As the Future Catches You

As the Future Catches You
(How Genomics and Other Forces Are Changing Your Life, Work, Health & Wealth)

Don’t be put off by this long title. This is the book which recuperating ex-premier Dr Mahathir is reading in his bed at the National Heart Institute – now that his family has banned him from reading local newspapers.

So what is this book about? Firstly, it is written by Juan Enriquez. He is the director of the Life Sciences Project at Harvard Business School.

According to reviewers quoted by amazon.com, in the book:

“…with amazing insight and with a graphical, almost poetical syle of writing, Enriquez describes how computers, genomics, and other new technologies are shaping our present and future.”

Another entry said:

“By far the best book I know to help us understand and cope with the powerful technologies that are about to change every aspect of our lives.”

Amazon said:

“You will never look at the world in the same way after reading As the Future Catches You. Juan Enriquez puts you face to face with a series of unprecedented political, ethical, economic, and financial issues, dramatically demonstrating the cascading impact of the genetic, digital, and knowledge revolutions on your life.”

So it is no wonder that the 81-year-old veteran politician/pensioner is reading such a book.

As for the latest on Mahathir, read more here and here.