This provocative book introduces a brand-new view of technology. It suggests that technology as a whole is not a jumble of wires and metal but a living, evolving organism that has its own unconscious needs and tendencies. Kevin Kelly looks out through the eyes of this global technological system to discover "what it wants." He uses vivid examples from the past to trace technology's long course and then follows a dozen trajectories of technology into the near future to project where technology is headed. This new theory of technology offers three practical lessons: By listening to what technology wants we can better prepare ourselves and our children for the inevitable technologies to come. By adopting the principles of proaction and engagement, we can steer technologies into their best roles. And by aligning ourselves with the long-term imperatives of this near-living system, we can capture its full gifts. Written in intelligent and accessible language, this is a fascinatin

1952年，凯文•凯利出生于美国东北部宾夕法尼亚州。19岁，他从罗得岛大学退学。接下来，他做了8年左右的独立摄影师，去过亚洲十几个国家。1979年，27岁的时候，凯利去中东的耶路撒冷，在哪里成为基督徒。之后，他骑自行车穿越美国大陆。然后，《连线》开始进入KK生命，并以一种预告未来的方式切入时代脉搏。凯文•凯利参与创建《连线》杂志，在前7年里担任执行主编。他在《纽约时报》、《经济学人》、《科学》、《时代》和《华尔街日报》以及其他许多出版物上发表文章。已出版著作包括畅销书《失控》和《新经济的新规则》。