How Long to Read Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares

How Long Does it Take to Read Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares by Maxwell J. Mehlman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

What will happen when technology allows us to direct our own evolution? Transhumanists advocate for the development and distribution of technologies that will enhance human intellectual, physical, and psychological capacities, even eliminate aging. What if the dystopian futures and transhumanist utopias found in the pages of science journals, Margaret Atwood novels, films like Gattaca, and television shows like Dark Angel are realized? What kind of world would humans have created? Maxwell J. Mehlman considers the promises and perils of using genetic engineering in an effort to direct the future course of human evolution. He addresses scientific and ethical issues without choosing sides in the dispute between transhumanists and their challengers. However, Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares reveals that radical forms of genetic engineering could become a reality much sooner than many people think, and that we need to encourage risk-management efforts. Whether scientists are dubious or optimistic about the prospects for directed evolution, they tend to agree on two things. First, however long it takes to perfect the necessary technology, it is inevitable that humans will attempt to control their evolutionary future, and second, in the process of learning how to direct evolution, we are bound to make mistakes. Our responsibility is to learn how to balance innovation with caution.

How long is Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares?

Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares by Maxwell J. Mehlman is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares aloud.

What Reading Level is Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares?

Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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