John Brockman has collected 18 interviews, commissioned essays, and transcribed talks from the online science salon Edge.org that deal with biology, genetics, anthropology and environmental science. The majority of the articles were well written, self-contained, covered interesting topics and will ...
1 StarMixed bag of incredibly short "chapters" or rather opinion essays by a variety of well-known scientists and other specialists (not necessarily in the robotics field). Some essays where interesting, others a bit vague and philosophical. Stuffing 186 essays on a similar subject into one books ...
I loathed this book. The moment I saw the title I bought the book and made it my next read. I love books on or about thinking machines and intelligence. I've listened to three of the other series of essays edited by Brockman, and in general I found them satisfying much as I find a good Las Vegas buf...
The problem with books of this nature is that either the "death of an idea" is such a no-brainer that it doesn't deserve an essay or it's the bete noire of the author. For example, in this volume one can find essays that call for the final interment of String Theory alongside others that as vigorous...
This book was a lot like the TED conferences. While you're watching them you think they're the most brilliant thing you've ever seen and just wonder why you didn't come up with thinking about the problem that way on your own. But, when it's over you start to think maybe that wasn't worth my time a...
Who would have thought a series of essays written by multiple scientific experts could have been as spell tingling as this book was? I know I didn't expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. Part of the reason this book works so well is because none of the essays are that recent. We've learned a l...
A series of essays that read like an ode to science. Good poetry makes you feel your way to understanding, and these essays let you understand by feeling and just gives enough to whet you curiosity on the topic and give you further ideas for further listening.This book would make a great first scien...
Every year since 1998, online salon Edge.org has asked a philosophical or scientific question of its members, who are touted as the world's "most complex and sophisticated minds". What Are You Optimistic About? is a compilation of responses to the 2007 question: As an activity, as a state of m...
bookshelves: essays, gr-library, nonfiction, published-2013, environmental-issues, tbr-busting-2014, winter-20132014, sciences, psychology, under-500-ratings, next, abandoned, skim-through Read on February 24, 2013 Arrogant title, let see what it delivers! 1. EVOLUTION BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTI...
Browsing through this and randomly picking up articles. The one about internet keeping you honest is an interesting take. Opinions that are unsupported would get laugh at would help a person to think before they type, or admit fault when they are wrong.Sam Harris using Google to find quotes, or trus...
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