Download or read book Biology and the Future of Man written by Philip Handler and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of the current status of all the life sciences sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences. Has sections on the biology of behaviour, ecology, diversity of life, digital computers and the life sciences, feeding mankind, environmental health, renewable resources, etc.

Download or read book Evolving Ourselves written by Juan Enriquez and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though these harbingers of change are deeply unsettling, the authors argue that we are also in an epoch of tremendous opportunity. New advances in biotechnology help us mitigate the cruel forces of natural selection, from saving prematurely born babies to gene therapies for sickle cell anemia and other conditions. As technology enables us to take control of our genes, we will be able to alter our own species and many others--a good thing, given that our eventual survival will require space travel and colonization, enabled by a fundamental redesign of our bodies. Future humans could become great caretakers of the planet, as well as a more diverse, more resilient, gentler, and more intelligent species--but only if we make the right choices now.

Download or read book After Man written by Dougal Dixon and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 1998-09-15 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What exotic creatures does tomorrow hold? Dougal Dixon's classic work of speculative anthropology blends science and fantasy in a stunning zoology of the future.

Download or read book The Last Natural Man written by Robert A. Norman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores cultural evolution and the meaning of the word 'natural'. We are at the crossroads of a major transformation. Why is our current time so important in the history of man? We are at a point where we may be the last generation that is not partially or fully bionic. The last natural man: natural in what way? What is “natural”? Is it a catch phrase like “integrative” or “holistic” that transmits a certain magical warm glow? If the word “natural” was a plant, it would be beautiful, green, luxuriant, and edible.Does it mean we are the last to not replace or modify our parts? What about laser surgery? Knee or hip replacement? Botox and fillers? Chemical therapy? Or a directional chip in the brain?Do we really mean the very last natural man? Cultural evolution has been the major driving force over the last several thousand years and enormous in its influence compared to almost invisible changes in our physical adaptations. If cultural and religious evolution was the driver for human history, are we now entering the phase of physical transformation – where humanity refuses to accept mortality and seeks to make changes to defeat nature. In this book the authors are describing a paradigm shift of all of humanity—just as hunter-gatherers had their stellar features, the future man will have many attractive qualities, even if many artificial. We are often balancing on the precipice between science and science fiction, now ready to tip the scales and slide comfortably into the future of great discoveries and wonderful changes. But are these changes all for the good? What will being human mean? "A lively, superbly informed, compassionate conversation between two accomplished physician-writers about the human past and the human future, carefully grounded in the sciences of medicine and evolution. If you care about who we are and what may save us from ourselves, read this enormously informative and entertaining book." Melvin Konner, MD, PhD, author of The Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit and Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy

Download or read book Future Humans written by Scott Solomon and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon draws on the explosion of discoveries in recent years to examine the future evolution of our species. Combining knowledge of our past with current trends, Solomon offers convincing evidence that evolutionary forces still affect us today. But how will modernization--including longer lifespans, changing diets, global travel, and widespread use of medicine and contraceptives--affect our evolutionary future?" --publisher description.

Download or read book The Future of Man written by P.B. Medawar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1960, The Future of Man is a chronicle of Professor Medwar’s Reith lectures of 1959. The book outlines his predictions about the future estate of man, with the ‘process of foretelling, rather than with what is actually foretold’. He asks, can we predict the future size of populations? What is the evidence and theoretical background for the belief that human intelligence is declining? Could human beings become uniformly excellent or is inborn diversity and inequality a necessary part of the texture of human populations? The lectures tried to answer these questions and attempts to end with a definition of the biological standing of man. This book will be of interest to anthropologists, biologists and natural historians.

Download or read book BIOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF MAN written by Philip Handler and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 967 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Biology and the Future of Man written by Nathan Hershey and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes papers by two authorities who offer discussions concerning the future of man as it relates to their respective fields of interest--health law and environmental studies.

Download or read book THE FUTURE OF MAN written by PIERRE TEILHARD DE CHARDIN and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Future of Man written by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Future of Man written by Robert Klark Graham and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: