"Runaway Science: From Raging Robots to the Horrors of Hi-Tech presents ominous, and some encouraging, stories of how technology has shaped our past and might shape our future. It takes a pop-culture and historic spin on the question of mankind's future. An exhilarating and troubling read, it looks at whether robots and technology are a threat or a boon to humanity"--
"Runaway Science: From Raging Robots to the Horrors of Hi-Tech presents ominous, and some encouraging, stories of how technology has shaped our past and might shape our future. It takes a pop-culture and historic spin on the question of mankind's future. An exhilarating and troubling read, it looks at whether robots and technology are a threat or a boon to humanity"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Nick Redfern works full time as an author, lecturer, and journalist. He writes about a wide range of unsolved mysteries, including UFOs, alien encounters, government conspiracies, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster. His many books include Visible Ink Press’ Time Travel: The Science and Science Fiction; Area 51: The Revealing Truth of UFOs, Secret Aircraft, Cover-Ups & Conspiracies; The Bigfoot Book: The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti, and Cryptid Primates; The Alien Book: A Guide to Extraterrestrial Beings on Earth; Secret History: Conspiracies from Ancient Aliens to the New World Order; Cover-Ups & Secrets: The Complete Guide to Government Conspiracies, Manipulations & Deceptions; Control: MKUltra, Chemtrails and the Conspiracy to Suppress the Masses; Secret Societies: The Complete Guide to Histories, Rites, and Rituals; The Monster Book: Creatures, Beasts, and Fiends of Nature; and Monsters of the Deep. He has appeared on numerous television shows, including History Channel’s Monster Quest and UFO Hunters ; VH1’s Legend Hunters; National Geographic Channel’s The Truth about UFOs and Paranatural; BBC’s Out of this World; MSNBC’s Countdown; and SyFy Channel’s Proof Positive. Nick lives just a few miles from Dallas, Texas’ infamous Grassy Knoll.
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About the Author Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Ancient Robots and Magical Machines 2. Sex with Robots 3. Bionic Eyes? Almost the Real Thing 4. Limb Construction, Robots and ?Luke? 5. When Robots Go to War 6. Replaced by Robot Lookalikes? 7. Robotic Spies in the Home 8. Robocop Comes to Life 9. When Your TV Becomes Filled with Danger 10. Robots in the Sky 11. The Rise of the Insect Robots 12. Robots Doing What We Can Do 13. Communing with Robots and Craving for Immortality 14. When a Robot Made the World Stand Still 15. Robots on TV 16. Cinematic Robots and the World of Hollywood 17. From NASA to DARPA 18. When Artificial Intelligence Begins to Flex its Muscles 19. Chipped Forever? 20. The Rise of the Cyborgs 21. From the White House to COVID-19 22. Conclusions Further Reading Index
About the Author Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Ancient Robots and Magical Machines 2. Sex with Robots 3. Bionic Eyes? Almost the Real Thing 4. Limb Construction, Robots and ?Luke? 5. When Robots Go to War 6. Replaced by Robot Lookalikes? 7. Robotic Spies in the Home 8. Robocop Comes to Life 9. When Your TV Becomes Filled with Danger 10. Robots in the Sky 11. The Rise of the Insect Robots 12. Robots Doing What We Can Do 13. Communing with Robots and Craving for Immortality 14. When a Robot Made the World Stand Still 15. Robots on TV 16. Cinematic Robots and the World of Hollywood 17. From NASA to DARPA 18. When Artificial Intelligence Begins to Flex its Muscles 19. Chipped Forever? 20. The Rise of the Cyborgs 21. From the White House to COVID-19 22. Conclusions Further Reading Index
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