Our world is complex and fast moving, with a huge “ingenuity gap” between the
need for new solutions and our ability to generate them. Thomas Homer-Dixon
suggests in The Ingenuity Gap adding humility and prudence into our collective
conscience. Published by Jonathan Cape, £20, ISBN 0224050532.
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