Smoke & Mirrors: How Hype Obscures the Future and How to See Past It
Gemma Milne explores how hype has influenced nine different areas of science and technology, from cancer treatments to quantum computers
In Smoke & Mirrors, Gemma Milne explores nine different areas of science and technology, covering everything from cancer treatments to quantum computers. Each chapter gives us an overview of challenges facing a particular field and the latest advances within it. We learn about the companies and funding bodies that are driving this innovation. The whole point is to make us realise that behind each exciting new discovery there a bigger questions – fundamental issues that we the reader need to help answer.