Chasing Captain America: How Advances in Science, Engineering, and Biotechnology Will Produce a Superhuman

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$15.95  $14.83
Publisher
ECW Press
Publish Date
Pages
224
Dimensions
5.2 X 8.1 X 0.8 inches | 0.65 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781770411999

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About the Author
Paul Zehr, Ph.D. (neuroscience), is an award-winning science communicator, professor, author, and martial artist. He is the director of the Centre for Biomedical Research at the University of Victoria. His previous books -- Becoming Batman, Inventing Iron Man, and Project Superhero -- use superheroes as metaphors to explore the science of human potential. He writes for Psychology Todayand Scientific American, among other publications.
Reviews

"With Chasing Captain America, E. Paul Zehr once again takes the reader on a tour of cutting-edge science while exploring an iconic superhero, this time Steve Rogers, the Sentinel of Liberty. Zehr writes with the expertise of a practicing scientist, the clarity of an experienced teacher, and the unabashed enthusiasm of a comic book fan, resulting in a book that's a joy to read and mindblowing in its scope and detail. Chasing Captain America is a must-read if you're a science nerd, comics geek, or both." -- Mark D. White, author of The Virtues of Captain America and chair of the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island/CUNY

"Chasing Captain America is an exhilarating and illuminating romp through the wild frontiers of real science that until recently only existed in the pages of comic books." -- Daniel H. Wilson, bestselling author of Robopocalypse

"A fantastic, futuristic venture into 'accelerated human evolution, ' blending well-researched science with fiction and popular culture. You will not put this clever, witty, entertaining, and scary read down once you start and will forever look at progress in our world with different eyes." -- Wolfram Tetzlaff, MD, PhD, Professor, Zoology & Surgery, Director of ICORD, University of British Columbia

"A fascinating study of the real-life potential for a superhuman, deeply researched, philosophically challenging, and often disturbingly plausible." -- Warren Ellis, author of Normal, Gun Machine, and Transmetropolitan

"This book . . . is the perfect blend of a story and of fact. The author is not biased, and does pose interesting and thought provoking questions bound to excite anyone with an interest in the future of science . . . If you have any kind of interest in science, or want an accessible and fun book to expand your knowledge and get you thinking, this is the one for you!" -- Sammy's Shelf blog

"A good introduction for readers unfamiliar with recent scientific developments in biotechnology, bioengineering, and synthetic biology." -- Publishers Weekly