What's Next by Max Brockman
In What's Next ?, 18 young scientists present the futuristic ideas they are pursuing that just might change the way we look at the world, even the way we live. The articles include: whether it is possible that humankind will become extinct in the near future (or evolve so far as to become unrecognisable); research into dark energy, the strangest substance in the universe; whether global warming will force us all to up sticks and move to the Arctic Circle; the possibility of us enhancing our minds and bodies, even to the extent of being able to remove unwanted memories; and the question: can we think without language? From climate change to cutting-edge physics, from hard-wired morality to modifying our brains or even our genome, WHAT'S NEXT? will give its readers a head start on comprehending what may well be in store for all of us in the next few decades.
Max Brockman is a literary agent at Brockman, Inc., which represents Jared Diamond, Nassim Taleb, Richard Dawkins, and Steven Pinker, among others. He also works with the Edge Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit foundation that publishes the Edge newsletter (http://www.edge.org) and is a beacon for scientific research and popularization. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in 2002, he lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847247407 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847247407 |
| Title | What's Next |
| Author | Max Brockman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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