Soonish

What will the world of tomorrow be like How does progress happen And why do we not have a lunar colony already What is the hold up In this smart and funny book, celebrated cartoonist Zach Weinersmith and noted researcher Dr Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what s coming next from robot swarms to nuclear fusion powered toasters By weaving their own research, interviews with the scientists who are making these advances happen, and Zach s trademark comics, the Weinersmiths investigate why these technologies are needed, how they would work, and what is standing in their way.New technologies are almost never the work of isolated geniuses with a neat idea A given future technology may need any number of intermediate technologies to develop first, and many of these critical advances may appear to be irrelevant when they are first discovered The journey to progress is full of strange detours and blind alleys that tell us so much about the human mind and the march of civilization To this end, SOONISH investigates ten different emerging fields, from programmable matter to augmented reality, from space elevators to robotic construction, to show us the amazing world we will have, you know, soonish. Best Download [ Soonish ] Author [ Kelly Weinersmith ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This book delves into technological realms that the authors feel could see gigantic leaps in our access to and use of in the future This novel was written by husband and wife pair, the former, a cartoonist and the latter, a noted Rice University Researcher They interviewed many scientists across various fields of study to learn about up and coming technologies They start each segment by explaining where we are with a certain technology, then discuss where research is heading, what the futu This book delves into technological realms that the authors feel could see gigantic leaps in our access to and use of in the future This novel was written by husband and wife pair, the former, a cartoonist and the latter, a noted Rice University Researcher They interviewed many scientists across various fields of study to learn about up and coming technologies They start each segment by explaining where we are with a certain technology, then discuss where research is heading, what the future could be like, potential advantages, concerns and pitfalls Interspersed within this writing are many nerdy scientific jokes and cartoons to help lighten the reading The humor is the kind you would expect from scientists, not the laugh out loud kind That said, I did appreciate the diversion.The ten areas explored in the book are 1 Cheap Access to Space, 2 Asteroid Mining, 3 Fusion Power, 4 Programmable Matter, 5 Robotic...If you re a citizen of the internet, you ve seen Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Trust me, you have If you think you haven t, go google Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, and then be like, Oh yeah, that, and then come back to this review.So, Zach and Kelly wrote a book.Pals, it s fantastic So, it s funny You were probably expecting that.So, it s got comics You were probably expecting that.What you might not have been expecting was one of the most thoroughly rese...This was such an interesting book, I have to admit that some of the information is a little bit too complex for the average person but the humor imbedded into the book helps the reader to process all the information a little better There were some amazing ideas explored in the book such as a elevator to an asteroid to make space exploration cheaper, meteor mining and advances in medicine , but there were some crazy ones that seemed a little to farfetched such as mirror humans , but overall t This was such an interesting book, I have to admit that some of the information is a little bit too complex for the average person but the humor ...This is a really fun collection of ten technologies currently in RD The Weinersmiths combine fact and humor to create a book that s so informative and silly you ll want to read it again and again Zach Weinersmith is the creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a popular geek webcomic great for fans of XKCD His wife, Dr Kelly Weinersmith, is an accomplished scientist whose work has been featured through many popular science venues They worked together to explain complicated technol This is a really fun collection of ten technologie...I was bamboozled.I read a fantastic book called Filmish which uses a comic book format to discuss the history of cinema.When I saw a book called Soonish , which promised a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies , I imagined a science focused Filmish.This was not that book.The illustrations were sparse and amateurish, the humor falls flat in most places, and although the science is accurate enough, the writing is juvenile and condescending at times.This book would be I was bamboozled.I read a fantastic book called Filmish which uses a comic book format to discuss the history of cinema.When I saw a book called Soonish , which promised a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies , I imagined a science focused Filmish.This was not that book.The illustrations were sparse and amateurish, ...A delightful and deeply researched look into the possible future of certain technologies, Soonish is a fine feast for the mind.We read this for my online book club Several posts have tons of material part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 tk.It is about a indeterminate but near in time future,it extrapoles but not too much already existing technologies ,for in some way depict the world of tomorrow,mainly in the biological,medical,astronautic and information and comunication tecnologies,all with its advantages and dangers,the book also explains the today situation of technologies as astronautic,nuclear fussion reactors,3D printing,augmented reality,brain computer interfaces,sinthetic biology etc.The book written by a scientific and a It is about a indeterminate but near in time future,it extrapoles but not too much already existing technologies ,for in some way depict the world of tomorrow,mainly in the biological,medical,astronautic and information and comunication tecnologies,all with its advantage...I d been wanting to read this book since I first heard about it and finally got my hands on a copy It was well worth keeping it at the top of my wanna read desperately books.This husband and wife team have put together an amazing thing here Each chapter really reads like a short story All you ve heard, all you have thought of, for future realities can be found here along with the obligatory robot Expertly researched, fantastic illustrations and jokes dispersed from beginning to end, thi I d been wanting to read this book since I first heard about it and finally got my hands on a copy It was well worth keeping it at the top of my wanna read desperately books.This husband and wife team have put together an amazing thing here Each chapter really reads like a short story All you ve heard, all you have thought of, fo...Soonish ir gr mata, kur autori zin tniski aspr t g veid past sta par 10 obr d aktu l m tehnolo iju tendenc m, kas, iesp jams, jau dr z main s vai vismaz ietekm s m su ikdienu No Visuma izp tes l dz iedzimtu slim bu izskau anai tik pla a ir gr matas tematika Lai las ana b tu aizraujo ka, darb ir gana aspr t gas karikat ras, turkl t visnota sare t s zin tnisk s idejas autori prot izkl st t koncentr ti, izmantojot sal dzin jumus un ...Enjoyed the book and the humor involved It s nice to see what different people are seeing as the on the horizon tech It s written with humor but also explains the reality of where things are and how far they are from happening be it, costly to well we haven t worked out all the bugs yet hmmm.The book covers 10 areas 1 Space Traveling 2 Asteroid Mining 3 Fusion Power 4 Programmable Matter my fave 5 Robotic Construction 6 Augmented Reality 7 Synthetic Biology yikes 8 P Enjoyed the book and the humor involved It s nice to see what different people are seeing as the on the horizon tech It s written with humor but also explains the reality of where things are and how far they are from happening be it, costly to well we haven t worked out all the bugs yet hmmm.The book covers 10 areas 1 Space Traveling 2 Asteroid Mining 3 Fusion Power 4 Programmable Matter my fave 5 Roboti...

• English
• 18 January 2018
Kelly Weinersmith
• Hardcover
• 358 pages
• 0399563822
• Kelly Weinersmith
• Soonish