A book review/essay after my own taste (and talent)--though I think old Posner would have done well to make mention of Zamyatin's "We", an embarassing omission:
The piece is more about the possible forms and causes of a future dystopia than the novel "Oryx and Crake." It also presents spoilers about that worthy novel. He considers several variations on the theme The Extinction of Humanity by Technology. This theme is reconsidered in more detail in his later book "Catastrophe," which was reasonably good and also discussed some possible natural catastrophes. On this subject, Posner knows what he is talking about and the linked essay is definitely worth reading for all and sundry.
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