The Vestigial Heart
- 262 pages
- 10 hours of reading
A thirteen-year-old girl wakes up in a future where human emotions are extinct and people rely on personal-assistant robots to navigate daily life.
Carme Torras, a distinguished researcher in robotics and artificial intelligence, seamlessly integrates her scientific expertise into her fiction. Her novels delve into the profound societal implications of humanity's increasing interaction with robots and technology. Torras champions science fiction's capacity to foster crucial public discourse on the ethical quandaries presented by AI and our pervasive digital footprint. Her narratives often pose unsettling questions about networked responsibility and the emotional and social transformations spurred by technological advancement.

A thirteen-year-old girl wakes up in a future where human emotions are extinct and people rely on personal-assistant robots to navigate daily life.