{"product_id":"bad-ideas-an-arresting-history-of-our-inventions-by-robert-winston","title":"BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History of Our Inventions by Robert Winston","description":"\u003cp\u003eBAD IDEAS? An Arresting History of Our Inventions\u003cbr\u003eby Robert Winston\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780553819557\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Bantam 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 417\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/1912\/U320\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eWe are born with the instinct to create and invent. Bad Ideas? traces the fascinating history of our attempts at self-improvement but also questions their value.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dubious consequences of the development of weaponry - for example - is self-evident. But what of apparently more innocuous advances such as farming - writing and medicine?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt assesses the past and looks forward to the opportunities of the future. In so doing it celebrates mans extraordinary capacity for achievement and offers a hopeful way forward to protect humanity against what sometimes seem like bad ideas....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eNear new with only stamp on end paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450346258724,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/1158888098.jpg?v=1787025409","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/bad-ideas-an-arresting-history-of-our-inventions-by-robert-winston","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}