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100 _aO'Riordan, Kate.
245 _aUnreal objects :
_bdigital materialities, technoscientific projects and political realities /
260 _aLondon
_bPlutoPress.
300 _aviii,174 p.
_b21cm.
500 _aTRP40/300 GBP 22.99/-
505 _aPreface; 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.
520 _aUnpacks the political economy of new science and technology projects, and the implications for a utopian future.
521 _a
650 _aResearch and development projects.
650 _aTechnological innovations.
650 _aResearch
856 _uhttps://www.plutobooks.com/9780745336749/unreal-objects/
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