On the future : prospects for humanity /
"Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes--good and bad--are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by short-term thinking, polarizing debates, alarmist rhetoric,...
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
c2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- . 1. Deep in the Anthropocene
- Perils and prospects
- Nuclear threats
- Eco-threats and tipping points
- Staying within planetary boundaries
- Climate change
- Clean-energy - and a 'Plan B'?
- 2. Humanity's future on Earth
- Biotech
- Cybertechnology, robotics, and AI
- What about our jobs?
- Human-level intelligence?
- Truly existential risks?
- 3. Humanity in a cosmic perspective
- The Earth in a cosmic context
- Beyond our solar system
- Spaceflight - Manned and unmanned
- Towards a post-human era?
- Alien intelligence?
- 4. The limits and future of science
- From the simple to the complex
- Making sense of our complex world
- How far does physical reality extend?
- Will science 'hit the buffers'?
- What about God?
- 5. Conclusions
- Doing science
- Science in society
- Shared hopes and fears.