Research Catalog

Title

Tomorrow's people : how 21st century technology is changing the way we think and feel / Susan Greenfield.

Author

Greenfield, Susan.

Publication

London ; New York : Penguin, 2003.

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Description

xii, 283 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

• Susan Greenfield explores how the "human nature" of future generations could be on course for a dramatic alteration, arguing that the current revolution in biomedical science and information technologies will have a dramatic impact on our brains and central nervous system.
• "In Tomorrow's People acclaimed neuroscientist Susan Greenfield shows that, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, we are standing on the brink of a mind makeover more cataclysmic than anything in our history. The science and technology that are already at the heart of our lives may soon transform not just the way we live but also the way we think and feel. And as we learn to appreciate the dynamism and sensitivity of our brain circuitry the prospect of directly tampering with the very essence of our individuality becomes increasingly likely." "Here Susan Greenfield imagines life in the future: a world free of pain and disease, where we can manipulate our bodies with machinery, our moods with 'smart drugs' and our innate nature with gene therapy. She explores a world where what we eat, our relationships, jobs, even the way we fight wars will be transformed by technology; where 'home' becomes a blur of artificial images, sounds, textures and smells; where any other reality is unnecessary. In this virtual realm of 'dreams and shadows' the notion of our individual selves may in fact be obliterated entirely."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Technology and civilization
• Technological innovations > Social aspects
• Self
• Thought and thinking

Note

• "Allen Lane"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-276) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Future: What is the problem? -- Lifestyle: What will we see as reality? -- Robots: How will we theink of our bodies? -- Work: What will we do with our time? -- Reproduction: How will we view life? -- Education: What will we need to learn? -- Science: What questions will we ask? -- Terrorism: Shall we still have free will? -- Human Nature: How robust will it be? -- The Future: What are the options?

ISBN

0713996315

OCLC

52622722

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library