Next Fifty Years Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century

Name: Next Fifty Years Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century
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ISBN: 9780375713422

ISBN-10: 0375713425

ISBN-13: 9780375713422

Edition: 2002

Authors: John Brockman

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A brilliant ensemble of the world’s most visionary scientists provides twenty-five original never-before-published essays about the advances in science and technology that we may see within our lifetimes. Theoretical physicist and bestselling author Paul Davies examines the likelihood that by the year 2050 we will be able to establish a continuing human presence on Mars. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi investigates the ramifications of engineering high-IQ, geneticially happy babies. Psychiatrist Nancy Etcoff explains current research into the creation of emotion-sensing jewelry that could gauge our moods and tell us when to take an anti-depressant pill. And evolutionary biologist…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/14/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.14" wide x 7.99" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Introduction



The Future of the Nature of the Universe



Cosmological Challenges: Are We Alone, and Where?



The Mathematics of 2050



In the Shadow of Culture



Swappable Minds



What Children Will Teach Scientists



Toward a Theory of Moral Development



The Science of Subtlety



The Future of Happiness



Will We Still Be Sad Fifty Years from Now?



Fermi's "Little Discovery" and the Future of Chaos and Complexity Theory



What Is Life?



Son of Moore's Law



Was There a Second Genesis?



What Is to Come and How to Predict It



The Merger of Flesh and Machines



The Future of Matter



Are We Going to Get Smarter?



The Complexity Ceiling



Tapping into the Beam



Mind, Brain, and Self



What Makes Us the Way We Are: The View from 2050



Drugs, DNA, and the Analyst's Couch



Brain Scans, Wearables, and Brief Encounters



Mastering Disease