{"product_id":"r-and-d-simon-vinnicombe-9781350025271","title":"R and D","description":"\u003ci\u003eCan a computer program, that basically shuffles numbers of zero and one, duplicate the ability of the neurons to create minds, with mental states, understanding, perceiving. Can we replicate consciousness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDavid sets his brother Lewis up on a blind date with April. April is like no woman Lewis has ever met before. She is beautiful, kind and intelligent. In fact, she seems perfect, perhaps even too perfect to be real...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA moving and fascinating story about the modern intersection of grief, technology and late capitalism, \u003ci\u003eR and D\u003c\/i\u003e asks what's more powerful: science or the soul? And when it comes to our obsession with 'research and development', how far is too far in the search for 'progress'?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR and D\u003c\/i\u003e was first performed at the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs on 22 September 2016.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Vinnicombe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350025275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350025271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.17d","brand":"Simon Vinnicombe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930771407103,"sku":"9781350025271","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ebecb7c6-4394-474e-92da-f282d8c68108.jpg?v=1766344159","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/r-and-d-simon-vinnicombe-9781350025271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}