Human Futures (2008)

Encounters with the future occur via a series of provocations in artistic endeavour, design interactions and cultural imaginations, which seek to consider the social impact of technology for humanity. The manifestation of these visions, as technological artefacts and social processes, infuses and reconstitutes our minds, bodies and world.

This book brings together diverse voices to articulate the various areas of inquiry that orbit this futurological landscape. It portrays how the visual and textual culture of technological innovation is made and remade through bioculturally diverse forms of consumption. This is achieved by presenting innovative works from internationally renowned artists, writers and designers to stimulate new forms of interaction with the future, in ways that transcend the borders between the physical, virtual, biological and digital.

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Medicalization of Cyberspace (2008)

The entire infrastructure and culture of medicine is being transformed by digital technology, the Internet and mobile devices. Cyberspace is now regularly used to provide medical advice and medication, with great numbers of sufferers immersing themselves within virtual communities. What are the implications of this medicalisation of cyberspace for how people make sense of health and identity?

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Genetically Modified Athletes (2004)

As the first book ever to be published on the subject of gene doping, Genetically Modified Athletes (Routledge) has been reviewed and consistently cited around the world since 2004. It has also been covered by a range of international media including the Washington Post, the London Times, the Guardian and more. In 2008, a Brazilian translation was publshed by Phorta.

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