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Future Humans
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Author : Tom Jackson
language : en
Publisher: QED Publishing
Release Date : 2019-10-15
Future Humans written by Tom Jackson and has been published by QED Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-15 with Human beings categories.
What is transhumanism? What is AI? How are scientists developing ways to reach immortality? And should we even want to live forever? These questions are tackled as part of the What's the Issue? series - aimed at pre-teen and teens tackling current subjects, with a focus on critical thinking and debate, and forming one's own informed opinions.
Future Humans
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Author : Scott Solomon
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-01
Future Humans written by Scott Solomon and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-01 with Science categories.
"Evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon draws on the explosion of discoveries in recent years to examine the future evolution of our species. Combining knowledge of our past with current trends, Solomon offers convincing evidence that evolutionary forces still affect us today. But how will modernization--including longer lifespans, changing diets, global travel, and widespread use of medicine and contraceptives--affect our evolutionary future?" --publisher description.
Future Humans
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Author : Thomas Mailund
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-04
Future Humans written by Thomas Mailund and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-04 with categories.
Evolution is driven by random mutations and natural selection. Mutations add variety to a species, and natural selection takes that variety, picks the best and gets rid of the rest, to adapt the species to its environment. We cannot predict where mutations strike, but if we know what they can potentially affect, and we know a species' environment, then we can attempt to predict where natural selection will go, and how a species might evolve.We know how the human species evolved over many millions of years, and that it evolved in an environment very different from where we are now. We live in urban areas, our ancestors did not. Medicine gives us a longer and healthier life than we had in our past. We are adapted to one environment, and we now have to adapt to a new one. Where will evolution take us over the next million years?
Future Humans In Fiction And Film
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Author : Louisa MacKay Demerjian
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2019-01-10
Future Humans In Fiction And Film written by Louisa MacKay Demerjian and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-10 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book will appeal to everyone who reads science fiction or thinks about science and its impact on our lives. It raises profound economic, ethical, political, sociological, and psychological questions. It explores our fears and fantasies as it examines a range of fictions, films, and TV programs that speculate about the possibilities of humans in the future. The contributions here ask central questions that have provoked the creators and readers of science fiction since Mary Shelley inaugurated the genre with her novel Frankenstein. What are the aims and limits of science and technology? What are our responsibilities toward the products of our advancing science and technology? What kinds of creatures will we produce or encounter in the future? What rights will we grant to these creatures or – more worryingly – will they grant to us? Do science and technology make us more civilized or more barbaric? How should we treat each other? Ultimately, what does it mean to be human?
Evolving Ourselves
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Author : Juan Enriquez
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-03-10
Evolving Ourselves written by Juan Enriquez and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-10 with Science categories.
“We are the primary drivers of change. We will directly and indirectly determine what lives, what dies, where, and when. We are in a different phase of evolution; the future of life is now in our hands.” Why are rates of conditions like autism, asthma, obesity, and allergies exploding at an unprecedented pace? Why are humans living longer, getting smarter, and having far fewer kids? How might your lifestyle affect your unborn children and grandchildren? How will gene-editing technologies like CRISPR steer the course of human evolution? If Darwin were alive today, how would he explain this new world? Could our progeny eventually become a different species—or several? In Evolving Ourselves, futurist Juan Enriquez and scientist Steve Gullans conduct a sweeping tour of how humans are changing the course of evolution—sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. For example: • Globally, rates of obesity in humans nearly doubled between 1980 and 2014. What’s more, there’s evidence that other species, from pasture-fed horses to lab animals to house cats, are also getting fatter. • As reported by U.S. government agencies, the rate of autism rose by 131 percent from 2001 to 2010, an increase that cannot be attributed simply to increases in diagnosis rates. • Three hundred years ago, almost no one with a serious nut allergy lived long enough to reproduce. Today, despite an environment in which food allergies have increased by 50 percent in just over a decade, 17 million Americans who suffer from food allergies survive, thrive, and pass their genes and behaviors on to the next generation. • In the pre-Twinkie era, early humans had quite healthy mouths. As we began cooking, bathing, and using antibiotics, the bacteria in our bodies changed dramatically and became far less diverse. Today the consequences are evident not only in our teeth but throughout our bodies and minds. Though these harbingers of change are deeply unsettling, the authors argue that we are also in an epoch of tremendous opportunity. New advances in biotechnology help us mitigate the cruel forces of natural selection, from saving prematurely born babies to gene therapies for sickle cell anemia and other conditions. As technology like CRISPR enables us to take control of our genes, we will be able to alter our own species and many others—a good thing, given that our eventual survival will require space travel and colonization, enabled by a fundamental redesign of our bodies. Future humans could become great caretakers of the planet, as well as a more diverse, more resilient, gentler, and more intelligent species—but only if we make the right choices now. Intelligent, provocative, and optimistic, Evolving Ourselves is the ultimate guide to the next phase of life on Earth.
Beyond Earth
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Author : Bob Krone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Beyond Earth written by Bob Krone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Nature categories.
This is a critical time for the space program, and for all of us. Even the significant steps that we have taken since the dawn of the space age in 1957, including orbital flight, the Moon landings, and orbiting space stations, will in retrospect seem to be tiny steps compared to what lies ahead. Migrating into space will challenge us beyond anything we have previously accomplished, and we are destined to face adventures that are both fantastically breathtaking and supremely dangerous. "Beyond Earth" is for everyone interested in humankind's next great adventure -- the human settlement of the Solar System. A unique collection of world-class scholars, scientists, engineers, managers, astronauts, artists, authors, and professors examine the key questions of our unique circumstance at the dawn of a new era in space exploration and development: Why does space matter to us? What can we use it for? How can we get there efficiently? What will ordinary life be like in space? What will our homes be like on the Moon? On Mars? In orbit? Will we play? Will we love? The book does not stop with questions. It goes beyond the dramatic, the superficial, and the overly technical to the prescriptive, literally laying the brick and mortar for our future space faring civilisation. Contributing authors come from both hard and soft sciences; include education and the arts; and ask children, who will be the future space dwellers, for their visions. They document needed research. There are three underlying assumptions driving this book: First, that the human urge for flight, exploration and survival, plus its curiosity about the universe, are deeply embedded in our genes and in our minds; Second, that even if these urges were ignored, the continual improvement of the quality of life for the human race on earth, and perhaps even its ultimate survival, hinge on the successes of human exploration and habitation of space; and, Third that our generation can use the opportunity presented by outwards expansion to design a rewarding and exciting future of collaboration to capitalise on the lessons learned from human history on Earth.
Future Humans
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Author : Tom Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Future Humans written by Tom Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Human beings categories.
What is transhumanism? What is AI? Are these good developments or bad ones? How might immortality be possible? And should we even want to live forever? Get the facts and make up your own mind on these and more questions related to enhanced human potential with Future Humans, part of the new What's the Issue? series. What does it really mean to be human? In the future, might we be forced to rethink the answer? In this fascinating book, explore these questions through topics like:Prosthetics and implantsPlastic surgeryPerformance drugsExternal memoryGenetic modificationsNanotechnologySmart drugs (cognitive enhancers)CyborgsBioprintingThe What's the Issue? series tackles engaging, thought-provoking subjects chosen from the headlines and public debates. What's the Issue? asks ‘what’s all the fuss about?’, presents the key facts, reviews what’s at stake in each case and weighs the pros and cons. The goal of the series is to help young people understand difficult concepts, provide them with the tools to inform their own opinions and help them to see and influence changes within our society.
Physics Of The Future
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Author : Michio Kaku
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2011-03-15
Physics Of The Future written by Michio Kaku and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-15 with Science categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The renowned theoretical physicist and national bestselling author of The God Equation details the developments in computer technology, artificial intelligence, medicine, space travel, and more, that are poised to happen over the next century. “Mind-bending…. [An] alternately fascinating and frightening book.” —San Francisco Chronicle Space elevators. Internet-enabled contact lenses. Cars that fly by floating on magnetic fields. This is the stuff of science fiction—it’s also daily life in the year 2100. Renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku considers how these inventions will affect the world economy, addressing the key questions: Who will have jobs? Which nations will prosper? Kaku interviews three hundred of the world’s top scientists—working in their labs on astonishing prototypes. He also takes into account the rigorous scientific principles that regulate how quickly, how safely, and how far technologies can advance. In Physics of the Future, Kaku forecasts a century of earthshaking advances in technology that could make even the last centuries’ leaps and bounds seem insignificant.
Future Humans And The Ufos
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Author : Diane Tessman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-12-11
Future Humans And The Ufos written by Diane Tessman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-11 with categories.
"Future Humans and the UFOs" presents the possibility, backed with physics and over-looked evidence, that UFO occupants are time traveling humans. It may be that extraterrestrials visit Earth as well, but we have missed a huge piece of the UFO puzzle. In 1947, when Kenneth Arnold first saw flying saucers, it was assumed occupants must be ETs from distant star systems because, "traveling back in time is impossible." However, Einstein never said time travel back is impossible; with today's science and technology making huge leaps forward, more physicists and others are theorizing that the visitors in our skies may well be humans from the future. This book features information on the USS Nimitz and USS Roosevelt Navy fighter pilots' interactions with strange "Tic-Tac" capsules and how UAPs manage to move as they do. Theoretical physicist Jack Sarfatti offers the specifics of his "low power warp" which incorporates metamaterials into the skin of the craft, creating a zero-gravity bubble. This may account for not only the Tic-Tacs' propulsion, but holds the key to warping space and traveling back in time. We offer a fresh look at the motivations of UFO occupants as they harass nuclear installations and turn off the codes of nuclear warheads atop missiles. Current insufficient storage of nuclear waste will be dangerous for a half-life of 15.7 million years; what dangers do Future Humans face because of our irresponsibility? What about global warming and climate chaos in 200 years or one million years? Dr. Michael Masters offers bio-evolutionary information on the human and humanoid entities who are assumed to be extraterrestrials; they almost certainly are human. We review Leonard Stringfield's shocking UFO crash/retrieval information, look in depth at abductions, and delve into advanced technology which connects to Future Humans, seeming like magic. With his best wishes, Jacques Vallee has allowed the author to print his research paper with the hypothesis it is not extraterrestrials, but from "any-where and any-when," originating from time on this Earth. Also included are possibilities on ancient time travelers as part of our history and amazing new info on Star Trek.
Cyber Humans
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Author : Woodrow Barfield
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-12-17
Cyber Humans written by Woodrow Barfield and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-17 with Computers categories.
It is predicted that robots will surpass human intelligence within the next fifty years. The ever increasing speed of advances in technology and neuroscience, coupled with the creation of super computers and enhanced body parts and artificial limbs, is paving the way for a merger of both human and machine. Devices which were once worn on the body are now being implanted into the body, and as a result, a class of true cyborgs, who are displaying a range of skills beyond those of normal humans-beings, are being created. There are cyborgs which can see colour by hearing sound, others have the ability to detect magnetic fields, some are equipped with telephoto lenses to aid their vision or implanted computers to monitor their heart, and some use thought to communicate with a computer or to manipulate a robotic arm. This is not science-fiction, these are developments that are really happening now, and will continue to develop in the future. However, a range of legal and policy questions has arisen alongside this rise of artificial intelligence. Cyber-Humans provides a deep and unique perspective on the technological future of humanity, and describes how law and policy will be particularly relevant in creating a fair and equal society and protecting the liberties of different life forms which will emerge in the 21st century. Dr Woodrow (Woody) Barfield previously headed up the Sensory Engineering Laboratory, holding the position of Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor at the University of Washington. His research revolves around the design and use of wearable computers and augmented reality systems and holds both JD and LLM degrees in intellectual property law and policy. He has published over 350 articles and major presentations in the areas of computer science, engineering and law. He currently lives in Chapel Hill, NC, USA.