Tomorrowland, our journey from science fiction to science fact, Steven Kotler
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Tomorrowland, our journey from science fiction to science fact, Steven Kotler
Language
eng
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non fiction
Main title
Tomorrowland
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Steven Kotler
Sub title
our journey from science fiction to science fact
Summary
"Kotler has written extensively about those pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact--and fundamentally reshaped the world. Now he gathers the best of his best, updated and expanded upon, to guide readers on a mind-bending tour of the far frontier, and how these advances are radically transforming our lives."--Page [4] of cover
Table Of Contents
The future is here: an introduction -- Bionic man: the world's first bionic man -- The genius who sticks around forever: the science of mind uploading -- Extreme states: the biology of spirituality -- Evolution's next stage: the future of evolution -- Vision quest: the world's first artificial vision implant -- Reengineering the Everglades: the world's first terraforming project -- Buckaroo Banzai: the arrival of flying cars -- Meltdown or mother lode: the possibilities of nuclear energy -- Space diving: the future of sport -- Building a better mosquito: the world's first genetically engineered creature -- The great galactic gold rush: the birth of the asteroid mining industry -- The psychedelic renaissance: the radical world of psychedelic medicine -- Sympathy for the devil: the troubled science of life extension -- The final frontier: the politics of stem cells -- Hacking the president's DNA: the consequences of playing God -- The god of sperm: the controversial future of birth
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