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Future stories : a user's guide to the future

by David Christian

This work examines how biological organisms and human societies anticipate the future across various scales of time. It synthesises science, history, and philosophy to discuss topics such as genetic algorithms, artificial intelligence, and the long-term fate of the universe.

Accession 27565 ISBN 9781787636477 Publisher Bantam Press
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