Tenner, Edward

Discusses what the author calls the revenge effects of increasing technology, considering the four main areas of health and medicine, the environment, the office, and sports, to illustrate why the dream of a self-correcting world is an unachievable illusion.

Describes the origins of such commonly used devices as shoes, chairs, baby bottles, and the layout of typewriters and keyboards, showing how they affect the human body and steer people away from their natural traits and capabilities.