How to Grow a Human - Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made

Informationen zum Autor Philip Ball Klappentext A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning and neural downloading. After seeing his own cells used to grow clumps of new neurons - essentially mini-brains - Philip Ball begins to examine the concepts of identity and consciousness. Delving into humanity's deep evolutionary past to look at how complex creatures like us emerged from single-celled life, he offers a new perspective on how humans think about ourselves. In an age when we are increasingly encouraged to regard the 'self' as an abstract sequence of genetic information, or as a pattern of neural activity that might be 'downloaded' to a computer, he return us to the body - to flesh and blood - and anchors a conception of personhood in this unique and ephemeral mortal coil. How to Build a Human brings us back to ourselves - but in doing so, it challenges old preconceptions and values. It asks us to rethink how we exist in the world. Zusammenfassung A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning and neural downloading.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Ball, Ball Philip
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780008331818
• ISBN: 978-0-00-833181-8
• No. of pages: 372
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, popular science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Cell Biology, MEDICAL / Research, SCIENCE / Ethics, Genetics (non-medical)