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The future of us : the science of what we'll eat, where we'll live, and who we'll be / by Ingram, Jay,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."A fascinating look at the cutting-edge science and technologies that are on the cusp of changing everything from where we'll live, how we'll look, and who we'll be, by the popular science broadcaster and bestselling author Jay Ingram. Where will we live? How will we get around? What will we look like? These are just some of the questions bestselling author and popular science broadcaster Jay Ingram answers in this exciting examination of the science and technologies that will affect every aspect of human life. In these pages, Ingram explores the future of our technological civilization. He reports on cutting-edge research in organ and limb regeneration, advances in prosthetics, the merging of the human and the synthetic, and gene editing. Vertical farming and lab-grown food might help feed millions and alleviate pressure on the planet. Cities could accommodate green space and the long-awaited flying car. Finally, he speculates on the future of artificial general intelligence, even artificial superintelligence, as well as our place on Earth and in the universe. The potential impact of these developments in science and technology will be powerful and wide-ranging, complicated by ethics and social equity. And they will inevitably revolutionize every aspect of life and even who we are. This is The Future of Us."--

Subjects: Forecasting; Science.;

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NOVA wonders [videorecording] / by Klein, Larry(Producer),producer,screenwriter,film director.; Williams, Talithia,on-screen presenter.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.),broadcaster.;

Talithia Williams, host.Originally broadcast on television in 2018.Explores the capabilities of science and the workings of the human mind.Reporting from the frontiers of science, follow researchers on the winding paths of uncertainty and the unknown. From the mysteries of astrophysics to the technologies that could rival or surpass the abilities of the human mind, the series reveals how far humans have come, how they've managed to get here, and the remarkable scientists who are transforming the world and the future.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround.

Subjects: Television mini-series.; Documentary television program.; Educational television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Science television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Science.;

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Eris [electronic resource] : by Gaudet, Larry.aut; cloudLibrary;

An anarchist online group sets out to assassinate the corporate elites they believe have turned culture into a digital nightmare. “A blistering look at what our online and offline lives have devolved into at the hands of our corporate tech overlords and their lackeys in government.” — ROBERT J. SAWYER, Hugo Award–winning author Don Barton is the visionary creator of Greenhouse, a popular immersive game where millions play at “saving the environment” in the surreal digital landscapes of the metaverse. Now retired to his plutocratic wealth, he learns his teen son, a gifted gamer, has suddenly gone missing, having joined a terrorist group led by a mysterious young woman, Eris, a former cryptocurrency trader. She’s on a mission to destroy the world’s entertainment and social media platforms and assassinate the corporate elites who run them. In desperation, Barton roams Greenhouse, the only place his radicalized son will talk to him, learning that the game — his life’s work — is on the terrorist hit list. And both his life and his son’s are in danger. A RARE MACHINES BOOKGeneral adult.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Noir; Cyberpunk; Dystopian; Technological;

© 2024., Dundurn Press,

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60 Days In. by A&E® (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Originally produced by A&E® in 2016.60 Days In offers an unprecedented look at life behind bars at Indiana's Clark County Jail as seven innocent volunteers are sent to live among its general population for 60 days.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Documentary films.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Racism.;

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Realive [videorecording] / by Chaplin, Oona,1986-actor.; Gil, Mateo,1972-screenwriter,film director.; Hughes, Tom,1986-actor.; Lebon, Charlotte,actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;

Music, Lucas Vidal ; editor, Guillermo la Cal ; director of photography, Pau Esteve Birba.Tom Hughes, Charlotte Le Bon, Oona Chaplin, Barry Ward, Julio Perillán.Diagnosed with a terminal cancer, a man decides to freeze his body so that he could get revived in the future, but resuscitated some sixty years later, he finds himself unable to cope with the realities of his new life.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Cryonics; Man-woman relationships; Terminally ill; Love;

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The theory of everything [videorecording] / by Hawking, Jane.Travelling to infinity: My life with Stephen.Videorecording.; Jones, Felicity,actor.; Lloyd, Harry,1983-; Marsh, James,1963-; Morrison, Thomas.; Orr-Ewing, Alice.; Perry, Sophie.; Prior, Tom,actor.; Redmayne, Eddie,1982-; Thewlis, David,1963-; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Focus Features.;

Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Thomas Morrison, Eddie Redmayne, Sophie Perry, Alice Orr-Ewing, David Thewlis, Harry Lloyd.Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of - time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.

Subjects: Hawking, Jane; Hawking, Stephen, 1942-; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Astrophysicists; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships;

© 2015., Focus Features ; Distributed by Entertainment One,

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The shape of water [videorecording] / by Hawkins, Sally,1976-actor.; Shannon, Michael,1974-actor.; Spencer, Octavia,actor.; Toro, Guillermo del,1964-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,film distributor.;

Special features: A fairy tale for troubled times; theatrical trailers.Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon.An otherworldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.

Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Romance films.; Fantasy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Laboratories; Science; Captive marine animals; Security classification (Government documents); Human-animal relationships;

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Criminal minds. [videorecording] / by Brewster, Paget,1969-; Cook, A. J.,1978-; Gibson, Thomas,1962-; Glaudini, Lola,1972-; Gubler, Matthew Gray.; Moore, Shemar,1970-; Patinkin, Mandy.; Vangsness, Kirsten.; ABC Studios (Firm); CBS DVD (Firm); CBS Paramount Network Television (Firm); Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Touchstone Television.;

Disc 1. The Fisher King, part 2 -- P911 -- The perfect storm -- Psychodrama.Disc 2. The aftermath -- The boogeyman -- North Mammon -- Empty planet.Disc 3. The last word -- Lessons learned -- Sex, birth, death -- Profiler, profiled.Disc 4. No way out -- The big game -- Revelations -- Fear and loathing.Disc 5. Distress -- Jones -- Ashes and dust -- Honor among thieves.Disc 6. Open season -- Legacy -- No way out, part II: The evilution of Frank.Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Paget Brewster.Originally broadcast on television during the 2006-2007 season.Jason Gideon is the head of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) and mentor to an elite team of profilers, including family man Aaron Hotchner, sex-crimes expert Elle Greenaway, hunky Derek Morgan, genius-geek Dr. Spencer Reid, department liaison "JJ" Jareau, and computer whiz Penelope Garcia. Joining them this season is Emily Prentiss who quickly learns there's nothing these agents would rather do than profile murderers and put them away.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9 enhanced) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.

Subjects: FBI Academy. Behavioral Science Unit; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Criminal behavior; Criminal behavior, Prediction of; Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

© c2007., CBS DVD : Paramount Home Entertainment,

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Avatar [videorecording (DVD)] / by Cameron, James,1954-; Horner, James.; Lang, Stephen,1952-; Ribisi, Giovanni,1974-; Rodriguez, Michelle.; Saldana, Zoë.; Weaver, Sigourney,1949-; Worthington, Sam,1976-; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.;

Music by James Horner.Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang.Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake's life, and this changes everything.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround.

Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Disabled veterans; Extraterrestrial beings; Feature films.; Human-alien encounters; Indigenous peoples; Life on other planets; Mines and mineral resources; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Na'vi (Fictitious characters);

© c2010., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,

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The shape of water [videorecording] / by Hawkins, Sally,1976-actor.; Shannon, Michael,1974-actor.; Spencer, Octavia,actor.; Toro, Guillermo del,1964-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,film distributor.;

Special features: A fairy tale for troubled times; theatrical trailers.Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon.An otherworldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc, AVC @ 26 MBPS (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1 DVS.

Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Romance films.; Fantasy films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Laboratories; Science; Captive marine animals; Security classification (Government documents); Human-animal relationships;

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