Code That Rewrote Human Evolution: How Software Rewired Our Biology, Society, and Destiny

Randy Furguson

Jul 2026 · Cory Sills

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Code That Rewrote Human Evolution is a detailed, practical guide to Code That Rewrote Human Evolution for readers who want a clear path from understanding the topic to using it confidently in real situations. The book is designed as a structured learning companion rather than a shallow overview: it introduces the core ideas, explains why they matter, then develops them through realistic examples, guided practice, scenario-based explanations, and common mistakes to avoid. Readers are taken step by step from foundational concepts into everyday applications, with each chapter building on the previous one so the material feels progressive, usable, and easy to revisit. The main areas of focus include The Dawn of Digital Thought, The Code-Animal, The Algorithmic Society, The Library of Babel 2.0, The Other Code, The Machine That Learned, The Social Network Code, The Attention Economy, The Biotech Revolution, The Code of Laws, giving the book a concrete learning arc that moves from orientation and confidence-building to applied communication, problem solving, and independent practice. The writing style is direct, supportive, and accessible, making the book suitable for self-study, classroom reinforcement, professional development, or personal improvement. It emphasizes practical understanding over abstract theory, so readers can immediately connect the lessons to conversations, decisions, habits, and challenges they are likely to face outside the page. By the end of the book, readers should have not only a stronger grasp of the subject, but also a collection of repeatable strategies, useful language patterns, mental models, and practical routines they can continue applying after they finish reading.

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About the Author

Randy Furguson is a technology writer, software engineer, and policy researcher whose work examines the intersection of software systems, human cognition, and social structure. Over the past two decades, he has worked as a senior software engineer at Microsoft and Google, where he contributed to infrastructure projects serving hundreds of millions of users and witnessed firsthand the decision-making processes that shape platform behavior at global scale.

Furguson holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Science in Science and Technology Studies from the University of Edinburgh, where his research focused on algorithmic governance and the sociology of software development. He has published in *Wired*, *The Atlantic*, and *IEEE Spectrum*, and his writing has been anthologized in two collections on technology and society. He is a contributing editor at *The New Atlantis*, where he writes on the cultural and ethical dimensions of emerging technology.

His first book, *The Hidden Architecture of the Internet*, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction and was translated into twelve languages. He has testified before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation regarding algorithmic transparency, and has served as a technical advisor to the European Commission's High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence.

Furguson lives in Portland, Oregon, with his partner and two children. When not writing or coding, he volunteers with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and serves on the board of the Center for Humane Technology. He maintains that the most important technical skill for the twenty-first century is not writing code, but understanding what code is doing to us.

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About the Author Randy Furguson is a technology writer, software engineer, and policy researcher whose work examines the intersection of software systems, human cognition, and social structure. Over the past two decades, he has worked as a senior software engineer at Microsoft and Google, where ...

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