Introduction * One World or Several? * The Nature of Human Natures * Longer? * Stronger? * Smarter? * Happier? * Fairer? * Governable? * Postscript: Choosing our Biological Future * Index
Peter Healey is Associate Fellow at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford. Steve Rayner is James Martin Professor of Science and Civilization at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford, a member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, and Honorary Professor of Climate Change and Society, University of Copenhagen.
'Big changes are coming in every aspect of our lives. Should and
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Gregory M. Fahy PhD, cryobiologist, biogerontologist and former
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the societal consequences on a global scale.'
Dr Mairi Levitt, Department of Philosophy, Lancaster University
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