Cape Safety, Inc. - Still Standing

Cape Safety, Inc. - Still Standing

Richard Hughes

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Editorial:
Waquoit Wordsmith Press
Año de edición:
2022
ISBN:
9798201523589
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Follow the adventures of the CSI consultants as they battle 21st-century problems like artificial intelligence, environmental issues, and the ethics of gene editing, among other new matters. Investigate the ramifications of letting AI decide loan applications, prison sentences, and drone targets; if a computer is doing it, what could go wrong? Why has architecture become hostile? Cow burps really are more damaging to the planet than you thought. Whales are better for the planet than you thought. Rat snakes aren’t the bad guys anymore. Dickens characters were among the first recyclers. A filled diaper is loaded with plastics. Cobalt mining - the next frontier. Why our Outer Space Treaty is starting to mean something. Armadillos have migrated as far north as North Carolina; will they soon be in your backyard? Attack of the Stinkbugs - a modern-day horror tale. All the above and more are tackled by our CSI heroes.

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