Here be dragons : science, technology and the future of humanity / Olle Haggstrom.
Here be dragons : science, technology and the future of humanity / Olle Haggstrom.
Here be dragons : science, technology and the future of humanity / Olle Haggstrom.
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Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/2191
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English
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Physical content
ix, 278 pages ; 24 cm.
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still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Science for good and science for bad -- Our planet and its biosphere -- Engineering better humans? -- Computer revolution -- Going nano -- What is science? -- The fallacious Doomsday Argument -- Doomsday nevertheless? -- Space colonization and the Fermi Paradox -- What do we want and what should we...
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Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition
First editon.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
The 21st century will most likely see even more revolutionary changes than the 20th, due to advances in science, technology and medicine. Particular areas where extraordinary and perhaps disruptive advances can be expected include biotechnology, nanotechnology, and machine intelligence. We may also expect various ways to enhance human cognitive and...
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Here be dragons : science, technology and the future of humanity / Olle Haggstrom.
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Science, technology and the future of humanity
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/2191
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74VKVP04ZP6y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVP04ZP6y
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ISBN
0198723547
9780198723547
DDC
303.483
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991023996214202626
