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Make Way for the Superhumans: How the science of bio enhancement is transforming our world, and how we need to deal with it
Michael Bess
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Description for Make Way for the Superhumans: How the science of bio enhancement is transforming our world, and how we need to deal with it
Paperback. An in-depth survey of the evolving science of bio-enhancement: where we are now and how to deal with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 388.
Biomedical research is changing the both the format and the functions of human beings. Very soon the human race will be faced with a choice: do we join in with the enhancement or not?
Make Way for the Superhumans looks at how far this technology has come and what aims and ambitions it has.
From robotic implants that restore sight to the blind, to performance enhancing drugs that build muscles, improve concentration, and maintain erections, bio-enhancement has already made massive advances.
Humans have already developed the technology to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785781773
SKU
V9781785781773
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About Michael Bess
Michael Bess is a specialist in 20th- and 21st-century Europe, with a particular interest in the social and cultural impacts of technological change. He is the author of three other books, one of which, The Light Green Society (U Chicago Press, 2003) won the George Perkins Marsh prize (2004) of the American Society for Environmental History and an Honorable Mention ... Read more
Reviews for Make Way for the Superhumans: How the science of bio enhancement is transforming our world, and how we need to deal with it
"Michael Bess's detailed and humane book adeptly surveys some eye-opening developments in current technology (bionic vision, thought-controlled machines and so forth), and foresees that future humans will enjoy double the average healthy lifespan of today, leading to lives of multiple marriages and career changes." The Spectator
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