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Sex Robots & Vegan Meat
Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex & Death
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This book is suited for readers interested in politics, current affairs, bioethics, and the societal impact of technology. It appeals to those curious about future trends in science and technology and their ethical implications, as well as fans of investigative and thought-provoking non-fiction.
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See moreProvocative, funny and brilliantly reported, join Jenny Kleeman as she meets the strange people who are creating our future and changing what it means to be human today.
What if we could have babies without bearing children, eat meat without killing animals, have a perfect sexual relationship without involving another human being or chose the time of our painless death?
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A tour of the lurid fringes of the tech world - The Times
Like Louis Theroux channelling Margaret Atwood - New Statesman
A moreish page-turner of a book - Herald
Imagine if it was possible to have the perfect sexual relationship without compromise, eat meat without killing animals, have babies without the need to bear them, and choose the time of our painless death. Life would be better, right?
All over the globe, people are trying to make this a reality. They want to use technology to solve the thorniest problems of humanity. But what if these 'problems' are the very things that make us human?
Join Jenny Kleeman on an entertaining, thought-provoking adventure to a place where Sex Robots & Vegan Meat are no longer science fiction - right here, right now.
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The Times calls it "a tour of the lurid fringes of the tech world", praising Kleeman's acerbic and common-sense approach. New Statesman likens her storytelling to Louis Theroux channelling Margaret Atwood. The Herald describes it as a "moreish page-turner" ideal for sparking dinner party conversation, while the Guardian highlights its "compelling and thoughtful" investigation. Additional accolades include "fascinating" and "mesmerising" from BBC Radio 4 and the Daily Mail respectively. Reviewers appreciate its elegant writing, sceptical eye, and the important questions it raises despite not providing all the answers.
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ISBN: 9781509894925
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 April 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 201.0mm
Weight: 256g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Jenny Kleeman is a journalist and documentary-maker. She writes for the Guardian, Tortoise, The Times and the Sunday Times. She has reported for BBC One's Panorama, Channel 4's Dispatches and VICE News Tonight on HBO, as well as making 13 films from across the globe for Channel 4's Unreported World. Sex Robots & Vegan Meat is her first book.
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