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020			_a9781509894901
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245		0	_aSex, robots & vegan meat
260			_a _bPicador, _c2020
300			_a357 pages ; 22 cm
500			_aadventures at the frontier of birth, food, sex & death
505			_aPart 1 The Future of Sex _rWhere the magic happens-- _rThe illusion of companionship-- _rIt won't feel a thing-- _rAll of our relationships are at stake-- _rPart 2 The Future of Food-- _rCowschwitz -- _rThe Vegans Who Love Meat -- _rFish Out of Water -- _rAftertaste -- _rThe Future of Birth -- _rThe Business of Baby-Carrying -- _rThe Biobag -- _rImmaculate Gestation-- _rFinally. Women made obsolete-- _rPart 4 The Future of Death -- _rDIY Death -- _rThe Elon Musk of suicide-- _rThe means to an end--
520			_a'A timely investigation into the forces that are driving innovation in the four core areas of human experience: birth, food, sex, and death. In Sex Robots & Vegan Meat, award-winning journalist and documentary-maker Jenny Kleeman takes us on a journey into the world of the people who are changing what it means to be human. Focusing on the central pillars of the human experience-birth, food, sex, and death--Kleeman examines the people who are driving some truly amazing (and perhaps worrying) innovations. We are on the brink of seismic changes in the ways we live and die, from babies grown in artificial wombs to lab-produced meat; from sex robots able to hold polite conversation (and otherwise) to being able to choose to end our days with the perfect, painless, automated death. Our journey from cradle to grave is developing in ways which involve more and more technology, and less and less human interaction. Might these advances in technology serve to rob us of our humanity? In this book Jenny Kleeman takes a profound look at what the future might have in store--and asks some provocative questions along the way. Jenny Kleeman places these scientists front and center and asks what is driving and motivating them? Are they entrepreneurs in it for the greater good of human advancement, or might there be more sinister--i.e. monetary--motivations in play? Kleeman is a skilled and subtle interrogator and travels with the reader on a fascinating exploration of the changes afoot, their implications for who we are as a society--and as human beings. It's an immersive, eye-opening, and hugely entertaining journey into a world of extraordinary visionaries on the frontline of a social revolution.'--Publisher's website. ; We are on the brink of seismic changes in the ways we live and die: our journey from cradle to grave is developing in ways which involve more and more technology, and less and less human interaction. Focusing on the central pillars of the human experience-- birth, food, sex, and death--- Kleeman examines the people who are driving some truly amazing (and perhaps worrying) innovations. Might these advances in technology serve to rob us of our humanity? Are the scientists and entrepreneurs in it for the greater good of human advancement, or might there be more sinister motivations in play? -- adapted from jacket
590			_bThe future of sex -- The future of food -- The future of birth -- The future of death. ; Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-357).
630			_aCLASS Q - SCIENCE _93445
650			_aBiotechnology trends _912311
650			_aScience Social aspects _912312
650			_aScience Technological innovations _912313
650			_a _912
700			_aKleeman, Jenny _eAuthor _912314
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912			_a2020-01-01
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953			_d2022-09-06 16:41:58
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