Download or read book Climatic A Climate and Genetic Engineering Science Fiction Novel written by Blade Cort and published by Blade Cort. This book was released on 2024-02-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the restless heart of Austin, Texas, where suffocating heat darkly complements the stifling societal pressures of 2034, Rose Rulapaugh—besieged by life's harsh realities—struggles to find her place. Shattered dreams line her path: a high school pregnancy ending in tragedy and a promising education never pursued. Jobless, languishing, and living in the family's rented duplex the last five years, the burdens are multiplying. Her mom's medical condition is deteriorating, and her younger brother Jack is tripping down the father's path of irresponsibility. A hurricane sets off local tornados, destroying the duplex and swamping Austin with millions of coastal immigrants. Rose is forced to quickly find shelter for her and her dog. By a stroke of luck, she encounters Tyren, a genetic engineering postdoc student working a secret project. Tyren provides lodging in his converted garage while promising to help Rose achieve her dream of genetically resurrecting an ancient Shasta Ground Sloth. Rose's native skepticism is on high alert. Nothing could be that easy. She wonders if Tyren's generosity is from the heart, or if he's expecting 'recompense' that she's unable to provide given her difficult past and restrictive reproductive laws. As she expects, every silver lining has its clouds. Dr. Amy Lee, Tyren's boss, offers her a no-questions-asked job at a genetics company. She then chastises Rose for exposing critical projects and potentially releasing virulent pathogens. And, despite Rose's best efforts to avoid it, she and Tyren might be getting closer. Too close. Can Rose find meaning and purpose as she navigates her existential future in a city bursting at the seams from global warming? Will she be forced to choose between succumbing to life's relentless grind or embarking on a transformative quest for personal identity, agency, and even redemption?

Download or read book Amygdala Hijack The Wasting Part 3 of 3 A Genetic Engineering Sci Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia written by Blade Cort and published by Blade Cort. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amygdala Hijack - The Wasting (Part 3 of 3), Episodes 19 - 28 [FREE eBook: #Dystopian, #Apocalyptic, #GeneticEngineering] ______________________ A platinum-gold obelisk crash-lands on a Saskatchewan farm and appears to warn of an alien invasion. Peter Scott is elated at its arrival, hoping that this existential threat to humanity might improve his sagging science podcast ratings. In response, he and his small team decide to reinvigorate their podcast by interviewing controversial experts with brazen solutions to defend Earth from the anticipated invaders. Yet there's one other problem: It's 2037, and DNA is just another programming language. People didn't get along so well before, but bigotry and bias have skyrocketed now that some are actively hybridizing: Black market CRISPR gene editing tech adds new body features like tails, manes, or extra appendages; subdermal temple chips replace cellphones for internet and cloud access; and metallic inserts are augmenting bones. Conservatives vs. Progressives; Majorities vs. Minorities; Humans vs. Hybrids, and now Humanity vs Aliens...where will it end? Alien marauders and social disruptions aren't the team's only challenges. Shadowy forces are threatening to kill the podcast – or them. 5 Stars***** Imminent Future, or Imminent Extinction? A fascinating leap into the imminent future...when Genetic Engineering and Genetic Modification have advanced astronomically (Goodreads Review/The Wasting). https://bladecort.com PREDICTABLE PATHS episodes, in sequential order: 1. AGENESS - A Longevity / Age Engineering Science Fiction Play on Our Imminent Ageless Dystopia ; Six Acts, Episodes -22 to -17 2. AMYGDALA HIJACK - A Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia (a Trilogy) 2.1 - Amygdala Hijack - The Waening, Part 1 of 3; Episodes 1 - 9 2.2 - Amygdala Hijack - The Warning, Part 2 of 3; Episodes 10 - 18 2.3 - Amygdala Hijack - The Wasting, Part 3 of 3, Episodes 19 - 28 3. THREE GUYS IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC BAR - A Longevity / Age Engineering and Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novella ; Episodes 47 - 54 4. INFINITY CURVE - Lamentations to Unseen Friends Across the Vastness of Space ; Episodes 56 - 78 5. PATH TO ENTROPY - An Apocalyptic Climax ; Episodes 79 - 93 6. SORD IN PROSPERITY - Hope Beyond the Apocalypse ; Episodes 118 - 159 7. DAISY THE DUMPSTER DOG - A Sordid Tale of Dystopian Hubris and Convenient Canine Rationalizations (But Not a Supreme Court Satire or Parody) ; Episodes 311 - 337

Download or read book Amygdala Hijack The Warning Part 2 of 3 A Genetic Engineering Sci Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia written by Blade Cort and published by Blade Cort. This book was released on 2021-04-23 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amygdala Hijack - The Warning (Part 2 of 3), Episodes 10 - 18 [FREE eBook: #Dystopian, #Apocalyptic, #GeneticEngineering] ______________________ A platinum-gold obelisk crash-lands on a Saskatchewan farm and appears to warn of an alien invasion. Peter Scott is elated at its arrival, hoping this existential threat to humanity will improve his sagging science podcast ratings. In response, he and his small team decide to reinvigorate their podcast by interviewing controversial experts with brazen solutions to defend Earth from the anticipated invaders. Yet there's one other problem: It's 2037, and DNA is just another programming language. People didn't get along so well before, but bigotry and bias have skyrocketed now that some are actively hybridizing: Black market CRISPR gene editing tech adds new body features like tails, manes, or extra appendages; subdermal temple chips replace cellphones for internet and cloud access; and metallic inserts are augmenting bones. Conservatives vs. Progressives; Majorities vs. Minorities; Humans vs. Hybrids, and now Humanity vs Aliens...where will it end? Alien marauders and social disruptions aren't the team's only challenges. Shadowy forces are threatening to kill the podcast – or them. 5 Stars***** Imminent Future, or Imminent Extinction? A fascinating leap into the imminent future...when Genetic Engineering and Genetic Modification have advanced astronomically (Goodreads Review/The Wasting). https://bladecort.com PREDICTABLE PATHS episodes, in sequential order: 1. AGENESS - A Longevity / Age Engineering Science Fiction Play on Our Imminent Ageless Dystopia ; Six Acts, Episodes -22 to -17 2. AMYGDALA HIJACK - A Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia (a Trilogy) 2.1 - Amygdala Hijack - The Waening, Part 1 of 3; Episodes 1 - 9 2.2 - Amygdala Hijack - The Warning, Part 2 of 3; Episodes 10 - 18 2.3 - Amygdala Hijack - The Wasting, Part 3 of 3, Episodes 19 - 28 3. THREE GUYS IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC BAR - A Longevity / Age Engineering and Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novella ; Episodes 47 - 54 4. INFINITY CURVE - Lamentations to Unseen Friends Across the Vastness of Space ; Episodes 56 - 78 5. PATH TO ENTROPY - An Apocalyptic Climax ; Episodes 79 - 93 6. SORD IN PROSPERITY - Hope Beyond the Apocalypse ; Episodes 118 - 159 7. DAISY THE DUMPSTER DOG - A Sordid Tale of Dystopian Hubris and Convenient Canine Rationalizations (But Not a Supreme Court Satire or Parody) ; Episodes 311 - 337

Download or read book Amygdala Hijack The Waening Part 1 of 3 A Genetic Engineering Sci Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia written by Blade Cort and published by Blade Cort. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amygdala Hijack - The Waening (Part 1 of 3), Episodes 1 - 9 [eBook: #Dystopian, #Apocalyptic, #GeneticEngineering] ______________________ A golden obelisk crash lands on a Saskatchewan farm and warns of an impending alien invasion. Searching for silver linings, science podcaster Peter Scott and his small team use this ominous event to improve their sagging ratings. They capitalize on growing fears of invasion by interviewing experts with unorthodox solutions to defend Earth. But 2037 is no ordinary year. DNA is just another programming language, and CRISPR-centric body-altering tech is now a plaything for the masses. Humans are hybridizing at breakneck speed, sporting subdermal chips, animal traits, and flesh-metal integrations. While radical new tech spins off the rails, society convulses violently at the pace of change as biases and hatreds escalate between humans and hybrids. Conservatives vs. Progressives; Majorities vs. Minorities; Humans vs. Hybrids, and now Humanity vs. Aliens...where will it all end? Yet alien marauders and social disruptions aren't the only challenges. Shadowy forces are threatening to kill the podcast – or the team. Is there any hope of escaping their dire predicament? 5 Stars***** Imminent Future, or Imminent Extinction? A fascinating leap into the imminent future...when Genetic Engineering and Genetic Modification have advanced astronomically (Goodreads Review). https://bladecort.com PREDICTABLE PATHS episodes, in sequential order: 1. AGENESS - A Longevity / Age Engineering Science Fiction Play on Our Imminent Ageless Dystopia ; Six Acts, Episodes -22 to -17 2. CLIMATIC - A Climate and Genetic Engineering Science Fiction Novel ; Episodes -16 to -2 3. AMYGDALA HIJACK - A Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia (a Trilogy) 3.1 - Amygdala Hijack - The Waening, Part 1 of 3; Episodes 1 - 9 3.2 - Amygdala Hijack - The Warning, Part 2 of 3; Episodes 10 - 18 3.3 - Amygdala Hijack - The Wasting, Part 3 of 3, Episodes 19 - 28 4. THREE GUYS IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC BAR - A Longevity / Age Engineering and Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novella ; Episodes 47 - 54 5. INFINITY CURVE - Lamentations to Unseen Friends Across the Vastness of Space ; Episodes 56 - 78 6. PATH TO ENTROPY - An Apocalyptic Climax ; Episodes 79 - 93 7. SORD IN PROSPERITY - Hope Beyond the Apocalypse ; Episodes 118 - 159 8. DAISY THE DUMPSTER DOG - A Sordid Tale of Dystopian Hubris and Convenient Canine Rationalizations (But Not a Supreme Court Satire or Parody) ; Episodes 311 - 337

Download or read book Three Guys in a Post Apocalyptic Bar written by Blade Cort and published by Blade Cort. This book was released on 2021-09-12 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Guys in a Post-Apocalyptic Bar - A Longevity / Age Engineering and Genetic Engineering Science Fiction Novella by Blade Cort; Book 4 of 8 in the Predictable Paths series [eBook: #postapocalyptic #dystopian #googleaudiobooks] ________ It's 2054, 17 years after the Great Debacle that killed billions. Long-time high school wrestling buddies Sam and Ross sit in their favorite bar, embroiled in a pointless discussion about the new anti-aging treatments that are being offered to extend life for hundreds of years. Sam says it's foolish to even consider these therapies given the abysmal state of their post-Debacle world and the chaos they endured in the last few decades. Ross, however, is intrigued by the idea and longs for the chance to experience a longer life span. Suddenly, a stranger joins them, and they can’t help but suspect that he may be an undercover thug sent to hunt down radical types who speak against the budding oligarch-controlled state. The trio continues the conversation with derision and cussing, debating both sides of longevity technology and its impacts on human society. Will Sam and Ross get red-flagged for their aberrant opinions, and can anything useful arise from their squabbling? Probably not – but you never know. https://bladecort.com PREDICTABLE PATHS episodes, in sequential order: 1. AGENESS - A Longevity / Age Engineering Science Fiction Play on Our Imminent Ageless Dystopia ; Six Acts, Episodes -22 to -17 2. CLIMATIC - A Climate and Genetic Engineering Science Fiction Novel ; Episodes -16 to -2 3. AMYGDALA HIJACK - A Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia (a Trilogy) 3.1 - Amygdala Hijack - The Waening, Part 1 of 3; Episodes 1 - 9 3.2 - Amygdala Hijack - The Warning, Part 2 of 3; Episodes 10 - 18 3.3 - Amygdala Hijack - The Wasting, Part 3 of 3, Episodes 19 - 28 4. THREE GUYS IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC BAR - A Longevity / Age Engineering and Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novella ; Episodes 47 - 54 5. INFINITY CURVE - Lamentations to Unseen Friends Across the Vastness of Space ; Episodes 56 - 78 6. PATH TO ENTROPY - An Apocalyptic Climax ; Episodes 79 - 93 7. SORD IN PROSPERITY - Hope Beyond the Apocalypse ; Episodes 118 - 159 8. DAISY THE DUMPSTER DOG - A Sordid Tale of Dystopian Hubris and Convenient Canine Rationalizations (But Not a Supreme Court Satire or Parody) ; Episodes 311 - 337

Download or read book Ageness A Longevity Age Engineering Science Fiction Play on Our Imminent Ageless Dystopia written by Blade Cort and published by Blade Cort. This book was released on 2022-01-30 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ageness [eBook: #dystopian #apocalyptic #sciencefictionaudiobooks] - A Longevity / Age Engineering Science Fiction Play on our Imminent Ageless Dystopia by Blade Cort; Book 1 of 7 in the Predictable Paths series (complete, auto-narrated) Four billionaires conspire to control the distribution of new longevity tech, intending to expand their wealth throughout eternity and give access only to those who are most deserving. Mia Seis, a scientist responsible for the breakthrough aging-reversal discovery, stumbles unwittingly across their devious scheme. Her secretive, abusive billionaire boss presses her to find an injectable solution, yet he just placed a death mark on a co-worker who innocently suggested that this stunning, new capability should benefit all of humanity, not just the few. New friends suddenly appear and offer to protect her from a similar fate, but she's torn between hating her boss and loving her work. Will they convince Mia to leave in time? https://bladecort.com PREDICTABLE PATHS episodes, in sequential order: 1. AGENESS - A Longevity / Age Engineering Science Fiction Play on Our Imminent Ageless Dystopia ; Six Acts, Episodes -22 to -17 2. AMYGDALA HIJACK - A Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia (a Trilogy) 2.1 - Amygdala Hijack - The Waening, Part 1 of 3; Episodes 1 - 9 2.2 - Amygdala Hijack - The Warning, Part 2 of 3; Episodes 10 - 18 2.3 - Amygdala Hijack - The Wasting, Part 3 of 3; Episodes 19 - 28 3. THREE GUYS IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC BAR - A Longevity / Age Engineering and Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novella ; Episodes 47 - 54 4. INFINITY CURVE - Lamentations to Unseen Friends Across the Vastness of Space ; Episodes 56 - 78 5. PATH TO ENTROPY - An Apocalyptic Climax ; Episodes 79 - 93 6. SORD IN PROSPERITY - Hope Beyond the Apocalypse ; Episodes 118 - 159 7. DAISY THE DUMPSTER DOG - A Sordid Tale of Dystopian Hubris and Convenient Canine Rationalizations (But Not a Supreme Court Satire or Parody) ; Episodes 311 - 337

Download or read book Infinity Curve Lamentations to Unseen Friends Across the Vastness of Space written by Blade Cort and published by Blade Cort. This book was released on 2021-05-16 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infinity Curve [FREE eBook: #postapocalyptic #dystopian #longevityscience] Book 4 of 7 in the Predictable Paths series] ________ Rick has but one objective before he dies – to broadcast a brilliant, momentous laser signal to warn alien civilizations about humanity's tragic decline. In 2075, the dystopian, post-apocalyptic nation-state in which he lives is ruled by tech-enriched oligarchs who monitor every human activity to ensure that a second apocalypse will not occur. Rick knows that the punishment for unwanted surprises will likely be fatal, and he's clearly gone over the line already by secretly constructing a petawatt laser in the barn and disgorging a furious criticism of the present state of society. But suspicion is growing fast, and he's running out of time... https://bladecort.com PREDICTABLE PATHS episodes, in sequential order: 1. AGENESS - A Longevity / Age Engineering Science Fiction Play on Our Imminent Ageless Dystopia ; Six Acts, Episodes -22 to -17 2. AMYGDALA HIJACK - A Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia (a Trilogy) 2.1 - Amygdala Hijack - The Waening, Part 1 of 3; Episodes 1 - 9 2.2 - Amygdala Hijack - The Warning, Part 2 of 3; Episodes 10 - 18 2.3 - Amygdala Hijack - The Wasting, Part 3 of 3, Episodes 19 - 28 3. THREE GUYS IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC BAR - A Longevity / Age Engineering and Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novella ; Episodes 47 - 54 4. INFINITY CURVE - Lamentations to Unseen Friends Across the Vastness of Space ; Episodes 56 - 78 5. PATH TO ENTROPY - An Apocalyptic Climax ; Episodes 79 - 93 6. SORD IN PROSPERITY - Hope Beyond the Apocalypse ; Episodes 118 - 159 7. DAISY THE DUMPSTER DOG - A Sordid Tale of Dystopian Hubris and Convenient Canine Rationalizations (But Not a Supreme Court Satire or Parody) ; Episodes 311 - 337

Download or read book Austral written by Paul McAuley and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great geoengineering projects have failed. The world is still warming, sea levels are still rising, and the Antarctic Peninsula is home to Earth's newest nation, with life quickened by ecopoets spreading across valleys and fjords exposed by the retreat of the ice. Austral Morales Ferrado, a child of the last generation of ecopoets, is a husky: an edited person adapted to the unforgiving climate of the far south, feared and despised by most of its population. She's been a convict, a corrections officer in a labour camp, and consort to a criminal, and now, out of desperation, she has committed the kidnapping of the century. But before she can collect the ransom and make a new life elsewhere, she must find a place of safety amongst the peninsula's forests and icy plateaus, and evade a criminal gang that has its own plans for the teenage girl she's taken hostage. Blending the story of Austral's flight with the fractured history of her family and its role in the colonisation of Antarctica, Austral is a vivid portrayal of a treacherous new world created by climate change, and shaped by the betrayals and mistakes of the past. 'Paul McAuley's balanced grasp of science and literature, always a rare attribute in the writer of prose fiction, is combined with the equally rare ability to look at today's problems and know which are really problems, and what can be done about them.' William Gibson

Download or read book Sord In Prosperity Hope Beyond the Apocalypse written by Blade Cort and published by Blade Cort. This book was released on 2021-05-17 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sord in Prosperity - Hope Beyond the Apocalypse by Blade Cort ; Book 6 of 7 in the Predictable Paths series [eBook: #postapocalyptic #dystopian #comingofage] ______________________ Sord is a typical teenager who attends high school in Prosperity, the domed nation-state arising from the ashes of a second Great Debacle that left the species clinging to a tenuous edge. Prosperity is humanity's last gasp at establishing a long-lasting society based on key principles of compassion and kindness. Although he's sheltered from the harsh conditions and violent encampments beyond the safety of the dome, Sord yearns for something more. He wants to experience the world as previous generations did before the Debacles destroyed everything they knew. To help him learn about those times, his mother gives him a diary written by one of their ancestors. At first, Sord finds it tedious and boring, but he soon recognizes key parallels and senses there is more to this diary than meets the eye. Trouble seems to trail the poor boy, however, just like it did his ancestor. After a near-death accident, he finds an ebullient new girlfriend, and together they embark on an edgy adventure to uncover the truth behind his father's mysterious disappearance. Will their quest lead them into even greater danger? https://bladecort.com PREDICTABLE PATHS episodes, in sequential order: 1. AGENESS - A Longevity / Age Engineering Science Fiction Play on Our Imminent Ageless Dystopia ; Six Acts, Episodes -22 to -17 2. AMYGDALA HIJACK - A Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia (a Trilogy) 2.1 - Amygdala Hijack - The Waening, Part 1 of 3; Episodes 1 - 9 2.2 - Amygdala Hijack - The Warning, Part 2 of 3; Episodes 10 - 18 2.3 - Amygdala Hijack - The Wasting, Part 3 of 3, Episodes 19 - 28 3. THREE GUYS IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC BAR - A Longevity / Age Engineering and Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novella ; Episodes 47 - 54 4. INFINITY CURVE - Lamentations to Unseen Friends Across the Vastness of Space ; Episodes 56 - 78 5. PATH TO ENTROPY - An Apocalyptic Climax ; Episodes 79 - 93 6. SORD IN PROSPERITY - Hope Beyond the Apocalypse ; Episodes 118 - 159 7. DAISY THE DUMPSTER DOG - A Sordid Tale of Dystopian Hubris and Convenient Canine Rationalizations (But Not a Supreme Court Satire or Parody) ; Episodes 311 - 337

Download or read book Next a novel written by Michael Crichton and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astounding, eye-opening look at the world of genetics as it’s happening now, with lightning-fast pacing and thrilling chases.

Download or read book Glowing Bunnies written by Jeff Campbell and published by Zest Books TM. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our brave new world is here. With modern genetic technologies, science fiction's "what if?" has become the scientist's "why not?" Bioengineering has the potential to remake animals in almost any way we can imagine, and it's being used to solve a range of urgent global problems, including climate change, species extinctions, the destruction of natural habitats, and human health issues. But just because we can do all these things, does that mean we should? In the pages of Glowing Bunnies!? you will encounter some of the strange and wonderful genetically modified animals of tomorrow. Learn why scientists are going to such lengths to mess with genes and what the ethical and health-related consequences might be. By understanding both the science and the stakes, you too can judge the potential of this budding science to save—or ruin—the world. Presented as a compendium of existing and proposed creatures, this book describes the animals being created, the scientific techniques involved, and each animal's purpose. Additionally, it addresses bioethics, unintended consequences, and animal welfare.

Download or read book The Quiet War written by Paul Mcauley and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-third century Earth, ravaged by climate change, looks backwards to the holy ideal of a pre-industrial Eden. Political power has been grabbed by a few powerful families and their green saints. Millions of people are imprisoned in teeming cities; millions more labour on Pharaonic projects to rebuild ruined ecosystems. On the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, the Outers, descendants of refugees from Earth's repressive regimes, have constructed a wild variety of self-sufficient cities and settlements: scientific utopias crammed with exuberant creations of the genetic arts; the last outposts of every kind of democratic tradition. The fragile detente between the Outer cities and the dynasties of Earth is threatened by the ambitions of the rising generation of Outers, who want to break free of their cosy, inward-looking pocket paradises, colonise the rest of the Solar System, and drive human evolution in a hundred new directions. On Earth, many demand pre-emptive action against the Outers before it's too late; others want to exploit the talents of their scientists and gene wizards. Amid campaigns for peace and reconciliation, political machinations, crude displays of military might, and espionage by cunningly wrought agents, the two branches of humanity edge towards war...

Download or read book Falter written by Bill McKibben and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he broadens the warning: the entire human game, he suggests, has begun to play itself out. Bill McKibben’s groundbreaking book The End of Nature -- issued in dozens of languages and long regarded as a classic -- was the first book to alert us to global warming. But the danger is broader than that: even as climate change shrinks the space where our civilization can exist, new technologies like artificial intelligence and robotics threaten to bleach away the variety of human experience. Falter tells the story of these converging trends and of the ideological fervor that keeps us from bringing them under control. And then, drawing on McKibben’s experience in building 350.org, the first truly global citizens movement to combat climate change, it offers some possible ways out of the trap. We’re at a bleak moment in human history -- and we’ll either confront that bleakness or watch the civilization our forebears built slip away. Falter is a powerful and sobering call to arms, to save not only our planet but also our humanity.

Download or read book Indecision written by Benjamin Kunkel and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dwight B. Wilmerding is only twenty-eight, but he’s having a midlife crisis. He lives a dissolute existence in a tiny apartment with three (sometimes four) slacker roommates, holds a mind-numbing job at the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, and has a chronic inability to make up his mind. Encouraged by one of his roommates to try an experimental drug meant to banish indecision, Dwight jumps at the chance (not without some vacillation about the hazards of jumping) and swallows the first fateful pill. And when all at once he is “pfired” by Pfizer and invited to a rendezvous in exotic Ecuador with the girl of his long-ago prep-school dreams, he finds himself on the brink of a new life. The trouble–well, one of the troubles–is that Dwight can’t decide if the pills are working. Deep in the jungles of the Amazon, in the foreign country of a changed outlook, his would-be romantic escape becomes a hilarious journey into unbidden responsibility and unwelcome knowledge–and an unexpected raison d’être.

Download or read book Six Degrees written by Mark Lynas and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In astonishing and unflinching detail, a noted science journalist explains how Earth's climate will be impacted with every degree of increase in global warming--and what can be done about it now.

Download or read book Heavy Weather written by Bruce Sterling and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A near-future eco-thriller from the bestselling author of Schismatrix Plus and The Difference Engine. The Storm Troupers are a group of weather hackers who roam the plains of Texas and Oklahoma, hopped up on adrenaline and technology. Utilizing virtual reality, flying robots, and all-terrain vehicles, they collect data on the extreme storms ravaging an America decimated by climate change. But even their visionary leader can’t predict the danger on the horizon when a volatile new member joins their ranks and faces a trial by fire: a massive tornado unlike any the world has seen before. “A remarkable and individual sharpness of vision . . . Sterling hacks the future, and an elegant hack it is.” —Locus “Lucid and tremendously entertaining. Sterling shows once more his skills in storytelling and technospeak. A cyberpunk winner.” —Kirkus Reviews “So believable are the speculations that . . . one becomes convinced that the world must and will develop into what Sterling has predicted.” —Science Fiction Age “A very exciting coming-of-age story in a wild future America . . . What’s it got? Cyberpunk attitude, genuine humor, nanotechnology, minimal sex but some cool medications and very big weather systems.” —SFReviews.net “Brilliant . . . Fascinating . . . Exciting . . . A full complement of thrills.” —The New York Review of Science Fiction

Download or read book Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction written by P. L. Thomas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did Kurt Vonnegut shun being labeled a writer of science fiction (SF)? How did Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin find themselves in a public argument about the nature of SF? This volume explores the broad category of SF as a genre, as one that challenges readers, viewers, teachers, and scholars, and then as one that is often itself challenged (as the authors in the collection do). SF, this volume acknowledges, is an enduring argument. The collected chapters include work from teachers, scholars, artists, and a wide range of SF fans, offering a powerful and unique blend of voices to scholarship about SF as well as examinations of the place for SF in the classroom. Among the chapters, discussions focus on SF within debates for and against SF, the history of SF, the tensions related to SF and other genres, the relationship between SF and science, SF novels, SF short fiction, SF film and visual forms (including TV), SF young adult fiction, SF comic books and graphic novels, and the place of SF in contemporary public discourse. The unifying thread running through the volume, as with the series, is the role of critical literacy and pedagogy, and how SF informs both as essential elements of liberatory and democratic education.