{"product_id":"9781578598410","title":"Runaway Science","description":"Author: Nick Redfern\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781578598410\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Visible Ink Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Apr 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 300\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill computers come to dominate man? Will advanced technology, robots and artificial intelligence enhance or destroy our future ... and thereby changing us forever!?! Learn about the history, the menace and opportunities of technology-as well as possible futures-in this one-of-a-kind book!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs technology running amok or is it serving as a helping hand? Is it a threat or a benefit? \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRunaway Science: True Stories of Raging Robots and Hi-Tech Horrors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e presents the ominous, and some encouraging, stories of how technology has shaped our past and might shape our future. It dives into the question of mankind's future. An exhilarating\u003ci\u003eand troubling\u003c\/i\u003eread, it looks at whether robots and technology are a threat or a boon to humanity. Its investigations include ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobocops and robots in the police force\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobots replacing people in the workplace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe high tech of ancient times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eClones, androids, modified humans, cyborgs, designer babies, and half-human robots\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCIA plots to control our minds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sentient internet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonitoring our every move with microchip implants\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe threat of unfathomable alien intelligence and technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe singularity of uncontrollable and irreversible supplanting of human intelligence with technological intelligence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience fiction and science fact-and how science fiction foreshadowed the future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClandestine technological dangers and government mind-control plots\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobotic limbs, androids and half-humans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prospect of uploading our minds into computers to ensure immortality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether robots will rise up and cause humans to become extinct\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd much, much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith more than 100 photos and illustrations, this riveting read is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. Ponder the possibilities with this examination of the menace of robots, artificial intelligence, and technology of the past, present, and future. Exciting and worrisome, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRunaway Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e looks at past horrors and future dangers of technology!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46830048477342,"sku":"ADS-9781578598410","price":84.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781578598410.jpg?v=1778559180","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781578598410","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}