<p><b>Our increasing reliance on digital technology has had a profound impact on our own abilities as humans. What can we do about it?</b><br><br>In a fascinating journey through history and science, <i>Human Being</i> offers an insightful and provocative survey of twelve vital skills we used to call upon as a species – from navigation, conversation and memory to craft, solitude and sleep – and how we can work to reclaim them.<br><br>As rapidly advancing technology embeds itself ever deeper within our lives, we rely less and less on our own capabilities. The impact on our skills and self-reliance has been immense, and, because the transition has happened so swiftly and quietly, none of us have been taught how to address the effects of our ever-increasing dependence on algorithms and artificial intelligence.<br><br>Based on years of research by author Graham Lee, a digital skills educator with experience train