The Future of Us by Jay Ingram
CBC Books | Posted: August 20, 2023 10:31 PM | Last Updated: October 12, 2023
A book that looks at the cutting-edge science and technologies that are on the cusp of changing everything we
A fascinating look at the cutting-edge science and technologies that are on the cusp of changing everything from where we'll live, how we'll look, and who we'll be, by the popular science broadcaster and bestselling author Jay Ingram.
Where will we live? How will we get around? What will we look like? These are just some of the questions bestselling author and popular science broadcaster Jay Ingram answers in this exciting examination of the science and technologies that will affect every aspect of human life.
In these pages, Ingram explores the future of our technological civilization. He reports on cutting-edge research in organ and limb regeneration, advances in prosthetics, the merging of the human and the synthetic, and gene editing. Vertical farming and lab-grown food might help feed millions and alleviate pressure on the planet. Cities could accommodate green space and the long-awaited flying car. Finally, he speculates on the future of artificial general intelligence, even artificial superintelligence, as well as our place on Earth and in the universe.
The potential impact of these developments in science and technology will be powerful and wide-ranging, complicated by ethics and social equity. And they will inevitably revolutionize every aspect of life and even who we are. This is The Future of Us.
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Jay Ingram is the Calgary-based former host of CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks. He is the author of 19 books, which have been translated into 15 languages, including the five-volume The Science of Why series. Ingram is the cofounder of the arts and engineering street festival called Beakerhead in Calgary and a Member of the Order of Canada.