Stephen Oram

Extracting Humanity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this remarkably perceptive collection, Stephen Oram blends cutting-edge science and tech with everyday emotions and values to create 20 thought experiments with heart. Extracting Humanity is a skilful exploration of smart currencies, memorials, medical care, treatment of refugees, social networks, data monitoring, and justice systems. Always without prescription or reprimand, these stories are simply the beginning of the conversation. From an eerie haptic suit that Tommy must call Father, to a protective, nutritious bubble that allows Feng Mian to survive on a colonised Moon; from tattoos that will earn their wearers a mini-break in a sensory chamber, to Harrie anxiously awaiting AI feedback on her unborn child... These startling, diverse narratives map all-too-real possibilities for our future and the things that might ultimately divide or unite us.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orchid's Lantern
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 265g
• ISBN-13: 9781999868482
• ISBN-10: 199986848X
• Artikelnr.: 68487808

Autorenporträt

Stephen Oram writes social science fiction novels and short stories, exploring the intersection of messy humans and imperfect technology. He is also a leading proponent of applied science fiction, working with scientists and technologists to explore possible outcomes of their research through short stories. Linux User & Developer Magazine described him as, "A soothsayer for this century's relationship with technology." The Financial Times said that his work, "Should set the rest of us thinking about science and its possible repercussions."