Description
Every day, scientists conduct pioneering experiments with the potential to transform how we live. Yet it isnt every day you hear from the scientists themselves! Now, award-winning author Jim Al-Khalili and his team of top-notch experts explain how todays earthshaking discoveries will shape our world tomorrowand beyond.
Pull back the curtain on:
genomics
robotics
AI
the Internet of Things
synthetic biology
transhumanism
interstellar travel
colonization of the solar system
teleportation
and much more
And find insight into big-picture questions such as:
Will we find a cure to all diseases? The answer to climate change? And will bionics one day turn us into superheroes?
The scientists in these pages are interested only in the truthreality-based and speculation-free. The future they conjure is by turns tantalizing and sobering: Theres plenty to look forward to, but also plenty to dread. And undoubtedly the best way to for us to face tomorrows greatest challenges is to learn what the future looks liketoday.
Author: Jim Al-Khalili
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Experiment
Published: 04/17/2018
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781615194704
Language: English
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