On the Future : : Prospects for Humanity /

On the Future : : Prospects for Humanity / / Martin Rees.

A provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin ReesHumanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes—good and b...

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Rees, Martin,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t CONTENTS --   |t Preface to the Paperback Edition --   |t INTRODUCTION --   |t 1 DEEP IN THE ANTHROPOCENE --   |t 2 HUMANITY’S FUTURE ON EARTH --   |t 3 HUMANITY IN A COSMIC PERSPECTIVE --   |t 4 THE LIMITS AND FUTURE OF SCIENCE --   |t 5 CONCLUSIONS --   |t Notes --   |t Index 
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520 |a A provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin ReesHumanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes—good and bad—are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by short-term thinking, polarizing debates, alarmist rhetoric, and pessimism. In this short, exhilarating book, renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees argues that humanity’s prospects depend on our taking a very different approach to planning for tomorrow.The future of humanity is bound to the future of science and hinges on how successfully we harness technological advances to address our challenges. If we are to use science to solve our problems while avoiding its dystopian risks, we must think rationally, globally, collectively, and optimistically about the long term. Advances in biotechnology, cybertechnology, robotics, and artificial intelligence—if pursued and applied wisely—could empower us to boost the developing and developed world and overcome the threats humanity faces on Earth, from climate change to nuclear war. At the same time, further advances in space science will allow humans to explore the solar system and beyond with robots and AI. But there is no “Plan B” for Earth—no viable alternative within reach if we do not care for our home planet.Rich with fascinating insights into cutting-edge science and technology, this accessible book will captivate anyone who wants to understand the critical issues that will define the future of humanity on Earth and beyond. 
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653 |a Boston Dynamics. 
653 |a Breakthrough Listen. 
653 |a Breeder reactor. 
653 |a Calculation. 
653 |a Carbon. 
653 |a Carl Sagan. 
653 |a Climate change. 
653 |a Climate sensitivity. 
653 |a Credential. 
653 |a Cryonics. 
653 |a David Deutsch. 
653 |a Didier Queloz. 
653 |a Disaster. 
653 |a Dystopia. 
653 |a E. O. Wilson. 
653 |a Edward Teller. 
653 |a Electric charge. 
653 |a Elon Musk. 
653 |a Eugene Wigner. 
653 |a Eugenics. 
653 |a Exoplanet. 
653 |a Extended family. 
653 |a Externality. 
653 |a Extraterrestrial life. 
653 |a Fossil fuel. 
653 |a Frank Drake. 
653 |a Frank Wilczek. 
653 |a Frequency allocation. 
653 |a Fruition. 
653 |a Fuel. 
653 |a Fusion power. 
653 |a Future Evolution. 
653 |a Gene. 
653 |a Geologist. 
653 |a Golden rice. 
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653 |a Handbook. 
653 |a Hans Bethe. 
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653 |a Hyperloop. 
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653 |a Instance (computer science). 
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653 |a Interstellar travel. 
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653 |a Joseph Rotblat. 
653 |a Life extension. 
653 |a Ludwig Wittgenstein. 
653 |a Lunar south pole. 
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653 |a Nobel Prize. 
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653 |a Nuclear warfare. 
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653 |a Nuclear winter. 
653 |a One-child policy. 
653 |a Our Final Hour. 
653 |a Pale Blue Dot (book). 
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653 |a Pfizer. 
653 |a Physicist. 
653 |a Pigment. 
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653 |a Probability. 
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653 |a Radio telescope. 
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653 |a Retirement age. 
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653 |a Second language. 
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653 |a Solar cell. 
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653 |a Stuxnet. 
653 |a Technology. 
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653 |a The Philosopher. 
653 |a The Population Bomb. 
653 |a The Skeptical Environmentalist. 
653 |a Theoretical physics. 
653 |a Thought. 
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653 |a Vulnerability. 
653 |a Warfare. 
653 |a Waste heat. 
653 |a Year. 
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