To Be a Machine
Baillie Gifford Prize · 2017 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Baillie Gifford Prize | 2017 | Shortlist |
About This Book
An investigation of the transhumanist movement and its ambition to defeat death and transcend the human body, told through encounters with biohackers, cryonicists, and AI researchers. Winner of the Wellcome Book Prize; shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize.
About the Author
Mark O'ConnellIrish
Mark O'Connell is an Irish author and critic. His book To Be a Machine, exploring transhumanism, was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2017 and won the Wellcome Book Prize.
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