What's Next?: Even Scientists Can’t Predict the Future – or Can They? - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1781258953 ISBN 13 : 9781781258958

Editeur : Profile Books Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

Thought the science of the future was all hoverboards and space travel? Think again.

Every day, scientists come up with the ingenious solutions and surprising discoveries that will define our future. So here, Jim Al-Khalili and his crack team of experts bin the crystal ball and use cutting-edge science to get a glimpse of what's in store.

From whether teleportation is really possible (spoiler: it is), to what we'll do if artificial intelligence takes over, What's Next? takes on the big questions. And along the way, it'll answer questions like: Will we find a cure to all diseases? An answer to climate change? Will bionics make us into superheroes?

Touching on everything from genetics to transport, and nanotechnology to teleportation, What's Next? is a fascinating, fun and informative look at what's in store for the human race.

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À propos des auteurs

Jim Al-Khalili OBE is an Iraqi-born British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster. He is currently Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey. He has hosted several BBC productions about science, including BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific.

Adam Kucharski is a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. A mathematician by training, his work on global outbreaks has included Ebola, Zika and COVID-19, and he has advised multiple governments and health agencies. He is a TED senior fellow and winner of the University of Cambridge Adams Prize and the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. His writing has appeared in the The Times, Observer and Financial Times among others, and he has contributed to several documentaries, including BBC Horizon.

Aarathi Prasad is a biologist and writer. She has appeared on TV and radio programmes, including BBC Radio 4, Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel. She is the author of Like A Virgin: How Science is Redesigning the Rules of Sex. She lives in London.

Dr Anna Ploszajski is a materials scientist, storyteller, author, podcaster, speaker, presenter, skills trainer, trumpeter, English Channel swimmer, feminist, knitter, walker and border collie dog mum, originally from Bedford, now settled in Walthamstow, East London. Her debut popular science book, Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning Through Making was published in 2021.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Profile Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1781258953
• ISBN 13: 9781781258958
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Al-Khalili Jim
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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