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022698
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London, Vintage, 2016.
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513pBlack spine
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Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style--thorough, yet riveting--famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonald's than from being blown up by Al Qaeda. What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century-- from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution.
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The new human agenda
Homo sapiens conquers the world. The Anthropocene ; The human spark
Homo sapiens gives meaning to the world. The storytellers ; The odd couple ; The modern covenant ; The humanist revolution
Homo sapiens loses control. The time bomb in the laboratory ; The great decoupling ; The ocean of consciousness ; The data religion
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9781784703936 Pb.
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| I02083 | 909/HAR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
005275
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New York, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 2000.
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160pSilver spine
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Explores the science and technology shaping our future, as well as looking back at the inventions that have transformed the modern world.
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Introduction
Living with computers:
Age of the microprocessor
Chips with everything
Computers in control
Using computers
Handling information
Working with words
Keeping in touch:
It's good to talk
Linked by laser
Look, no wires
Caught in the net
Entertainment:
Virtual words
Electronic arts
The moving image
Tuning in
The world in your home:
Global village
Online home
Working at home
Keeping watch:
Homewatch
Spying and defense
Earthwatch
Spacewatch
Machines in industry:
Robots at work
Smart factories
Micromachines
Nanotechnology
New materials
Creating power:
Fossil fuels
Energy from atoms
Energy from the cores
Harnessing the elements
Greater efficiency
Machines near and far:
In the home
Domestic robots
Shopping and banking
Machines in hazardous areas
Underwater machines
Machines in space 1
Machines in space 2
Our new home
Homes and cities:
Future city
Living together
Future homes
Construction
Transportation:
Future cars
On the road
Sea transportation
Airports and air travel
Airliners
Work and play:
The way to work
Future learning
Tourism and travel
Leisure activities
Adrenaline sports
Healthy living
Weather, water and waste
Future farming
Biotechnology
Genetic engineering
Finding a cure
Repairing our bodies
Holding back the years
Reference:
Glossary
Websites/Places of interest
Index
Acknowledgements
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0753453606 Hb.
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| 005083 | 303.49/WIL | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
| 008483 | 303.49/WIL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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008619
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New York, Riverhead Books, 2006.
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xii, 434pBlack Spine
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The author advocates using our intelligence and technology to transform the world rather than destroy it. Humankind is facing a profound transition, traveling at breakneck speed into an era of extremes - extremes of wealth and poverty, extremes in weapons, extremes of globalism. In order to survive , mankind must learn to manage them all.
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The need for transition
Technologies of sorcery
Through the canyon
The gateway to the future
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1573223239 Hb.
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| 008993 | 303.483/MAR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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