Hard Science Fiction Films that Predict Future Technology "As the
breakneck advance of technology takes us into a world that is both
exciting and menacing, sci-fi films give us an inkling of what is
to come, and what we should avoid." -Seth Shostak, senior
astronomer at the SETI Institute, and host of Big Picture Science
#1 Best Seller in Nanotechnology, Computers & Technology,
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mechanical Engineering, and Robotics
& Automation, Cybernetics, and Experiments & Projects Dr.
Andrew Maynard, physicist and leading expert on socially
responsible development of emerging and converging technologies,
examines hard science fiction movies and brings them to life.
Science and technology are radically changing our world. Films from
the Future is an essential guide to navigating a future dominated
by complex and powerful new technologies. The jump from
room-filling processors to pocket-size super computers is just the
beginning. Artificial intelligence, gene manipulation, cloning, and
inter-planet travel are all ideas that seemed like fairy tales but
a few years ago. And now their possibility is very much here. But
are we ready to handle these advances? As Maynard explains, "Viewed
in the right way and with a good dose of critical thinking science
fiction movies can help us think about and prepare for the social
consequences of technologies we don't yet have, but that are coming
faster than we imagine." Dr. Maynard looks at twelve sci-fi movies
and takes us on a journey through the worlds of biological and
genetic manipulation, human enhancement, cyber technologies, and
nanotechnology. Gain a broader understanding of the complex
relationship between science and society. The movies include old
and new, and the familiar and unfamiliar, providing a unique,
entertaining, and ultimately transformative take on the power and
responsibilities of emerging technologies. Read books such as The
Book of Why, The Science of Interstellar, or The Future of
Humanity? Then you'll love Films from the Future!
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