LAUNCH | 99th Day: A warning about technology by Gerry McGovern
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We’re honoured to host the launch of Gerry McGovern’s new book, 99th Day: A Warning about Technology. The book is a potent and timely reminder of the dangers we are facing as technology continues to have a detrimental effect on our earth and our society, as well as the toxic influence of white male supremacy culture on techno-optimism.
All are welcome to attend—refreshments will be served.
Attendance is free, but booking is essential.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
“Techno-optimism is a plague on our society, rife with unintended consequences. Its single-focus problem-solving in a complex, intertwined world causes or amplifies many of the problems we face today: climate change, water scarcity and flooding, food insecurity, extreme forest fires. Written with the authority of a once-true believer and the passion of a convert, 99th Day: A Warning About Technology by journalist Gerry McGovern is the book we all need to heed now.” — Erica Gies, author of Water Always Wins
“99th Day is essential reading for anyone who cares about our planet. Prepare to be disturbed, enlightened and inspired.” — Justin McCarthy, The Irish Times
“Forensically sets out the horrendous hidden costs of—and the exponential damage being inflicted by—the tech billionaires, the AI messiahs, the mining conglomerates and the blood-sucking alpha males who are driving the Gadarene rush towards climate catastrophe.”—Niall Stokes, Hot Press
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gerry McGovern has spent most of his career focused on reducing data waste, particularly with his method Top Tasks. His 2020 book, World Wide Waste: How digital is killing the planet and what to do about it, focused on reducing digital waste. 99th Day is his tenth book to be published.
