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Artificial intelligence Fiction Conscious automata Fiction Conspiracy theories Fiction Extraterrestrial beings Fiction Human genome Fiction Pompeii (Extinct city) Fiction Romans Fiction Speculative fiction Technological innovations Fiction Technological innovations Forecasting FictionMullen, Thomas
Summary: "Blind Spots is a riveting crime novel with a speculative edge about what we really see with our own eyes. Seven years ago, a mysterious virus blinded everyone in the world in a matter of months. Technology helped people adjust to the new normal, creating a device that approximates vision, downloading visual data directly to people's brains. But what happens when someone finds a way to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MULGodfrey, Daniel
Summary: In the race to control renewable power, an energy giant stumbles on a controversial technology: the ability to transport matter from the deep past. Their biggest secret is New Pompeii, a replica city filled with Romans, pulled through time just before the volcanic eruption. Nick Houghton doesn't know why he's been chosen to be the company's historical advisor. He's just excited to be there....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Titan Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GODBeckett, L. X.
Summary: "Ruby Whiting has done the impossible. She has proved that humanity deserves a seat at the galactic table. Well, at least a shot at a seat. Having convinced the galactic governing body that mankind deserves a chance at fixing their own problems, Ruby hasdone her part to launch the planet into a new golden age of scientific discovery and technological revolution. However, there are still those...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BECWheaton, Mark
Summary: Emily is an artificial consciousness, designed in a lab to help humans process trauma, which is particularly helpful when the sun begins to die 5 billion years before scientists agreed it was supposed to. Her beloved human race is screwed, and so is Emily. That is, until she finds a potential answer buried deep in the human genome that may save them all. But not everyone is convinced Emily has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2018