Book
Entanglements : tomorrow's lovers, families, and friends
Call Number
- SCIENCE FICTION ENTA (CEN)
Publication Information
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020]
Physical Description
x, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series
Summary
"In a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships - romances, friendships, and families. This volume in the Twelve Tomorrow's series considers the effects that scientific and technological discoveries will have on the emotional bonds that hold us together. The strange new worlds in these stories feature AI family therapy, floating fungitecutre, and a futuristic love potion. A co-op of mothers attempts to raise a child together, lovers try to resolve their differences by employing a therapeutic sexbot, and a robot helps a woman dealing with Parkinson's disease."--Provided by publisher.
Notes
"New science fiction inspired by today's emerging technologies" -- Cover
Contents
- Invisible people / Profile: Nancy Kress / Echo the echo / Sparklybits / A little wisdom / Your boyfriend experience / Mediation / The nation of the sick / Don't mind me / The monogomy hormone / The monk of Lingyin Temple