Contact
How to shop
Delivery
Shopping guide
The Skeptics' Guide to the Future
English
55 b
Up to 30 days for returns
Customers also purchased
OUT NOW: the new book from the bestselling authors and hosts of the wildy popular ''The Skeptics Guide to the Universe''
__________
Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. Whether they be the outlandish leaps predicted in the 1920s, like multi-purpose utility belts with climate control capabilities and planes the size of luxury cruise ships, or the forecasts of the ''60s, which didn''t anticipate the sexual revolution or women''s liberation, the path to the present is littered with failed predictions and incorrect estimations.
The best we can do is try to absorb from futurism''s checkered past, perhaps learning to do a little better.
In The Skeptics'' Guide To The Future, Steven Novella and his co-authors build upon the work of futurists of the past by examining what they got right, what they got wrong, and how they came to those conclusions. By exploring the pitfalls of each era, they give their own speculations about the distant future, transformed by unbelievable technology ranging from genetic manipulation to artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Applying their trademark skepticism, they carefully extrapolate upon each scientific development, leaving no stone unturned as they lay out a vision for the future of tomorrow.
__________
About the book
English
Give this book today
It's easy
1 Add to cart and choose Deliver as present at the checkout 2 We'll send you a voucher 3 The book will arrive at the recipient's addressYou might also be interested in
/
Paperback
6 937
Ft
/
Paperback
28 476
Ft
/
Diary
6 451
Ft
/
Paperback
2 659
Ft
/
Paperback
8 719
Ft
/
Paperback
9 867
Ft
Hi! I'm Libroamiko, your book advisor.
How can I help you?