{"product_id":"soonish-ten-emerging-technologies-thatll-improve-and-or-ruin-everything-paperback","title":"Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve And\/Or Ruin Everything - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelly Weinersmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZach Weinersmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Science Book of the Year  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e Best Science Book of the Year  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic \u003ci\u003eSaturday Morning Breakfast Cereal\u003c\/i\u003e, a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies -- from how to fling a ship into deep space on the cheap to 3D organ printing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And why do we not have a lunar colony already? What is the hold-up? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this smart and funny book, celebrated cartoonist Zach Weinersmith and noted researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what's coming next -- from robot swarms to nuclear fusion powered-toasters. By weaving their own research, interviews with the scientists who are making these advances happen, and Zach's trademark comics, the Weinersmiths investigate why these technologies are needed, how they would work, and what is standing in their way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e New technologies are almost never the work of isolated geniuses with a neat idea. A given future technology may need any number of intermediate technologies to develop first, and many of these critical advances may appear to be irrelevant when they are first discovered. The journey to progress is full of strange detours and blind alleys that tell us so much about the human mind and the march of civilization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To this end, \u003ci\u003eSoonish \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates ten different emerging fields, from programmable matter to augmented reality, from space elevators to robotic construction, to show us the amazing world we will have, you know, soonish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoonish is the perfect gift for science lovers for the holidays\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZach Weinersmith\u003c\/b\u003e is the cartoonist behind the popular geek webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. His work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Forbes, Science Friday, Boingboing, the Freakonomics Blog, the RadioLab blog, Entertainment Weekly, Mother Jones, CNN, Discovery Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr. Kelly Weinersmith\u003c\/b\u003e is Adjunct Faculty in the BioSciences Department at Rice University, where she studies parasites that manipulate the behavior of their hosts. In addition to being a respected researcher, she cohosts Science...Sort Of, which is one of the top 20 natural science podcasts. Kelly spoke at \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine's\u003c\/i\u003e The Future is Here 2015, and her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755791974688,"sku":"9780399563843","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/63764362a8603b2edd128551af494735.webp?v=1780068582","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/soonish-ten-emerging-technologies-thatll-improve-and-or-ruin-everything-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}