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Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies
Library of Congress Cataloging
ISBN: (print) 978-1-63353-907-5 (ebook) 978-1-63353-906-8
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018955574
BISAC category code: SCI075000—SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Printed in the United States of America
To Clare, for believing in me.
Table of Contents
Socially Responsible Innovation
Jurassic Park: The Rise of Resurrection Biology
When Dinosaurs Ruled the World
Never Let Me Go: A Cautionary Tale of Human Cloning
Minority Report: Predicting Criminal Intent
The “Science” of Predicting Bad Behavior
Machine Learning-Based Precognition
Limitless: Pharmaceutically-enhanced Intelligence
The Seduction of Self-Enhancement
Our Obsession with Intelligence
Elysium: Social Inequity in an Age of Technological Extremes
The Poor Shall Inherit the Earth
Ghost in the Shell: Being Human in an Augmented Future