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Small doses of the future :...
Like many fields of science, the future of medicine is frequently predicted by the science fiction writers of today, very much as many of today's medical advances were presaged by science fiction stories of the past. In this book, physician and science fiction author Brad Aiken conveys his own speculations about our medical future through nine highly entertaining and thought-provoking short stories. Touching upon a great variety of themes, including but not limited to telemedicine and remote surgery, vaccination strategies against unknown deathly pathogens, nanomedicine to cure diseases and retard ageing, bionics, cloning and euthanasia, we get a glimpse of what might be awaiting humanity. Yet, in these stories it is always the protagonists, humans after all, who remain at the center stage, not the new technologies. This provides the fictional material with a unique blend of science fiction and social fantasy. It also warns us to be wary of the pitfalls of too much reliance on dehumanizing technology and to make sure it remains our helper, not our master. Last but not least, an extensive scientific essay investigates the interplay between science fiction and both past and current advances in medical sciences and technology, making the link to the fictional material in the book as well as to the relevant scientific literature
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monografia Rebiun38827598 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun38827598 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 140303s2014 sz a ob 000 1 eng d 880448348 1005794419 1048126788 1058152163 1066440361 1110759745 1204065794 9783319042534 electronic bk.) 331904253X electronic bk.) 3319042521 print) 9783319042527 print) 9783319042527 10.1007/978-3-319-04253-4 doi AU@ 000055960143 DEBSZ 442823703 NZ1 15495424 Springer GW5XE eng rda pn GW5XE N$T YDXCP COO IDEBK OCLCF BEDGE E7B EBLCP DEBSZ OCLCQ Z5A OCLCQ ESU IAD OCLCQ VT2 IOG MERUC DEBBG CEF U3W AU@ OCLCQ WYU OCLCQ UWO YOU OCLCQ LEAUB UKAHL OCLCQ CASUM OCLCO OCLCA AJS DCT ADU OCLCQ OCLCO SNK OCLCO COM OCLCO OCLCQ OCL OCLCO HNC OCLCL OCLCQ HOPLA CLOUD OCLCQ OCLCO MB bicssc MED000000 bisacsh FIC 000000 bisacsh 813/.6 23 Aiken, Brad author Small doses of the future a collection of medical science fiction stories Brad Aiken Cham Springer 2014 Cham Cham Springer 1 online resource (xi, 193 pages) illustrations 1 online resource (xi, 193 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF Science and Fiction 2197-1188 Includes bibliographical references Part I Short Stories -- Locked In -- Questioning the Tree -- Freudian Slipstream -- Done That, Never Been There -- Hiding from Nobel -- The Last Clone -- If He Only Had a Brain -- Once, On a Blue Moon -- A Time to Every Purpose -- Part II The Science behind the Fiction: The Invasion of Modern Medicine by Science Fiction Like many fields of science, the future of medicine is frequently predicted by the science fiction writers of today, very much as many of today's medical advances were presaged by science fiction stories of the past. In this book, physician and science fiction author Brad Aiken conveys his own speculations about our medical future through nine highly entertaining and thought-provoking short stories. Touching upon a great variety of themes, including but not limited to telemedicine and remote surgery, vaccination strategies against unknown deathly pathogens, nanomedicine to cure diseases and retard ageing, bionics, cloning and euthanasia, we get a glimpse of what might be awaiting humanity. Yet, in these stories it is always the protagonists, humans after all, who remain at the center stage, not the new technologies. This provides the fictional material with a unique blend of science fiction and social fantasy. It also warns us to be wary of the pitfalls of too much reliance on dehumanizing technology and to make sure it remains our helper, not our master. Last but not least, an extensive scientific essay investigates the interplay between science fiction and both past and current advances in medical sciences and technology, making the link to the fictional material in the book as well as to the relevant scientific literature English Science fiction, American Medical fiction Books Fantasy Books Fantasy Livres Fantasmes books. fantasy (imagination) FICTION- General. Médecine. Fantasy. Books. Medical fiction. Science fiction, American. Fictional Work Medical fiction. Fiction. Medical fiction. Fiction. Romans. Printed edition 9783319042527 Science and fiction (Springer (Firm))