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Zeiten ändern sich - Menschen jedoch nur selten. Die Errungenschaften der modernen Wissenschaft scheinen die Tore in eine aufregende Zukunft zu öffnen. Doch alle Technik des Universums kann die Menschen nicht vor ihren Sehnsüchten befreien. Um seine Schwester zu retten, lässt sich ein Polizist auf einen Handel mit einem wortwörtlich "unmenschlichen" Verbrecher ein. Die irrationale Sehnsucht nach einer KI verwischt die Grenzen zwischen Realität und virtueller Welt.

Wohlstand und leichte Arbeit für alle, ein Liebesleben ohne Konflikte und Kultur von Kindesbeinen an -- so muss sie aussehen, die beste aller möglichen Welten. Nie wieder wurde ein Staatsroman mit ähnlich menschenfreundlicher Phantasie erdacht wie "Utopia".

Bostrom’s previous book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (OUP, 2014) sparked a global conversation on AI that continues to this day. That book, which became a surprise New York Times bestseller, focused on what might happen if AI development goes wrong. But what if things go right? Suppose we develop superintelligence safely and ethically, and that we make good use of the almost magical powers this technology would unlock.

2045 - 2059: Während sich die Menschheit auf der Datumerde, ihrem von Katastrophen heimgesuchten und in die Jahre gekommenen Heimatplaneten, weiterentwickelt, schreitet auch die Besiedelung der Parallelwelten der Langen Erde voran. Lobsang, der als künstliche Intelligenz über Jahrzehnte die Lange Erde erforschte, lebt inzwischen als Mensch getarnt auf einer weit entfernten Parallelwelt. Als sich die Anzeichen häufen, dass mit dieser etwas nicht stimmt, muss er seine alten Freunde, die Pioniere Joshua und Sally um Hilfe rufen.

Sir Thomas More's Utopia has spurred debate, reflection, and critical thinking since its original publication in the 16th century. More's fictional island of Utopia provides an exploration of issues that shook him and his contemporaries and that continue to be problematic in the modern day.

Rising out of the Nevada canyons, Utopia is a theme park so technologically advanced as to be awe-inspiring. But serious mishaps are starting to cause concern, and things turn from bad to worse when a group of mercenaries infiltrates the park's computerized infrastructure, holding the entire park hostage. The engineer who designed the park now must find a way to save it.

Thomas More's Utopia stands out as one of the most striking political works ever written. Composed specifically as a response to Henry VIII's break with Rome, the book meditates on the perfect society while indirectly critiquing the political and social ills of Tudor England. Containing thoughts on religious pluralism, a welfare state, and women's rights, More's book was well ahead of its time, already hinting at later theories on communism and capitalism centuries before Marx, Engels, and Smith.

As the go-to therapist at Elite Therapy, Dr. Hayley Sims is the best in her field. It's exactly why she's just been assigned her most challenging patient yet, hockey player Elizabeth Stone. Not because Stone's injury is complicated, but because she is intense to work with and needs someone to keep her in check. When Hayley's personal life starts unraveling and she realizes she might be developing feelings for her patient, she's torn between finishing her assignment and walking away to protect herself.

Malevolent aliens, the Mordri Three decide to become so evil that God himself will have to stop them. They can alter flesh with a simple touch, literally turning people inside out or seeding them with cancer. The Three have already destroyed an entire solar system and most of their own race. Their next targets: mankind and Earth!

The inspiration for a film directed, written and produced by Baltasar Kormákur, co-written by Olaf Olafsson. ""Delicate, absorbing...as satisfying as it is moving."" — Vogue A mesmerizing, panoramic story of one man’s search to find a lover who suddenly disappeared decades before When the...

Rulers of vampirekind Sam Parker and Jared Michaels are enjoying the current peace that's fallen among their species...until it abruptly shatters. A vampire unlawfully attempting to turn unwilling humans is somehow inadvertently killing them. It makes no sense, just like the strange brand on his palm and the fact that he boasts multiple vampiric gifts. He also has the same mercury glint to his irises that Sam herself possesses...indicating that she's no longer the only vampire hybrid in the world.

My gloves are coming off.... The Collectors haven't only made my life a living hell; they've made a game out of tormenting everyone I love. And I refuse to stand for it any longer. I'm committed to using all of the tools at my disposal to end their reign of terror - even if that means collecting every psychic ability I can get my hands on. With Jameson, Noah, Mason, and Stowe by my side, and in my heart, I finally believe in myself and my abilities.

A bold and brilliant revisionist take on the history of psychedelics in the twentieth century, illuminating how a culture of experimental drugs shaped the Cold War and the birth of Silicon Valley. "It was not the Baby Boomers who ushered in the first era of widespread drug experimentation...

“Their trademark world building and questions of morality remain intact . . . The explosive cliffhanger ending—also now something of a trademark—promises one final return to the series.” — Booklist The fourth novel in Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter’s bestselling series, which io9...