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Index
More Praise for On the Future
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Deep in the Anthropocene
1.1. Perils and Prospects
1.2. Nuclear Threats
1.3. Eco-Threats and Tipping Points
1.4. Staying within Planetary Boundaries
1.5. Climate Change
1.6. Clean Energy—and a ‘Plan B’?
2. Humanity’s Future on Earth
2.1. Biotech
2.2. Cybertechnology, Robotics, and AI
2.3. What about Our Jobs?
2.4. Human-Level Intelligence?
2.5. Truly Existential Risks?
3. Humanity in a Cosmic Perspective
3.1. The Earth in a Cosmic Context
3.2. Beyond Our Solar System
3.3. Spaceflight—Manned and Unmanned
3.4. Towards a Post-Human Era?
3.5. Alien Intelligence?
4. The Limits and Future of Science
4.1. From the Simple to the Complex
4.2. Making Sense of Our Complex World
4.3. How Far Does Physical Reality Extend?
4.4. Will Science ‘Hit the Buffers’?
4.5. What about God?
5. Conclusions
5.1. Doing Science
5.2. Science in Society
5.3. Shared Hopes and Fears
Notes
Index
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