館藏資訊
摘要註
1.解開長壽的秘密, 2.未來新型電動車, 3.太空科技競賽, 4.醫院未來趨勢, 5.垃圾變黃金, 6.未來基因科學, 7.健康藥品與生活 Mankind has always dreamed of being able to glimpse into the future. Scientists are already trying to create things that others still regard as pie in the sky. For example, innovative medical procedures or new industrial materials, intelligent communication technology or revolutionary approaches to environmental conservation. But all this is only possible if researchers are independent and creative, and if they have the courage to break new scientific ground. But how much of the research being carried out into futuristic projects is “fiction”, and how much of it is “science”? What methods are employed? What are the positive and negative aspects of trying to anticipate the future?人類總是夢想一窺未來，而這類如同空中樓閣的願望，科學家卻早已試著在實現，舉凡尖端醫藥技術、創新工業用材、智慧型溝通科技或環境保護的革命性方法，都是他們努力的目標。這一切之所以能實現，仰賴的是科學家獨立開創的心靈，以及挑戰科學限制的勇氣。然而，這些展望未來的計畫，會不會只是科幻小說式的想像？如果它們真是「科學」，需要哪些技術來實現？當我們以這些科技迎接未來時，又必須如何衡量得失？
內容註
隨著工業化社會生活步調的加快，生活壓力增加，人類對藥物的依賴程度也逐漸提高。甚至連健康的人，也使用生化產品來彌補身體缺失、抑制一般生理要求，或增加工作效率也越來越高。這些能夠增進人體健康的化學合成產品，就像一棵巨大的搖錢樹。人類會不會淪為受藥物控制的生物？人類是否能藉由藥物滿足所有的需求？