Firing the Cloud
Ylia Callan
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Firing the Cloud: How Humanity Survived and Accelerated is a sweeping, provocative journey through 15,000 years of human history, tracing how we evolved from small, fire-lit bands of hunter-gatherers to a globally networked civilisation living inside a digital cloud.
This audiobook explores the great transitions that shaped us: the Agricultural Revolution's trade of autonomy for stability, the Industrial Age's relentless acceleration and the Technological Era's shift from reality to virtuality. Each chapter weaves anthropology, history and systems thinking to reveal what we gained and what we lost at every turn..
Perfect for fans of engaging narrative nonfiction, this audiobook invites listeners to see themselves not just as products of history, but as active participants shaping what comes next. Each chapter asks: what did we gain, what did we lose and what do we need to remember as we face the future?
Duration - 1h 37m.
Author - Ylia Callan.
Narrator - Digital Voice Chris G.
Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Ylia Callan ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Firing the Cloud: How Humanity Survived and Accelerated is a sweeping, provocative journey through 15,000 years of human history, tracing how we evolved from small, fire-lit bands of hunter-gatherers to a globally networked civilisation living inside a digital cloud. This audiobook explores the great transitions that shaped us: the Agricultural Revolution's trade of autonomy for stability, the Industrial Age's relentless acceleration and the Technological Era's shift from reality to virtuality. Each chapter weaves anthropology, history and systems thinking to reveal what we gained and what we lost at every turn.. Perfect for fans of engaging narrative nonfiction, this audiobook invites listeners to see themselves not just as products of history, but as active participants shaping what comes next. Each chapter asks: what did we gain, what did we lose and what do we need to remember as we face the future? Duration - 1h 37m. Author - Ylia Callan. Narrator - Digital Voice Chris G. Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Ylia Callan ©.
Language:
English
opening
Duration:00:00:10
Introduction: Sparks Across Time
Duration:00:05:22
Part I: The Long Childhood
Duration:00:00:05
Chapter 1: Born of Fire
Duration:00:05:04
Chapter 2: The Rhythm of the Earth
Duration:00:05:31
Chapter 3: Kin and Tribe
Duration:00:05:22
Chapter 4: The Body in Motion
Duration:00:05:34
Part II: The Great Trade
Duration:00:00:05
Chapter 5: Seeds of Control
Duration:00:05:05
Chapter 6: Gods and Kings
Duration:00:05:12
Chapter 7: Walls and Wounds
Duration:00:05:03
Chapter 8: Time Tamed
Duration:00:04:43
Part III: The Great Acceleration
Duration:00:00:06
Chapter 9: Steam and Steel
Duration:00:05:01
Chapter 10: The Clock’s Tyranny
Duration:00:04:10
Chapter 11: Alienation and Aspiration
Duration:00:04:43
Chapter 12: Light Without Flame
Duration:00:04:18
Part IV: The Great Unraveling / Synthesis
Duration:00:00:06
Chapter 13: The Mirror and the Screen
Duration:00:04:36
Chapter 14: The Infinite Scroll
Duration:00:04:30
Chapter 15: Synthetic Light
Duration:00:04:27
Chapter 16: The Fragile Future
Duration:00:04:27
Conclusion: Carrying the Fire
Duration:00:03:52
Forward
Duration:00:08:45
References
Duration:00:01:05