书目名称 | Small Doses of the Future | 副标题 | A Collection of Medi | 编辑 | Brad Aiken | 视频video | | 概述 | Raises intriguing questions about our medical future in a both entertaining and thought-provoking way.Contains a scientific essay on the past and present influence of science fiction on medical scienc | 丛书名称 | Science and Fiction | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .Like many fields of science, the future of medicine is frequently predicted by the science fiction writers of today, very much as many of today’s medical advances were presaged by science fiction stories of the past. .In this book, physician and science fiction author Brad Aiken conveys his own speculations about our medical future through nine highly entertaining and thought-provoking short stories. Touching upon a great variety of themes, including but not limited to telemedicine and remote surgery, vaccination strategies against unknown deathly pathogens, nanomedicine to cure diseases and retard ageing, bionics, cloning and euthanasia, we get a glimpse of what might be awaiting humanity. .Yet, in these stories it is always the protagonists, humans after all, who remain at the center stage, not the new technologies. This provides the fictional material with a unique blend of science fiction and social fantasy. It also warns us to be wary of the pitfalls of too much reliance on dehumanizing technology and to make sure it remains our helper, not our master. .Last but not least, an extensive scientific essay investigates the interplay between science fiction and both past and curre | 出版日期 | Book 2014 | 关键词 | Bionic Humans; Drug-resistant Pathological Viruses; Medical Short Stories; Modern Medicine and Science | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04253-4 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-04252-7 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-04253-4Series ISSN 2197-1188 Series E-ISSN 2197-1196 | issn_series | 2197-1188 | copyright | Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 |
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