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24 alternatives to Workers

Archaeology of the Industrial Age

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Workers launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bone Rooms▲73

   From scientific racism to human prehistory in museums

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Stiff▲62

   The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Great Workplace▲75

   How to Build It, How to Keep It, and Why It Matters

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Industries of the Future ▲72

   The Industries of the Future By Alec Ross

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation▲62

   A story about the life & work of brilliant engineers!

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Industries of the Future▲60

   Exploring the tech and economic trends of next 10 years

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Technopoly▲61

   The surrender of culture to technology

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Sovereign Individual▲77

   Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Rise of the Machines▲61

    A Cybernetic History 1st Edition

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Medieval Graffiti▲70

    The lost voices of England's churches

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Real World of Technology ▲62

    The complex relationship between technology and society

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cyber-Proletariat: Global Labour in the Digital Vortex▲67

    How technology is shaping the future of human labor

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Buckminster Fuller Inc.: Architecture in the Age of Radio▲61

    A deep exploration of Richard Buckminster Fuller's work

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Landmarks▲53

    On the importance of language and landscape

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Stretch▲62

    How to future-proof yourself for tomorrow's workplace

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Shape of Time▲62

    Remarks on the history of things

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tools for Thought▲69

    The history and future of mind-expanding technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Deep Work ▲71

    Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Designing Interactions▲91

    Interviews with influential designers

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Competing for the Future▲54

    The art of planning for the future

    2016 · its alternatives →

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