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AUTHOR |
O'Connell,Mark. |
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TITLE |
To be a machine : adventures among cyborgs, utopians, hackers, and the futurists solving the modest problem of death / Mark O'Connell. |
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IMPRINT |
London : Penguim Random House, 2017. |
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DESCRIPTION |
241 p.; 22 cm. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Contents: System crash -- An encounter -- A visitation -- Once out of nature -- A short note on the singularity -- Talkin' AI existential risk blues -- A short note on the first robots -- Mere machines -- Biology and its discontents -- Faith -- Please solve death -- The Wanderlodge of eternal life -- A short note on endings and beginnings. |
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SUMMARY |
Summary: "A globe-spanning investigation into the Transhumanist movement, considering the tech billionaires, scientific luminaries, and DIY body-hackers attempting to prolong, improve, and ultimately transcend the limits of human life"--Summary: "Transhu. |
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SUBJECT |
Humanism;. |
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SUBJECT |
Medical technology -- Social aspects. |
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SUBJECT |
Prosthesis -- Social aspects;. |
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Library. |
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ISBN |
9781783781966. |
