Welcome to the Future

This is absolutely fascinating! Several futuristic ideas (teleportation, living on Mars, printing organs, etc.) are explored in depth. The state of current technology, how close we are to developing the idea, obstacles, and the ethical considerations surrounding each idea are discussed clearly and and compellingly. This is a thoughtful, balanced look at what our future might look like.

While I'm sure this is aimed at middle-grade and possibly high school kids, it was just as appealing to read as an adult. I learned a lot, and finally understood some concepts that had confused me in the past. This would be a great addition to school and classroom libraries, but don't be surprised if you see teachers and parents sneaking a look!

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

Welcome to the Future offers an insight to the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) of the future and the realms of it possibilities.
This book was utterly fascinating and although my Jurassic Park dreams were dashed, I learnt so much about the advances in STEM and the book isn't even aimed at my age range.

Perfectly pitched for ages 9+ this book has beautiful illustrations to partners its written format.
For each chapter the author explains a dream synario, for example coming home to a refrigerator with the ability to make a range of meals at the touch of a button. The chapter then goes on to break down the possibilities of the dream, why it can or perhaps can't happen, what has already been researched and how the future of this idea looks.

The book covers a range of topics from Genetic Modification, (don't worry they may be able to one day make something like a dinosaur, they just can't bring them back from extinction like my beloved Jurassic Park) Teleportation and Immortality.
Each topic appears well researched and you can find listings of all the research and quotes made from each experts in the end notes of the book with references and additional reading that would extend learning for children and makes this a very valuable classroom resource.

I felt this book really took our future visions and analysed each part of its potential, it could really help to inspire those with an interest in STEM developments or invention but I also recommend a read for any gadget enthusiasts.
An inspiring read.

This seemed to be a lot deeper, richer and proficient than its sleek font and crisp whiteness suggested. It's a quite philosophical look at our future, itemising ways science fiction may have intended our world to go, and the problems we still have with it. So we see how robots literally will not be picking up any of our household chores any time yet, and discuss nuclear fusion, Mars terraforming, and a host of other ideas. In an ideal STEM book way it drops seeds into the reader's mind, showing this to be the future of this book's audience and that these are the moral questions that need to be considered before that future is upon us, and suggesting we take advantage of gaps in our knowledge and become tomorrow's problem solvers, starting today. With up-to-date quotes and research its currency gives it a long shelf-life, and the depth of the text suggested to me several years of a school's population could gain something from this very useful volume. It gets a bit heavy-handed with lessons about ecology and meat-eating, when other chapters seemed to be suitably bias-free, but four and a half stars is still a sign of a major success.

I think this is a pretty intresting read. It is geared more towards children but I did feel it was a lot of information with the illustrations.