{"product_id":"r-and-d-paperback","title":"R and D - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Vinnicombe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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'? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eR and D\u003c\/i\u003e was first performed at the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs on 22 September 2016.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Vinnicombe\u003c\/b\u003e was a Pearson Playwright in Residence at the Finborough Theatre. Previous plays produced at the Finborough Theatre include \u003ci\u003eCradle Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYear 10\u003c\/i\u003e. He won a Peggy Ramsay Pearson Award in 2010 and was a member of the BBC Continuing Drama Writers Academy. Theatre includes \u003ci\u003eUntitled \u003c\/i\u003e(Brit School commission), \u003ci\u003eWisdom \u003c\/i\u003e(Manhattan Theatre Club), \u003ci\u003eTurf \u003c\/i\u003e(Bush Theatre), \u003ci\u003eThe Old Vic 24 Hour Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (Old Vic), \u003ci\u003eA Night with the Apathists\u003c\/i\u003e (Union Theatre) \u003ci\u003eWilde Tales \u003c\/i\u003e(Southwark Playhouse) and \u003ci\u003eCity Love \u003c\/i\u003e(Bussey Building). Radio includes \u003ci\u003eMary Cherry \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Hard Road\u003c\/i\u003e (both for BBC Radio 4).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48336444588281,"sku":"9781350025271","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aFDuArLvaO9781350025271.webp?v=1777528578","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/r-and-d-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}