And they will inevitably revolutionize every aspect of life and even who we are. The potential impact of these developments in science and technology will be powerful and wide-ranging, complicated by ethics and social equity. Finally, he speculates on the future of artificial general intelligence, even artificial superintelligence, as well as our place on Earth and in the universe. Cities could accommodate green space and the long-awaited flying car.

Vertical farming and lab-grown food might help feed millions and alleviate pressure on the planet.

He reports on cutting-edge research in organ and limb regeneration, advances in prosthetics, the merging of the human and the synthetic, and gene editing.

In these pages, Ingram explores the future of our technological civilization. Where will we live? How will we get around? What will we look like? These are just some of the questions bestselling author and popular science broadcaster Jay Ingram answers in this exciting examination of the science and technologies that will affect every aspect of human life. The Future of Us: The Science of What We’ll Eat, Where We’ll Live, and Who We’ll BeĪ fascinating look at the cutting-edge science and technologies that are on the cusp of changing everything from where we’ll live, how we’ll look, and who we’ll be, by the popular science broadcaster and bestselling author Jay Ingram.

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