Unreal Objects : Digital Materialities, Technoscientific Projects and Political Realities.
O'Riordan, Kate.
Unreal Objects : Digital Materialities, Technoscientific Projects and Political Realities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (166 pages) - Digital Barricades Series . - Digital Barricades Series .
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Series Preface -- 1 Introduction: Problems With Objects -- 2 The Shadow of Genomics -- 3 Biosensory Experiences, Data and the Interfaced Self -- 4 Smart Grids: Energy Futures, Carbon Capture and Geoengineering -- 5 Real Fantasies: De-extinction and In Vitro Meat -- 6 Unreal Objects and Political Realities -- Bibliography -- Index.
Unpacks the political economy of new science and technology projects, and the implications for a utopian future.
9781786800572
Research and development projects.
Research.
Technological innovations.
Electronic books.
T175 .O756 2017
303.4833
Unreal Objects : Digital Materialities, Technoscientific Projects and Political Realities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (166 pages) - Digital Barricades Series . - Digital Barricades Series .
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Series Preface -- 1 Introduction: Problems With Objects -- 2 The Shadow of Genomics -- 3 Biosensory Experiences, Data and the Interfaced Self -- 4 Smart Grids: Energy Futures, Carbon Capture and Geoengineering -- 5 Real Fantasies: De-extinction and In Vitro Meat -- 6 Unreal Objects and Political Realities -- Bibliography -- Index.
Unpacks the political economy of new science and technology projects, and the implications for a utopian future.
9781786800572
Research and development projects.
Research.
Technological innovations.
Electronic books.
T175 .O756 2017
303.4833