What the Future Looks Like: Scientists Predict the Next Great Discoveries - And Reveal How Today's Breakthroughs Are Already Shaping Our World
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Every day, scientists conduct pioneering experiments with the potential to transform how we live. Yet it isn't every day you hear from the scientists themselves Now, award-winning author Jim Al-Khalili and his team of top-notch experts explain how today's earthshaking discoveries will shape our world tomorrow--and 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 truth--reality-based and speculation-free. The future they conjure is by turns tantalizing and sobering: There's plenty to look forward to, but also plenty to dread. And undoubtedly the best way to for us to face tomorrow's greatest challenges is to learn what the future looks like--today.
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 truth--reality-based and speculation-free. The future they conjure is by turns tantalizing and sobering: There's plenty to look forward to, but also plenty to dread. And undoubtedly the best way to for us to face tomorrow's greatest challenges is to learn what the future looks like--today.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1615194703
ISBN13:9781615194704
Release Date:April 2018
Publisher:Experiment
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.73 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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