Christian, David
Future Stories: A user's guide to the future
- ISBN 13:
- 9781804990759
- author:
- Christian, David
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin (Transworld)
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.7 x 3.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Future Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Future Stories: A User's Guide to the Future by David Christian offers a unique perspective on the future, drawing together science, history, philosophy, and theology from diverse sources. By exploring how living organisms cope with uncertainty, Christian examines our ability to prepare for uncertain futures, including human evolution, artificial intelligence, interstellar travel, and more. This book links the study of the past to the study of the future, enabling us to imagine what the world may look like in the next hundred years. Christian's approach combines predictive mechanisms from single-celled organisms to the merging of galaxies billions of years from now, providing a comprehensive understanding of our place in the universe and the challenges we face.
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