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- An optimist's tour of the future : one curious man sets out to answer "what's next?" / by Stevenson, Mark,1971-(CARDINAL)502930;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Man. "The world's most dangerous idea" ; "The most wondrous map" ; "My lab should not be trusted" -- Machine. Can you turn all the buttons on? ; "Like explaining Shakespeare to a dog" ; "Invisibly small and and magical" ; "The biggest, baddest kid on the block" ; "A constant and complete intercourse" -- Mother Earth. "World leaders still don't really get it" ; "I'm a disruptive guy. I like disruption" ; "The black phantom" ; "A little bit of a big amount" ; "The best job in the world" -- Me. "Making a road where there isn't one" ; "Future shock" ; Hello, and thanks for all the fish.A guide to the future of civilization describes the author's travels in various world regions where he learned about climate-proof farming practices and breakthrough technologies with a potential for helping the world.- Subjects: Humor.; Research; Science; Technological forecasting.; Technological innovations;
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- Soonish : emerging technologies that'll improve and/or ruin everything / by Weinersmith, Kelly,author.(CARDINAL)348023; Weinersmith, Zach,1982-author.(CARDINAL)348024;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1110L- Subjects: Illustrated works.; Humor.; Technological forecasting; Technological forecasting; Technological forecasting;
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- Soonish : ten emerging technologies that'll improve and/or ruin everything / by Weinersmith, Kelly,author.(CARDINAL)348023; Weinersmith, Zach,1982-author.(CARDINAL)348024;
"From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies--from how to fling a ship into deep space on the cheap to 3D organ printing. What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And why do we not have a lunar colony already? What is the holdup? In this smart and funny book, celebrated cartoonist Zach Weinersmith and noted researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what's coming next--from robot swarms to nuclear-fusion-powered toasters. By weaving their own research, interviews with the scientists who are making these advances happen, and Zach's trademark comics, the Weinersmiths investigate why these technologies are needed, how they would work, and what is standing in their way. New technologies are almost never the work of isolated geniuses with a neat idea. A given future technology may need any number of intermediate technologies to develop first, and many of these critical advances may appear to be irrelevant when they are first discovered. The journey to progress is full of strange detours and blind alleys that tell us so much about the human mind and the march of civilization. To this end, SOONISH investigates ten different emerging fields, from programmable matter to augmented reality, from space elevators to robotic construction, to show us the amazing world we will have, you know, soonish."--Jacket.Introduction: Soonish. Emphasis on the ish -- Section 1: The universe, soonish. Cheap access to space : the Final Frontier is too damn expensive ; Asteroid mining : rummaging through the Solar System's junkyard -- Section 2: Stuff, soonish. Fusion power : it powers the sun, and that's nice, but can it run my toaster? ; Programmable matter : what if all of your stuff could be any of your stuff? ; Robotic construction : build me a rumpus room, metal servant! ; Augmented reality : an alternative to fixing reality ; Synthetic biology : kind of like Frankenstein, except the monster spends the whole book dutifully making medicine and industrial inputs -- Section 3: You, soonish. Precision medicine : everything that's wrong with you in particular--a statistical approach ; Bioprinting : why stop at seven margaritas when you can just print a new liver? ; Brain-computer interfaces : because after four billion years of evolution you still can't remember where you put your keys ; Conclusion: Less soonisher, or The graveyard of lost chapters.Includes bibliographical references and index.1110L- Subjects: Illustrated works.; Humor.; Technological forecasting; Technological forecasting; Technological forecasting;
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- Soonish [sound recording] : ten emerging technologies that'll improve andor ruin everything/ by Weinersmith, Kelly.(CARDINAL)348023;
Cheap access to space: The Final Frontier is too damn expensive --Asteroid mining: Rummaging through the Solar System's junkyard --Fusion power: It powers the sun, and that's nice, but can it run my toaster? --Programmable matter: What if all of your stuff could be any of your stuff? --Robotic construction: Build me a rumpus room, metal servant! --Augmented reality: An alternative to fixing reality --Synthetic biology: Kind of like Frankenstein, except the monster spends the whole book dutifully making medicine and industrial inputs --Precision medicine: Everything that's wrong with you in particular; a statistical approach --Bioprinting: Why stop at seven margaritas when you can just print a new liver? --Brain-computer interfaces: Because after four billion years of evolution you still can't remember where you put your keys --Conclusion: Less soonisher, or The graveyard of lost chapters.Performed by Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith.What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And why do we not have a lunar colony already? Cartoonist Zach Weinersmith (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) and researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what's coming next, from robot swarms to nuclear-fusion-powered toasters. By weaving their own research, interviews with the scientists who are making these advances happen, and Zach's trademark comics, the Weinersmiths investigate why these technologies are needed, how they would work, and what is standing in their way.- Subjects: Humor.; Technological forecasting -- Humor.; Technology -- Social aspects.; Technological forecasting -- Popular works.;
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- Reference librarianship : notes from the trenches / by Anderson, Charles R.,1935-(CARDINAL)669504; Sprenkle, Peter.(CARDINAL)476595;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-248) and index.- Subjects: Humor.; Sprenkle, Peter; Reference services (Libraries); Reference librarians; Public libraries; Reference librarians; Internet in library reference services.; Libraries and the Internet.; Libraries; Libraries; Libraries;
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- Touch / by Maum, Courtney,1978-author.(CARDINAL)342546;
"From the author of the acclaimedI Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, a satirical and moving novel in the spirit of Maria Semple and Jess Walter about a New York City trend forecaster who finds herself wanting to overturn her own predictions, move away from technology, and reclaim her heart. Sloane Jacobsen is the most powerful trend forecaster in the world (she was the foreseer of "the swipe"), and global fashion, lifestyle, and tech companies pay to hear her opinions about the future. Her recent forecasts on the family are unwavering: the world is over-populated, and with unemployment, college costs, and food prices all on the rise, having children is an extravagant indulgence. So it's no surprise when the tech giant Mammoth hires Sloane to lead their groundbreaking annual conference, celebrating the voluntarily childless. But not far into her contract, Sloane begins to sense the undeniable signs of a movement against electronics that will see people embracing compassion, empathy, and "in-personism" again. She's struggling with the fact that her predictions are hopelessly out of sync with her employer's mission and that her closest personal relationship is with her self-driving car when her partner, the French "neo-sensualist" Roman Bellard, reveals that he is about to publish an op-ed on the death of penetrative sex--a post-sexual treatise that instantly goes viral. Despite the risks to her professional reputation, Sloane is nevertheless convinced that her instincts are the right ones, and goes on a quest to defend real life human interaction, while finally allowing in the love and connectedness she's long been denying herself. A poignant and amusing call to arms that showcases her signature biting wit and keen eye, celebrated novelist Courtney Maum's new book is a moving investigation into what it means to be an individual in a globalized world"--- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Childlessness; Interpersonal relations; Intimacy (Psychology); Lifestyles; Overpopulation; Self-realization in women; Social prediction; Technology;
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