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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Novella, Steven.     Subjects     Science -- Forecasting.     Technological forecasting.     Forecasting.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Novella, Steven.       by title:      The skeptics' guide ...       by call number:      601.12 N937s     Search the Web     Novella, Steven.     Science -- Forecasting.     Technological forecasting.     Forecasting.       MARC Display

The skeptics' guide to the future : what yesterday's science and science fiction tell us about the world of tomorrow / Steven Novella with Bob Novella and Jay Novella. by Novella, Steven. Grand Central Publishing, 2022. Call #: 601.12 N937s Subjects Science -- Forecasting.   Technological forecasting.   Forecasting. ISBN:  9781538709542 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xvii, 414 p. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-395) and index. Summary:  "Technology will not save us from ourselves. We can use our technology to create or destroy, free or enslave, to enlighten or control. These are the choices that will dominate our future. Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. Whether they be the outlandish leaps predicted in the 1920s, like multipurpose utility belts with climate control capabilities and planes the size of luxury cruise ships, or the forecasts of the '60, which didn't anticipate the sexual revolution or women's liberation, the path to the present is littered with failed predictions and incorrect estimations.The best we can do is try to absorb the lessons from futurism's checkered past, perhaps learning to do a little better. In 'The Skeptics' Guide To The Future," Steven Novella [academic clinical neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine] and his co-authors build upon the work of futurists of the past by examining what they got right, what they got wrong, and how they came to those conclusions. By exploring the pitfalls of each era, they give their own speculations about the distant future, transformed by unbelievable technology ranging from genetic manipulation to artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Applying their trademark skepticism, they carefully extrapolate upon each scientific development, leaving no stone unturned as they lay out a vision for the future."--From publisher. Other authors:  Novella, Bob. Novella, Jay. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 601.12 N937s Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 13, 2024 Add Copy to MyList J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 601.12 N937s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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