Runaway Science: From Raging Robots to the Horrors of Hi-Tech

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Will computers come to dominate man Will advanced technology, robots and artificial intelligence enhance or destroy our future and thereby changing us forever!! Learn about the history, the menace and opportunities of technologyas well as possible futuresin this one-of-a-kind book!

Is technology running amok or is it serving as a helping hand Is it a threat or a benefit Runaway Science: True Stories of Raging Robots and Hi-Tech Horrors presents the ominous, and some encouraging, stories of how technology has shaped our past and might shape our future. It dives into the question of mankinds future. An exhilaratingand troublingread, it looks at whether robots and technology are a threat or a boon to humanity. Its investigations include

Robocops and robots in the police force

Robots replacing people in the workplace

The high tech of ancient times

Clones, androids, modified humans, cyborgs, designer babies, and half-human robots

CIA plots to control our minds

The sentient internet

Monitoring our every move with microchip implants

The threat of unfathomable alien intelligence and technology

The singularity of uncontrollable and irreversible supplanting of human intelligence with technological intelligence

Science fiction and science factand how science fiction foreshadowed the future

Clandestine technological dangers and government mind-control plots

Robotic limbs, androids and half-humans

The prospect of uploading our minds into computers to ensure immortality

Whether robots will rise up and cause humans to become extinct

And much, much more.

With more than 100 photos and illustrations, this riveting read is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. Ponder the possibilities with this examination of the menace of robots, artificial intelligence, and technology of the past, present, and future. Exciting and worrisome, Runaway Science looks at past horrors and future dangers of technology!

Author Bio

Nick Redfernworks full time as an author, lecturer, and journalist. He writes about a wide range of unsolved mysteries, including UFOs, alien encounters, government conspiracies, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster. His many books include Visible Ink PressTime Travel: The Science and Science Fiction;Area 51: The Revealing Truth of UFOs, Secret Aircraft, Cover-Ups & Conspiracies;The Bigfoot Book: The Encyclopedia of Sasquatch, Yeti, and Cryptid Primates;The Alien Book: A Guide to Extraterrestrial Beings on Earth;Secret History: Conspiracies from Ancient Aliens to the New World Order;Cover-Ups & Secrets: The Complete Guide to Government Conspiracies, Manipulations & Deceptions;Control: MKUltra, Chemtrails and the Conspiracy to Suppress the Masses;Secret Societies: The Complete Guide to Histories, Rites, and Rituals;The Monster Book: Creatures, Beasts, and Fiends of Nature; andMonsters of the Deep. He has appeared on numerous television shows, including History ChannelsMonster QuestandUFO Hunters; VH1sLegend Hunters; National Geographic ChannelsThe Truth about UFOsandParanatural; BBCsOut of this World; MSNBCsCountdown; and SyFy ChannelsProof Positive. Nick lives just a few miles from Dallas, Texas infamous Grassy Knoll.