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Reading and finishing _Soonish_, part 4: from bioprinting to the grave

Today we finish up our reading of Soonish, a look at some future technologies, written and illustrated by Kelly and Zack Weinersmith.  In this post we’ll explore and discuss chapters 10 (bioprinting), 11 (brain-computer interfaces), and 12 (conclusion). First, let’s look back at the past week.  The … Continue reading

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Reading _Soonish_, part 3: from augmented reality to precision medicine

Today we continue our reading of Soonish, a look at some future technologies, written and illustrated by Kelly and Zack Weinersmith.  In this post we’ll explore and discuss chapters 7-9, which shift from digital technology to the life sciences by covering augmented … Continue reading

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Reading _Soonish_, part 2: friendly nuclear power and robots

Today we continue our reading of Soonish, a look at some future technologies, written and illustrated by Kelly and Zack Weinersmith.  In this post we’ll explore and discuss chapters 4-6, covering new forms of power, robots, and construction. If you’re just … Continue reading

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Reading _Soonish_, part 1

Today we start our reading of Soonish, written and illustrated by Kelly and Zack Weinersmith.  In this post we’ll explore and discuss chapters 1-3.  So far the book is a riot of big science, comedy, and good teaching. Please add your … Continue reading

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Soonish: our new book club reading now has a schedule

For the month of February we will be reading Soonish, a brilliant, funny, accessible, and thought-provoking tour through “ten emerging technologies that’ll improve and/or ruin everything“, written and illustrated by Kelly and Zack Weinersmith.  In this blog post I’ll lay out the … Continue reading

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Our book club's next reading is… Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything

Last week I asked readers to vote for our book club‘s next reading.  After a very energetic process (117 votes, 7 comments, plenty of stuff on Twitter and via email), we have a new title. The winner is…. Kelly and … Continue reading

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