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"Pugh’s contribution...is immense, and it isn’t hard, after reading her, to see how different our current “future of work” discourse would be if we took the idea of connective labour seriously." Inside Story
"[We] must remember what it means to be human, even as multi-billion dollar industries work to attract more of our attention and take more of our time away from meaningful human connection."— Science
"Highly recommended."—Library Journal
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"The Last Human Job is therefore a book full of people...If we don't understand what connection work actually is, it will remain invisible in discussions of automation and artificial intelligence."
De Correspondent (translated from Dutch)
Praise for The Last Human Job
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One of "Five of the Best Science Picks" in Nature
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A Public Books' Public Picks 2024
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A New Scientist Best Science Non-Fiction Book of the Year So Far​
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A New Scientist Non-Fiction and Popular Science Books to Look Forward To
Links to commentary and reviews
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"Human Interaction is Now a Luxury Good," Jessica Grose, New York Times opinion
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"The Guardian View on Connective Labour: Feelings Are Part of the Job Description." The Guardian editorial board
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"Missed connections: A sociologist confronts the future of care work in an age of automation." Science
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One of Nature's "Five Best Science Picks." Nature
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"It's hard to imagine a better book..." Mona Sloane in Public Books' Public Picks 2024
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"The best science non-fiction books of 2024 so far." New Scientist
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“A compelling case for valuing care as a societal good and as skilled labor.” The Nation
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​"A Kind of Social Architecture." Inside Story (Australia)
- "Why a Relationship with Your Doctor, Teacher and Librarian is an Excellent Idea," De Correspondent (in Dutch)
- “The Last Human Job stirs us awake,,for we are all aching to be seen." Current
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​"'The Last Human Job' probes our need for connection in professional spheres," National Catholic Reporter
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"Impeccably researched, beautifully written..." Review in Social Forces
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"Bold and affirming... with weighty conclusions." Review in Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy
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Other reviews in Library Journal, Presbyterian Outlook​