Robert A. Norman, Sharad P. Paul

The Last Natural Man (eBook, PDF)

Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Describes the paradigm shifts that have occurred and continue to occur throughout humanity Outlines how the future man will have many attractive qualities, many of which will be artificial Provides context as humanity teeters on the precipice between science and science fiction Defines these changes and what being human means

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 126
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319422176
• Artikelnr.: 53032595

Autorenporträt

Dr. Robert A. Norman is a board-certified dermatologist and family practitioner who has been in practice for over 25 years. He is a faculty member for five medical schools and has been honored with numerous service and teaching awards, including Physician of the Year (2005) and Distinguished Service Award (2007) in Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida. He has been the editor and contributing writer of eight textbooks on Geriatrics and Geriatric Dermatology and published over 150 articles in various major media publications. Dr. Norman has a private practice and is the chief physician and owner of Dermatology Healthcare, founded in 1994, which delivers essential skin care services for nursing home patients.

Sharad P. Paul MD is a skin cancer surgeon, family physician, academic, skincare expert, evolutionary biologist, storyteller and social entrepreneur. Born in England, with a childhood in India, he is a 'global citizen' who lives Down Under. In 2003, he received a HealthInnovation Award. In 2008, he was featured in international editions of TIME magazine in an article titled 'Open Heart Surgeon.' He has been called 'Renaissance Man' by New Zealand Herald's Canvas magazine and 'polymath' by Good magazine. In 2012, he was awarded the NZ Medical Association's highest honor, the Chair's Award, and was a finalist for the New Zealander of the Year Award. He has spoken at ideas conferences like THiNK alongside Robert De Niro, Tina Brown, David Barash, VS Naipaul and at several major literary festivals such as India's Jaipur Literary Festival alongside Margaret Atwood, Stephen Fry, Atul Gawande etc. and at Dublin's Dalkey Book Festival alongside Malcolm Gladwell. In 2015, he was awarded the Ko Awatea International Excellence in Health Improvement Award, an 'Award for Leading Health Improvement on a Global Scale.'

Inhaltsangabe

Overview.- 1. A History of Disease and Human Invention.- 2. Germs, Genes, and Geography.- 3. Is Aging a Disease?.- 4. Vaccines and Prevention.- 5. The Future of Disease-Evolution and Ecology.- 6. Do We Need Disease?.- 7. Acute vs. Chronic Illness - How Do We Decide What to Treat or Eliminate?.- 8. The Last Natural Brain.- 9. Biomimicry.- 10. The New Creationists .- 11. The Replaceable You.- 12. Sensing the Future.- 13. Moving On.- 14. The Last Chapter.- Epilogue.