Redesigning Worldwide Connections /
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,...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2015.
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Colección: | World Complexity Science Academy Book Series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 210 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781443887731 1443887730 |