Come to think of it, the morality and psychology of essentially that situation are explored in Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Brilliant book. One of very few pessimistic books I'd recommend. Harrowing yet thought-provoking. Like Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Yes I've read some of The Origin of Species. Great writing. But it's addressing a very different problem-situation from mine. I don't need to be persuaded of evolution by natural selection nor to be acquainted with his evidence. Both are much better understood now. Read Dawkins.
Marletto has a clear, sharp and imaginative style of explaining science . . . [The Science of Can and Can't] will open the doors to a dazzling, deep set of new concepts and ideas that will change and affect deeply the way you look at the world. Let her story unfold. It will be an open-ended exploration of the endless possibilities that the laws of physics allow for.