Tomorrowland, Steven Kotler
Tomorrowland, Steven Kotler
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Tomorrowland
Our Journey from Science Fiction to Science Fact

Author: Steven Kotler

Narrator: Tom Parks

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/12/2015

Synopsis

New York Times, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Discover bestselling author Steven Kotler has written extensively about those pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact…and fundamentally reshaped the world. Now he gathers the best of his best, updated and expanded upon, to guide readers on a mind-bending tour of the far frontier, and how these advances are radically transforming our lives. From the ways science and technology are fundamentally altering our bodies and our world (the world’s first bionic soldier, the future of evolution) to those explosive collisions between science and culture (life extension and bioweapons), we’re crossing moral and ethical lines we’ve never faced before.As Kotler writes, “Life is tricky sport—and that's the emotional core of this story, the real reason we can’t put Pandora back in the box. When you strip everything else away, technology is nothing more than the promise of an easier tomorrow. It’s the promise of hope. And how do you stop hope?”Join Kotler in this fascinating exploration of our incredible next: a deep dive into those future technologies happening now—and what it means to be a part of this brave new world.

About Steven Kotler

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the cofounder and director of research for the Flow Genome Project. His books include Bold, The Rise of Superman, Abundance, A Small Furry, Prayer, West of Jesus, and The Angle Quickest for Flight. His work has been translated into over forty languages and has appeared in over eighty publications, including the New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, Wired, Forbes, and TIME. He also writes Far Frontiers, a blog about the intersection of science and culture, for Forbes.com. Kotler lives in northern New Mexico with his wife and too many dogs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen on March 09, 2018

Some interesting topics, from growing kidneys to developing Geordi's VISOR from Star Trek, but I was not impressed at all with the author's grounding as a science journalist. Trust and regard sailed out the window when he hailed the average increase of height and bodymass following industrialism as......more

Goodreads review by Jim on July 21, 2015

I wanted to like this book, but it is a very pithy, unscientific and shallow collection of case studies on a few emerging technologies such as new types of nuclear power, artificial vision, and (theoretically) meteor mining. I became truly annoyed with the chapter on stem cells, which was clearly wr......more

Goodreads review by Nicola on December 19, 2020

I enjoyed this collection of the science of us, our future and the science fiction element of what we maybe able to achieve in the science of tomorrow. I liked the case studies elements of this book although would have liked a little more science but it was still insightful and interesting neverthel......more

Goodreads review by Bryan on August 17, 2022

A fun, alternately hopeful and terrifying book about the various ways science fiction is becoming (and has already become) reality, in transportation, health, reproductive technology, bioweapons, and elsewhere. The future is now, and it's awesome to see how we fit into it.......more

Goodreads review by Emily on April 16, 2020

Great read......more

Quotes

“It’s difficult to think of a writer more invigorating and tuned-in than Kotler. Tommorrowland is like taking a shot of caffeine. It allows you to see into the future and to realize that you’re already there.” —David Eagleman, New York Times bestselling author of Incognito“Steven Kotler finds the bubbling edge where techno-exuberance hauls the impossible into the realm of the real. A thrilling and important read!” —Howard Bloom, author of The Lucifer Principle and Global Brain

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