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More Than Machines?: The Attribution of (In)Animacy to Robot Technology by Laura Voss

We know that robots are just machines. Why then do we often talk about them as if they were alive? Laura Voss explores this fascinating phenomenon, providing a rich insight into practices of animacy (and inanimacy) attribution to robot technology: from science-fiction to robotics R&D, from science communication to media discourse, and from the theoretical perspectives of STS to the cognitive sciences. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, and backed by a wealth of empirical material, Voss shows how scientists, engineers, journalists - and everyone else - can face the challenge of robot technology appearing (a little bit alive) with a reflexive and yet pragmatic stance.

The Future of Food by Mustafa Bayram and Çağlar Gökırmaklı

The destiny of humans is parallel to the destiny of food. If the latter is available, then the former will also be present. The definition of food today is very different from that of our ancestors, who saw it as a nutritious thing that may be obtainable through collecting or planting. However, today, food can be modified genetically and made through molecular synthesis. This book discusses the future of food  and explores the context of novel definitions of food through horizon scanning. It considers the most cutting-edge developments in the food industry, including lab-meat, nano-engineered foods, vertical agriculture, foodomics, and Marsfoods. The book also investigates new food engineering processing techniques, future technologies, and future consumption trends.

Genetic Engineering in Health Care by Cecilia McCarthy

Genetic engineering involves changing the genetic material inside living cells. Today's scientists are using it to create medicines, study diseases, and treat patients. Genetic Engineering in Health Care covers the past, present, and future of this technology.

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