Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies

Overview

Fans of The Science of Interstellar, The Second Machine Age, and Physics of the Future will love the Films from the Future.

Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies provides readers with an essential guide to successfully navigating a future that’s increasingly dominated by complex and powerful new technologies. The book threads together author Andrew Maynard’s love of science fiction movies with his expertise on emerging technologies, to engage and entertain readers while introducing them to new ways of thinking about ethical, responsible, and beneficial technology innovation. The book is grounded in transformative advances in science and technology that are radically changing what is possible, yet have the potential to impact our lives in ways that we often struggle to predict or understand. It draws on the imagination and creativity that run through science fiction movies to introduce readers to the profound capabilities presented by new and emerging technologies, and the complex personal and societal challenges and opportunities they present.

Each movie in the book provides the starting point for exploring key technologies and trends, from genetic engineering (Jurassic Park) and brain-enhancing drugs (Limitless), to human augmentation (Ghost in the Shell), and artificial intelligence (Ex Machina). These are woven together with emerging ideas on technological convergence and responsible and ethical innovation, to provide a sweeping and authoritative perspective on where our technologies are taking us, and how we ensure this is where we want to go.

Together, the twelve movies take readers on a journey through the worlds of biological and genetic manipulation, human enhancement and cyber technologies, and nanotechnology, while opening up a broader understanding of the power of technological convergence, and the complex relationship between science and society. The movies mix old and new, and the familiar and unfamiliar, to provide a unique, entertaining, and ultimately transformative perspective on the power of emerging technologies, and the responsibilities they come with.

The book, Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN# 9781633539075 in Hardcover by Andrew Maynard may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.