Title Redesigning Worldwide Connections / edited by Michele Bonazzi and Valentina Di Simone

Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (x, 210 pages) : illustrations Series World Complexity Science Academy Book Series World Complexity Science Academy Book Series Summary In the next twenty years, the convergence of robotics, informatics, nano-bio-technologies, genetics, information technologies, and cognitive sciences will have a significant impact on society. This convergence will lead to a revolution in the way that science, health, energy, resources, production, consumption and environment are conceptualised. However, these technologies will also pose new and specific challenges in terms of sustainability, ethics, and even expectations of the future. Indeed, today, the word "future" is often associated with pessimism and fear, much more than it was in the p Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Print version record Subject Technological innovations -- Social aspects SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Technological innovations -- Social aspects Form Electronic book Author Bonazzi, Michele, editor Di Simone, Valentina, editor ISBN 9781443887731 1443887730

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