ISBN:
9780191790331
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 278 Seiten)
Edition:
First edition
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.4/83
Keywords:
Technological innovations / Social aspects
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Technology and civilization
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Gesellschaft
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Technology and civilization
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Technological innovations Social aspects
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Technological innovations
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Technische Innovation
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Technischer Fortschritt
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Soziologie
;
Sozialer Wandel
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Naturwissenschaften
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Technische Innovation
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Sozialer Wandel
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Naturwissenschaften
;
Soziologie
;
Sozialer Wandel
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Technische Innovation
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Technischer Fortschritt
Abstract:
The 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....
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198723547.001.0001
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