{"product_id":"2940169731088","title":"The Day It Finally Happens: Alien Contact, Dinosaur Parks, Immortal Humans¿and Other Possible Phenomena","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e magazine columnist whose beat is \"the future,\" here is entertaining speculation featuring both authoritative research and a bit of mischief: a look at how humanity is likely to weather such happenings as the day nuclear war occurs, the day the global internet goes down, the day we run out of effective antibiotics, and the day immortality is achieved.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you live on planet Earth you're probably scared of the future. How could you \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e be? Some of the world's most stable democracies are looking pretty shaky. Technology is invading personal relationships and taking over jobs. Relations among the three superpowersamp;mdash;the US, China, and Russiaamp;mdash;are growing more complicated and dangerous. A person watching the news has to wonder: is it safe to go out there or not?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking inspiration from his virally popular \u003ci\u003eVice \u003c\/i\u003ecolumn \"How Scared Should I Be?,\" Mike Pearl in \u003ci\u003eThe Day It Finally Happens\u003c\/i\u003e games out many of the \"could it really happen?\" scenarios we've all speculated about, assigning a probability rating, and taking us through how it would unfold. He explores what would likely occur in dozens of possible scenariosamp;mdash;among them the final failure of antibiotics, the loss of the world's marine life, a complete ban on guns in the US, and even the arrival of aliensamp;mdash;and reports back from the future, providing a clear picture of how the world would look, feel, and even smell in each of these instances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of such bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eWhat If? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWorst Case Scenario Survival Handbook, The Day It Finally Happens\u003c\/i\u003e is about taking future events that we don't really understand and getting to know them in close detail. Pearl makes science accessible and is a unique form of existential therapy, offering practical answers to some of our most worrisome questions. Thankfully, the odds of humanity's pulling through look pretty good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102079107312,"sku":"2940169731088","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169731088_p0.jpg?v=1763783667","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169731088","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}