The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century: Science in the First Half of the Twenty First Century
Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century
John Brockman
| ISBN: | 9780753817100 |
| Publisher: | Phoenix |
| Published: | 6 November, 2003 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Language: | English |
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The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century: Science in the First Half of the Twenty First Century
Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century
John Brockman
Scientists love to speculate about the direction research and technology will take us, and editor John Brockman has given a stellar panel free rein to imagine the future in The Next Fifty Years. From brain-swapping and the hunt for extraterrestrials to the genetic elimination of unhappiness and a new scientific morality, the ideas in this book are wild and thought-provoking. The list of scientists and thinkers who participate is impressive: Lee Smolin and Martin Rees on cosmology; Ian Stewart on mathematics; and Richard Dawkins and Paul Davies on the life sciences, just to name a few. Many of the authors remind readers that science has changed a lot since the blind optimism of the early 20th century, and they are unanimously aware of the potential consequences of the developments they describe. Fifty years is a long time in the information age, and these essays do a credible and entertaining job of guessing where we're going. --Therese Littleton
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