ISBN:
1443887730
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9781443887731
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 210 pages)
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illustrations
Series Statement:
World Complexity Science Academy Book Series
Parallel Title:
Available in another form
DDC:
303.483
Keywords:
Technological innovations Social aspects
;
Technological innovations ; Social aspects
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General
Abstract:
In the next twenty years, the convergence of robotics, informatics, nano-bio-technologies, genetics, information technologies, and cognitive sciences will have a significant impact on society. This convergence will lead to a revolution in the way that science, health, energy, resources, production, consumption and environment are conceptualised. However, these technologies will also pose new and specific challenges in terms of sustainability, ethics, and even expectations of the future. Indeed, today, the word "future" is often associated with pessimism and fear, much more than it was in the p
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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English
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