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To be a machine : adventures among cyborgs, utopians, hackers, and the futurists solving the modest problem of death

by Mark O'Connell

A global investigation into the transhumanist movement, examining how scientists, billionaires and body-hackers use technology to extend and transcend the limits of human biology.

Accession 13551 ISBN 9780385540414 Publisher Doubleday
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