Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies—and What It Means to Be Human

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book about technology and society nonfiction book

"Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies—and What It Means to Be Human" is a nonfiction book exploring how emerging technologies like genetics, robotics, information technology, and nanotechnology may transform human nature and society.

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instanceOf book about technology and society ⓘ
nonfiction book ⓘ
acronymExplained GRIN stands for genetics, robotics, information technology, and nanotechnology ⓘ
addresses moral responsibility in directing technological change ⓘ
questions about human identity in the face of enhancement ⓘ
author Joel Garreau NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
discusses cognitive enhancement ⓘ
life extension ⓘ
military applications of enhancement technologies ⓘ
social inequality related to enhancement access ⓘ
explores ethical dilemmas posed by radical technological change ⓘ
potential benefits of human enhancement technologies ⓘ
potential risks of human enhancement technologies ⓘ
scenarios for the future of human evolution ⓘ
genre futurism ⓘ
popular science ⓘ
science and technology ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ
technology professionals ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme how technology may transform what it means to be human ⓘ
mediaType hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
print ⓘ
notableFor discussion of GRIN technologies ⓘ
perspective journalistic ⓘ
speculative ⓘ
publicationDate 2005 ⓘ
publisher Doubleday ⓘ
setting near-future technological landscape ⓘ
subject emerging technologies ⓘ
ethics of technology ⓘ
future of humanity ⓘ
genetics ⓘ
human enhancement ⓘ
information technology ⓘ
nanotechnology ⓘ
robotics ⓘ
social impact of technology ⓘ
transhumanism ⓘ
subtitle The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies—and What It Means to Be Human NERFINISHED ⓘ

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