What's Next?
Dispatches on the Future of Science
Erschienen am 26. Mai 2009
256 Seiten
978-0-307-45665-6 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Will climate change force a massive human migration to the Northern Rim?
How does our sense of morality arise from the structure of the brain?
What does the latest research in language acquisition tells us about the role of culture in the way we think?
What does current neurological research tell us about the nature of time?
This wide-ranging collection of never-before-published essays offers the very latest insights into the daunting scientific questions of our time. Its contributors—some of the most brilliant young scientists working today—provide not only an introduction to their cutting-edge research, but discuss the social, ethical, and philosophical ramifications of their work. With essays covering fields as diverse as astrophysics, paleoanthropology, climatology, and neuroscience, What's Next? is a lucid and informed guide to the new frontiers of science.
How does our sense of morality arise from the structure of the brain?
What does the latest research in language acquisition tells us about the role of culture in the way we think?
What does current neurological research tell us about the nature of time?
This wide-ranging collection of never-before-published essays offers the very latest insights into the daunting scientific questions of our time. Its contributors—some of the most brilliant young scientists working today—provide not only an introduction to their cutting-edge research, but discuss the social, ethical, and philosophical ramifications of their work. With essays covering fields as diverse as astrophysics, paleoanthropology, climatology, and neuroscience, What's Next? is a lucid and informed guide to the new frontiers of science.
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Max Brockman is an agent at Brockman, Inc. a literary and software agency. He lives in New York City.
Inhalt
- Intro
- MAX BROCKMAN: WHAT'S NEXT?
- Title Page
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- Chapter 1 - WILL WE DECAMP FOR THE NORTHERN RIM?
- Chapter 2 - MIRROR NEURONS
- Chapter 3 - HOW TO ENHANCE HUMAN BEINGS
- Chapter 4 - OUR PLACE IN AN UNNATURAL UNIVERSE
- Chapter 5 - JUST WHAT IS DARK ENERGY?
- Chapter 6 - DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIAL BRAIN IN ADOLESCENCE
- Chapter 7 - WATCHING MINDS INTERACT
- Chapter 8 - WHAT MAKES BIG IDEAS STICKY?
- Chapter 9 - FRUIT FLIES OF THE MORAL MIND
- Chapter 10 - HOW DOES OUR LANGUAGE SHAPE THE WAY WE THINK?
- Chapter 11 - MEMORY ENHANCEMENT, MEMORY ERASURE
- Chapter 12 - THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF IMAGINATION
- Chapter 13 - BRAIN TIME
- Chapter 14 - OUT OF OUR MINDS
- Chapter 15 - THE ALIENS AMONG US
- Chapter 16 - HOW DID THE SOCIAL INSECTS BECOME SOCIAL?
- Chapter 17 - EXTINCTION AND THE EVOLUTION OF HUMANKIND
- Chapter 18 - WHY HASN'T SPECIALIZATION LED TO THE BALKANIZATION OF SCIENCE?
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Copyright
