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....about Our Molecular Future
"Douglas Mulhall argues persuasively that we attend
to an imminent revolution in the scientific enterprise. Professionally,
I'm excited by the opportunities nanotechnology and its spin-offs
will provide for the gifted adolescent scientists and philosophers
that I study and work with. When they read Mulhall's book,
they'll see clearly where promising prospects may arise. On
a personal level, the subject matter of Our Molecular Future
is both intriguing and terrifying. I'm grateful to have Mulhall's
lucid thinking as a guide to this new territory."
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- Rena F. Subotnik, PhD,
Center for Gifted Education Policy
American Psychological Association,
author of Genius Revisited
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"Mulhall offers a tantalizing glimpse of a nanotech
future in which-to ensure the survival of our society-the
tiniest of machines join battle with natures greatest warriors-volcanic
supereruptions, giant tsunamis, and impacting asteroids."
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-Bill McGuire,
Benfield Greig Professor of Geohazards and director,
Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre, University College
London,
author of Apocalypse
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"A provocative
and profoundly convincing message from the future."
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- Graham Hancock, Archaeological Journalist
and Author of Fingerprints of the Gods,
www.grahamhancock.com
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"Impossible" science that can change our daily
lives and thwart earth-threatening natural catastrophes --
the stuff of a dozen Hollywood thrillers? Douglas Mulhall
shows that Our Molecular Future may be tantalizingly close
and why we should care. His meticulously researched and concisely
written text is the thinking person's guide to the new century,
examining in detail technology's potential and disturbing
social implications. This should be required reading for every
college student."
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- Eric Orbom, Hollywood Art Director
and Set Designer
for Future World, Spawn, and Deep Impact
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"...mandatory
reading for care providers and patients who wish to gain insight
into what may lie ahead..." |
- Dr. Eric Fishman, Surgeon,
President, 21st Century Eloquence,
one of America's largest voice-recognition vendors,
www.voicerecognition.com
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"Douglas Mulhall provides a guide to coming technological
advances and to the inevitable changes those advances will
impose on economics, society, government, even religion. Here
is the fantastic--buildings that strengthen themselves to
survive hurricanes, the emergence of trans-human culture--but
even the most outlandish possibilities are based on technologies
already well advanced. There is a darker side. Are we becoming
more, or less vulnerable to natural disasters? Must long-term
well-being fall victim to short-term greed? Can mass survival
be a fundamental human right? "Our Molecular Future"
is not just a guidebook to the future; it is a challenge to
each of us to steer that future, and to grapple with its moral
and ethical issues. This is a compelling, thought-provoking
book."
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"In a breezy, journalistic style, Our Molecular Future
takes us on a tour through some of the issues that will preoccupy
many minds in the decades ahead, as humanity closes in on
such revolutionary technologies as machine-phase nanotechnology
and artificial intelligence. These issues deserve attention!"
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-Dr. Nick Bostrom, Department of Philosophy,
Yale University, author of Anthropic Bias,
www.nickbostrom.com
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"This is a vital book for those who care about the
environment, society, and deploying new technology to check
the destructive power of humankind"
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- Alan Thornton, President,
Environmental
Investigation Agency
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"This book will shake conventional environmental
wisdom to its roots.
A landmark work that should be
read by environmentalists and businesspersons alike."
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-Dr. Patrick Moore,
cofounder, Greenpeace;
president, Greenspirit,
author of Pacific Spirit
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