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Here be dragons, science, technology and the future of humanity, Olle Häggström

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Here be dragons, science, technology and the future of humanity, Olle Häggström

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-273) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Here be dragons

Nature of contents

bibliography

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915509125

Responsibility statement

Olle Häggström

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science, technology and the future of humanity

Summary

The 21st century will most likely see even more revolutionary changes than the 20th, due to advances in science, technology and medicine. Particular areas where extraordinary and perhaps disruptive advances can be expected include biotechnology, nanotechnology, and machine intelligence. We may also expect various ways to enhance human cognitive and other abilities using, e.g., pharmaceuticals, genetic engineering or machine-brain interfaces - perhaps to the extent of changing human nature beyond what we currently think of as human. The potential benefits of all these technologies are enormous, but so are the risks, including the possibility of human extinction.--, Source other than Library of Congress

Table Of Contents

Science for good and science for bad -- Our planet and its biosphere -- Engineering better humans? -- Computer revolution -- Going nano -- What is science? -- The fallacious Doomsday Argument -- Doomsday nevertheless? -- Space colonization and the Fermi Paradox -- What do we want and what should we do?

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Science, technology and the future of humanity

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