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science fiction has explored the
future evolution of humanity since
Olaf stapledon, but in recent years the
concept of the singularity has given it
new energy. Leading sF publisher Baen brings us an anthology
of original stories by Hugo award winner David Levine, old pro
James Hogan, Wil mcCarthy and eight others, all tackling the
topic from different angles but with a shared optimism. The
introduction and the first three stories are available free on the
publisher's website. – Jay Cornell
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Transhuman
mArK L. VAN NAme AND
T.K.F. WeIssKOPF
Baen (paperback)
A very sharp and often funny look at a
21st Century man who is resuscitated
from cryogenic storage only to
find himself in a tightly-controlled,
techno-bean-counter socio-economic system. This novel may
remind some of Heinlein — for both its clarity and its implicit
individualist, libertarian satirical slant. – ru sirius
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The unincorporated man
DANI KOLLIN AND
eYTAN KOLLIN
Tor (hardcover)
singer has written extraordinary and
exacting books about child soldiers and
the "privatized military industry" (which is a nice way of saying
mercenaries). Now he turns a withering eye toward the realities
and terminator possibilities of robots at war. – ru sirius
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Wired For War: The
robotics revolution and
Conflict in the 21st Century
P.W. sINGer
Penguin Press (hardcover)
This is a truly fascinating book that deals
brilliantly with the co-evolution of technology,
business and society. A concise but complete "history of the future,"
written by a respected scholar, consultant and public speaker and based
on information from a panel of 100 futurists, it covers most scientific and
technological fields, with specific scenarios until 2050 and with general
ideas for the future of humanity. – Jose Cordeiro
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dp/0230019544
Technology's Promise: expert
Knowledge on the Transformation
of Business and society
WILLIAm e. HALAL
Palgrave macmillan (hardcover)
A highly interior, marvelous short novel
written from the point of view of a woman
who — facing imminent death from illness — becomes the first person
to have her consciousness transferred to a robot body. This will not
appeal to hard tech types and transhumanist literalists, but as Alan
moore wrote, it is "recklessly brave and driven writing, brimming with
fluorescent style and startling ideas." – ru sirius
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Nightmare in silicon
COLeTTe PHAIr
Chiasmus (paperback)
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