The Four-Dimensional Human Audiobook by Laurence Scott
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Title: The Four-Dimensional Human Subtitle: Ways of Being in the Digital World Author: Laurence Scott Narrator: Matthew Brenher Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 08-31-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Science & Technology, Technology

Publisher's Summary: You are a four-dimensional human. Each of us exists in three-dimensional physical space. But as a constellation of everyday digital phenomena rewires our lives, we are increasingly coaxed from the containment of our predigital selves into a wonderful and eerie fourth dimension, a world of ceaseless communication, instant information, and global connection. Our portals to this new world have been wedged open, and the silhouette of a figure is slowly taking shape. But what does it feel like to be four-dimensional? How do digital technologies influence the rhythms of our thoughts, the style and tilt of our consciousness? What new sensitivities and sensibilities are emerging with our exposure to the delights, sorrows, and anxieties of a networked world? And how do we live in public with these recoded private lives? Laurence Scott - hailed as a "New Generation Thinker" by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the BBC - shows how this four-dimensional life is dramatically changing us by redefining our social lives and extending the limits of our presence in the world. Blending tech philosophy with insights on everything from Seinfeld to the fall of Gaddafi, Scott stands with a rising generation of social critics hoping to understand our new reality. His virtuosic debut is a revelatory and original exploration of life in the digital age.

Members Reviews: You have a New Person to now Care For and Raise in Binary Numbers. A new life is emeging: The 4th Person, which is created and curated on social networks, in online video games, and boards like Reddit.

Four Stars Great read.

Insightful and Relevant!! Summary Of The Book: Thank You to the publisher and Net Galley for the opportunity to review this book. This is predominantly a philosophical and existential book of musings of our entry into and existence in the digital world. Lawrence discusses how things have changed due to digitisation and the dynamics of social media and how we have evolved to use it for better or worse (cough over-sharing...). Lawrence takes us on a journey through modern day digital workings, evaluating where the line now blurs between where our physical presence ends and online/digital begins. Lawrence answers questions like, how have phone calls changed? Do we catch up with friends any more, or do we just confirm what we already have learn't from social media profiles? Will the internet be able to unite race, gender and sexual orientation? Is this shared consciousness or hive mind we have created help or hinder us? Is originality going out the window? any many more. The Four-Dimensional Human talks us through how death and mourning has changed due to family being able to carry on the memory of their loved one through social media, and also people's pain and suffering being so available to everyone they know. LS explains that how we treat people has changed due to social media, how we may forget people quicker if they don't share, like our content or interact. Digitisation can affect your home life, work life and social life in so many different ways and LS takes us through those eventualities and shows us what can happen. There are some sad truths here, but with negativity comes positivity and there is plenty of positive thoughts and opinions that weave themselves through this thought inducing and life changing material.