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Like many fields of science, the future of medicine is frequently predicted by the science fiction writers of today, very much as many of today s medical advances were presaged by science fiction stories of the past.§In this book, physician and science fiction author Brad Aiken conveys his own speculations about our medical future through nine highly entertaining and thought-provoking short stories. Touching upon a great variety of themes, including but not limited to telemedicine and remote surgery, vaccination strategies against unknown deathly pathogens, nanomedicine to cure diseases and retard ageing, bionics, cloning and euthanasia, we get a glimpse of what might awaiting humanity.§Yet, in these stories it is always the protagonists, humans after all, who remain at the center stage, not the new technologies. This provides the fictional material with a unique blend of science fiction and social fantasy. It also warns us to be wary of the pitfalls of too much reliance on dehumanizing technology and to make sure it remains our helper, not our master. Last but not least, an extensive scientific essay investigates the interplay between science fiction and both past and current advances in medical sciences and technology, making the link to the fictional material in the book as well as to the relevant scientific literature.§

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Fiction & related items Fiction: special features Short stories

• Plný název: Small Doses of the Future
• Podnázev: A Collection of Scientific Short Stories
• Autor: Brad Aiken
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 193
• EAN: 9783319042527
• ISBN: 3319042521
• ID: 02316857
• Nakladatelství: Springer International Publishing AG
• Hmotnost: 332 g
• Rozměry: 237 × 157 × 12 mm
• Datum vydání: 25. February 2014

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