| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The emergence of (you) the human machine -- Baby science: how to conceive a tennis star and other procreative miracles -- Beauty hacks: becoming Barbie, a lizard, or whatever you want to be -- Lifesaving hacks: whirring hearts, printed organs, and miraculous medicine -- The human computer: how to rewire and turbo-boost your ape brain -- Franken-you: a better life through cyborg technology -- In hacks we trust? the political and religious backlash agains the future -- Hyper longevity: how to make death obsolete -- Human 2.0: the future is you. |
| Summary |
Learn about the advances in longevity, genetics, nanotech, and robotics that can make a superior you possible very soon. Discussion includes questions such as What are the social and ethical implications of all this? What will your government say about all this? Will super villains raise havoc with tomorrow's technology enhanced humans?, etc. |
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Medical innovations -- Social aspects.
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Genetic engineering -- Social aspects.
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Human biology -- Social aspects.
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Genetic engineering -- Social aspects |
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Human biology -- Social aspects |
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Medical innovations -- Social aspects |
| Added Author |
Walker, Kay, author.
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Carruthers, Sean, author.
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| Added Title |
How technology is revolutionizing what it means to be human |
| ISBN |
9780133790702 (electronic bk.) |
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0133790703 (electronic bk.) |
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