Entanglements : tomorrow's lovers, families, and friends /

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 to...

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Main Authors:	Kress, Nancy (Author), Larson, Rich (Author), Wolven, Nick, 1977- (Author), Kowal, Mary Robinette, 1969- (Author), Kelly, James P. (James Patrick) (Author), Turnbull, Cadwell, 1987- (Author), Miller, Sam J. (Author), Palmer, Suzanne (Author), Newitz, Annalee, 1969- (Author), Xia, Jia, 1984- (Author)
Other Authors:	Williams, Sheila, 1956- (Editor), Yaszek, Lisa, 1969- (Contributor), Liu, Ken, 1976- (Translator), Plakhova, Tatiana (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2020]
Series:	Twelve tomorrows.
Subjects:	Science fiction, American. Short stories, American. Interpersonal relations > Fiction.

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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 coop 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.
Physical Description:	x, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN:	9780262539258 026253925X