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Beyond Human: The New World of Cyborgs and Androids

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For decades Gregory Benford has been writing both science fiction and physics research papers. This has led him to author regular columns in Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine on the possible future.

This book's contents will be largely familiar to those readers of his columns, though there is some new material here. He speculates as to what forms cyborgs might take, and what the social reaction might be to them. Along the way, he suggests what a lengthy extension of the human lifespan might do to society. He discusses the various depictions in science fiction and movies, starting all the way back with Frankenstein. Of course, Blade Runner gets a mention, as you might expect!

Very readable. He writes with his usual skill, and aims the book at a general audience. Don't worry about any equations!