Robots and the people who love them : holding on to our humanity in an age of social robots / Eve Herold.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250122209 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1250122201 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781250122216
- ISBN: 125012221X
- Physical Description: 244 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | They're here -- Overcoming the uncanny -- Could robots make us more emotionally intelligent? -- Will robots be smarter than humans? -- Do robots spell doomsday for the human race? -- Loneliness can kill you. Could a robot save your life? -- Love in the time of robots -- Is there a robot nanny in your children's future? -- Killing machines or combat buddies? -- How will robots change human culture? -- The good news : humans are in control. The bad news : humans are in control. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Robots > Social aspects. Artificial intelligence > Social aspects. Robotics > Human factors. |
Available copies
- 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | 303.4834 H561r 2024 (Text) | 33126022927333 | New Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | 303.4834 H561r 2024 (Text) | 33126022927390 | New Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
EVE HEROLD is an award-winning science writer and consultant in the scientific and medical nonprofit space. A longtime communications and policy executive for scientific organizations, she currently serves as Director of Policy Research and Education for the Healthspan Action Coalition. She has written extensively about issues at the crossroads of science and society, including stem cell research and regenerative medicine, aging and longevity, medical implants, transhumanism, robotics and AI and bioethical issues in leading-edge medicine. Previous books include Stem Cell Wars and Beyond Human, and her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Vice, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe, among others. Sheâs a frequent contributor to the online science magazine, Leaps, and is the recipient of the 2019 Arlene Eisenberg Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.