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Unpacks the political economy of new science and technology projects, and the implications for a utopian future

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'Disorientates us, showing us how the reality of things is contingent and contestable, never losing sight of what is at stake' -- Sarah Kember, Professor of New Technologies of Communication, Goldsmiths University, Director of Goldsmiths Press

Table of 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

Unreal Objects

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      Publisher: Pluto Press
      Publication Date: 20/07/2017
      ISBN13: 9780745336749, 978-0745336749
      ISBN10: 0745336744
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Unpacks the political economy of new science and technology projects, and the implications for a utopian future

      Trade Review
      'Disorientates us, showing us how the reality of things is contingent and contestable, never losing sight of what is at stake' -- Sarah Kember, Professor of New Technologies of Communication, Goldsmiths University, Director of Goldsmiths Press

      Table of 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

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