{"product_id":"what-the-future-looks-like-scientists-predict-the-next-great-discoveries-and-reveal-how-todays-breakthroughs-are-already-shaping-our-world-paperback","title":"What the Future Looks Like: Scientists Predict the Next Great Discoveries - And Reveal How Today's Breakthroughs Are Already Shaping Our World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Al-Khalili\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery day, scientists conduct pioneering experiments with the potential to transform how we live. Yet it isn't every day you hear from the scientists themselves! Now, award-winning author Jim Al-Khalili and his team of top-notch experts explain how today's earthshaking discoveries will shape our world tomorrow--and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePull back the curtain on: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003egenomics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erobotics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAI\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe \"Internet of Things\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esynthetic biology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etranshumanism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003einterstellar travel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecolonization of the solar system\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eteleportation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eand much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd find insight into big-picture questions such as\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill we find a cure to all diseases? The answer to climate change? And will bionics one day turn us into superheroes?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The scientists in these pages are interested only in the truth--reality-based and speculation-free. The future they conjure is by turns tantalizing and sobering: There's plenty to look forward to, but also plenty to dread. And undoubtedly the best way to for us to face tomorrow's greatest challenges is to learn what the future looks like--today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheoretical physicist, author, and broadcaster \u003cb\u003eJim Al-Khalili\u003c\/b\u003e's numerous other books include \u003ci\u003eQuantum\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParadox\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2016 he received the inaugural Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770651181344,"sku":"9781615194704","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d80a9cbe0371d494836407df6a19c744.webp?v=1780376386","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-the-future-looks-like-scientists-predict-the-next-great-discoveries-and-reveal-how-todays-breakthroughs-are-already-shaping-our-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}