection is superseded by unnatural selection.’ He warns that 'human enhancement technologies will eventually threaten our sense of identity as human beings.'〔La Stampa review: http://www.lastampa.it/2015/01/02/blogs/obliqua-mente/addio-maschio-alpha-il-mondo-lo-domineranno-i-secchioni-SIs9fWTD668WM37rztdlzI/pagina.html〕〔The Australian newspaper. 18 October 2013. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/books/story-e6frgabx-1226741781473〕〔Review in MCR: http://reviews.media-culture.org.au/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5935〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Unnatural Selection: Why The Geeks Will Inherit The Earth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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