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Critical acclaim for Sex, Bombs, and Burgers: Hugely entertaining. Nowak-an experienced journalist-confidently treads where other historians of technology might avoid. THE NEW SCIENTIST An enjoyable and informative history of the surprising origins of some of the technological 'marvels' that underpin the modern world. BBC FOCUS Thought-provoking. You can think of it, if you wish, as a modern version of Mandeville's The Fable of the Bees, which proposed that society's vices are actually good for overall economic health. THE GUARDIAN Witty and well-researched ... An engaging read, leaving one with several 'I did not know that' moments. THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Critical acclaim for Sex, Bombs, and Burgers: Hugely entertaining. Nowak-an experienced journalist-confidently treads where other historians of technology might avoid. THE NEW SCIENTIST An enjoyable and informative history of the surprising origins of some of the technological 'marvels' that underpin the modern world. BBC FOCUS Thought-provoking. You can think of it, if you wish, as a modern version of Mandeville's The Fable of the Bees, which proposed that society's vices are actually good for overall economic health. THE GUARDIAN Witty and well-researched . . . An engaging read, leaving one with several 'I did not know that' moments. THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Critical acclaim for Sex, Bombs, and Burgers: Hugely entertaining. Nowak-an experienced journalist-confidently treads where other historians of technology might avoid. THE NEW SCIENTIST An enjoyable and informative history of the surprising origins of some of the technological `marvels' that underpin the modern world. BBC FOCUS Thought-provoking. You can think of it, if you wish, as a modern version of Mandeville's The Fable of the Bees, which proposed that society's vices are actually good for overall economic health. THE GUARDIAN Witty and well-researched . . . An engaging read, leaving one with several `I did not know that' moments. THE GLOBE AND MAIL

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Peter Nowak is the author of Humans 3.0 and Sex, Bombs, and Burgers, and his work has appeared in The Atlantic, the Huffington Post, the Boston Globe, New Scientist magazine and elsewhere. He won the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance Award for excellence in reporting, and the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand named him technology journalist of the year. He lives in Toronto with his wife.

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