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    "description": "\u2018A Truly Golden Handbook, No Less Instructive than Delightful, by the Most Learned and Distinguished Professors of the Renowned University of Leuven.\u2019\r\n\r\n500 Years Utopia. \r\nWhat would the ideal society of the future look like? In 1516, the eminent English humanist Thomas More tried his hand at imagining a perfect society on a distant island. His Utopia was published in the Flemish town of Leuven, home of a university that was established almost a century earlier. 500 years later, scholars of this university revisit More\u2019s best-known work and reflect on the ideal society of the future, using the scientific insights of today, including perspectives which More could never have imagined.\r\n\r\nWhat will our cities look like a hundred years from now? How will stem cell research and 3D printing change the world? Will we be able to cure all diseases? Will we be traveling to other planets? Will computers take over? Or will humanity find a way to improve the quality of life for everyone and feed a growing world population? In \u2018A Truly Golden Handbook\u2019, more than fifty KU Leuven scholars share their science-based utopian dreams. From the creation of spare organs, artificial intelligence and the genetic future, to global governance, ecological sustainability and pathways to more equality, this visionary book offers a broad interdisciplinary look at the world of tomorrow.\r\n\r\nContributors: \r\nAll contributions were written by academics of KU Leuven.\r\nConny Aerts, Ivo Aertsen, Marc Boogaerts, Geert Bouckaert, Ren\u00e9 Bouwen, Frederik Ceyssens, Stephan Claes, Katrijn Cl\u00e9mer, Sara Coemans, Goele Cornelissen, Marc Craps, Joep Crompvoets, Lieven De Cauter, Ortwin de Graef, Jan De Lepeleire, Dorien De Man, Bart De Moor, Koen Devriendt, Rudi D\u2019Hooge, Thomas D\u2019Hooghe, Philip Dutr\u00e9, Jan Elen, Liesbet Geris, Gerard Govers, Styn Grieten, Karin Hannes, Ann Heylighen, Hilde Heynen, Rianne Janssen, Rudy Lauwereins, Koen Lemmens, Peter Lievens, Katlijn Malfliet, Jan Masschelein, Terrence Merrigan, Yves Moreau, Bart Muys, Marten Ovaere, Jan Rong\u00e9, Erik Schokkaert, Frans Schuit, Maarten Simons, Manuel Sintubin, St\u00e9phane Symons, Rik Torfs, Chantal Van Audenhove, Kenneth Van den Bergh, Andr\u00e9 Van de Putte, Hilde Van Esch, Inge Vanfraechem, Ine Van Hoyweghen, Geertrui Van Overwalle, Peter Van Puyvelde, Arne van Stiphout, An Verburgh, Peter Vermeersch, Johan Wagemans, Lode Walgrave\r\n",
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