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Kotler, Steven,

Tomorrowland : our journey from science fiction to science fact / - 539 pages ; illustrations

Includes index

Part One: The future in here -- 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 -- Part Two: The future out there -- 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 -- Part Three: The future uncertain -- 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

A selection of Kotler's previously published writings, updated, on pivotal and controversial advances in science and technology.--

ISBN: 9780544456211 9781477827949

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Science -- Forecasting -- Popular works
Science in literature
Technological innovations -- Social aspects
Technological innovations -- Popular works
Discoveries in science -- Social aspects
Science and civilization -- Popular works

Dewey Class. No.: Fic W92789