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020			_a9780198723547
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040			_aLC _bEng. _eLC _cLC _dLC
050	0	0	_aCB 478 _bH11
100	1		_aH�aggstr�om, Olle, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aHere be dragons : _bscience, technology and the future of humanity _c/ Olle H�aggstr�om.
246	3	0	_aScience, technology and the future of humanity
250			_a1 ed.
264		1	_aOxford ; _aNew York, NY : _bOxford University Press, _c2016.
300			_aix, 278p. ; _c24cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 251-273) and index.
505	0		_aScience 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?
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aTechnology and civilization.
650		0	_aTechnological innovations _xSocial aspects.
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