John Brockman

¿Qué concepto científico nos ayudaría a mejorar nuestras capacidades cognitivas…? Esta es la pregunta que John Brockman, editor de la imprescindible página web Edge.org, propuso a los pensadores más

Weighing in from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, today's most forward-thinking minds explore the rise of machines that think. Stephen Hawking recently made headlines by noting, The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. Others, conversely, have trumpeted a new age of superintelligence in which smart devices will exponentially extend human capacities. No longer just a matter of science-fiction fantasy (2001, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Her, etc.), it is time to seriously consider the reality of intelligent technology, many forms of which are already being integrated into our daily lives. In that spirit, John Brockman, publisher of Edge. org (the world's smartest website - The Guardian), asked the world's most influential scientists, philosophers, and artists one of today's most consequential questions: What do you think about machines that think?

Arma inmensamente poderosa aunque poco comprendida, que afecta a la sociedad, al arte, la política e incluso al desarrollo biológico de los humanos, la cultura constituye el escenario en el que tienen lugar las experiencias humanas. Pero ¿que es exactamente la cultura?, ¿cuales sus origenes y reglas? En este libro John Brockman ha reunido a los cientificos y pensadores mas influyentes de la actualidad para que presenten sus ideas acerca de los aspectos mas esenciales de la cultura.Jared Diamond se ocupa de por que colapsan las sociedades y como podemos tomar decisiones adecuadas para proteger nuestro propio futuro, Denis Dutton de los origenes del arte, Daniel C. Dennett de la evolucion de las culturas, Jaron Lanier del omnipresente impacto de Internet, Nicholas Christakis de la estructura y reglas de las redes sociales (tanto de las reales como las online), Clay Shirky y Evgeny Morozov de la nueva realidad politica que ha surgido de la era digital, Brian Eno de lo que mas valoran las culturas, Stewart Brand de las responsabilidades del poder humano, Douglas Rushkoff del nuevo Renacimiento y finamente W. Daniel Hillis de la Red como una red de conocimiento global.

¿Quién soy“yo”?¿Cómo se logra la felicidad?¿Cuál es la clave de la memoria?¿Cómo se determina la personalidad?¿Para qué sirven las emociones?¿Cómo surge la moralidad de un cerebro determinado por con

En El nuevo humanismo el escritor y editor John Brockman plantea que los saberes de los intelectuales más vanguardistas del momento (los científicos) han dado nacimiento a una “tercera cultura”; una

A brilliant ensemble of the worlds 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 Richard Dawkins explores the probability that we will soon be able to obtain a genome printout that predicts our natural end for the same cost as a chest x-ray. (Will we want to read it? And will insurance companies and governments have access to it?) This fascinating and unprecedented book explores not only the practical possibilities of the near future, but also the social and political ramifications of the developments of the strange new world to come.Also includes original essays by:Lee SmolinMartin ReesIan Stewart Brian GoodwinMarc D. HauserAlison GopnikPaul Bloom Geoffrey MillerRobert M. SapolskySteven StrogatzStuart KauffmanJohn H. HollandRodney Brooks Peter AtkinsRoger C. SchankJaron LanierDavid GelernterJoseph LeDouxJudith Rich Harris Samuel BarondesPaul W. Ewald

What makes a child decide to become a scientist?For Robert SapolskyStanford professor of biologyit was an argument with a rabbi over a passage in the Bible.Physicist Lee Smolin traces his inspiration to a volume of Einsteins work, picked up as a diversion from heartbreak.Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a psychologist and the author of Flow, found his calling through Descartes.Murray Gell-Mann, Nicholas Humphrey, Freeman Dyson . . . 27 scientists in all write about what it was that sent them on the path to their lifes work. Illuminating memoir meets superb science writing in stories that invite us to consider what it isand what it isntthat sets the scientific mind apart.

Unlock your mind. From the bestselling authors of Thinking, Fastand Slow; The Black Swan; and Stumblingon Happiness comes a cutting-edge exploration of the mysteriesof rational thought, decision-making, intuition, morality, willpower,problem-solving, prediction, forecasting, unconscious behavior, and beyond. Edited by John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org ("The worlds smartestwebsite"TheGuardian), Thinking presentsoriginal ideas by todays leading psychologists, neuroscientists, andphilosophers who are radically expanding our understanding of human thought.Contributors include:Daniel Kahneman on the power (andpitfalls) of human intuition and "unconscious" thinking Daniel Gilbert on desire,prediction, and why getting what we want doesnt always make us happy Nassim Nicholas Taleb on thelimitations of statistics in guiding decision-making Vilayanur Ramachandran on thescientific underpinnings of human nature Simon Baron-Cohen on thestartling effects of testosterone on the brain Daniel C. Dennett on decoding thearchitecture of the "normal" human mind Sarah-Jayne Blakemore on mentaldisorders and the crucial developmental phase of adolescence Jonathan Haidt, Sam Harris, andRoy Baumeister on the science of morality, ethics, and the emerging synthesisof evolutionary and biological thinking Gerd Gigerenzer on rationalityand what informs our choices

This Will Change Everything offers seemingly radical but actually feasible ideas with the potential to change the world.Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Editor John Brockman continues in the same vein as his popular compilations What Are You Optimistic About and What Have You Changed Your Mind About with This Will Change Everything. Brockman asks 150 intellectual superstars what game-changing scientific ideas and developments do you expect to live to see? Their fascinating responses are collected here, from bestselling author of Atonement Ian McEwan to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek to electronic music pioneer Brian Eno to writer, actor, director, and activist Alan Alda. This essential collection of short, powerful essays tackles the biggest questions about our future, including:Artificial Intelligence & Superintelligence: When will machines outthink us, and what happens when they do? Leading minds weigh in on the coming robotic moment and the dawn of superintelligence. Genomics & Synthetic Biology: Pioneers like J. Craig Venter and Richard Dawkins discuss rewriting the code of life, downloading consciousness into computers, and breaking the species barrier. Decoding the Brain: Will we soon read minds, control brain plasticity, or achieve radiotelepathy? Explore the next revolutions in neuroscience and human consciousness. Climate Change & Cosmology: From the mastery of climate to the existence of other universes, leading physicists and climatologists map out the future of our planet and the cosmos.

More than one hundred of the worlds leading thinkers write about things they believe in, despite the absence of concrete proofScientific theory, more often than not, is born of bold assumption, disparate bits of unconnected evidence, and educated leaps of faith. Some of the most potent beliefs among brilliant minds are based on supposition alone -- yet that is enough to push those minds toward making the theory viable.Eminent cultural impresario, editor, and publisher of Edge (www.edge.org), John Brockman asked a group of leading scientists and thinkers to answer the question: What do you believe to be true even though you cannot prove it? This book brings together the very best answers from the most distinguished contributors.Thought-provoking and hugely compelling, this collection of bite-size thought-experiments is a fascinating insight into the instinctive beliefs of some of the most brilliant minds today.

How is the internet changing the way you think? That is one of the dominant questions of our time, one which affects almost every aspect of our life and future. And its exactly what John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to more than 150 of the worlds most influential minds. Brilliant, farsighted, and fascinating, Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think? is an essential guide to the Net-based world.

A radical, experimental work that challenges the boundaries of poetry, philosophy, and science. First published in 1969, this new and expanded edition of John Brockmans first book, By The Late John Brockman, also includes the full text of 37 (1971), and Afterwords (1973).This edition features a new foreword by Hans Ulrich Obrist, co-director of the Serpentine Gallery and author of Ways of Curating.

Even geniuses change their minds sometimes.Edge (www.edge.org), the influential online intellectual salon, recently asked 150 high-powered thinkers to discuss their most telling missteps and reconsiderations: What have you changed your mind about? The answers are brilliant, eye-opening, fascinating, sometimes shocking, and certain to kick-start countless passionate debates.Steven Pinker on the future of human evolution Richard Dawkins on the mysteries of courtship SAM HARRIS on the indifference of Mother Nature Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the irrelevance of probability Chris Anderson on the reality of global warming Alan Alda on the existence of God Ray Kurzweil on the possibility of extraterrestrial life Brian Eno on what it means to be a "revolutionary" Helen Fisher on love, fidelity, and the viability of marriage Irene Pepperberg on learning from parrots . . . and many others.

Discover the universes last unknownshere are the unanswered questions that obsess "the worlds finest minds" (The Guardian)Featuring a foreword by DANIEL KAHNEMAN, Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and SlowThis is a little book of profound questions (only questions!)unknowns that address the secrets of our world, our civilization, the meaning of life. Here are the deepest riddles that have fascinated, obsessed, and haunted the greatest thinkers of our time, including Nobel laureates, cosmologists, philosophers, economists, prize-winning novelists, religious scholars, and more than 250 leading scientists, artists, and theorists. In The Last Unknowns, John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, asks "a mind-blowing gathering of innovative thinkers" (Booklist): "What is The Last Question, your last question, the question for which you will be remembered?"Featuring the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel JARED DIAMOND Nobel Prize-winning University of Chicago economist RICHARD THALER Harvard psychologistSTEVEN PINKER religion scholar ELAINE PAGELS author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics CARLO ROVELLI Booker Prizewinning novelist IAN McEWAN neuroscientistSAM HARRIS philosopher DANIEL C. DENNETT MIT theorist SHERRY TURKLE decoder of the human genome J. CRAIG VENTER The Coddling of the American Mind author JONATHAN HAIDT Nobel Prize-winning physicist FRANK WILCZEK UC Berkeley psychologist ALISON GOPNICK philosopher REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN New York Times columnist CARL ZIMMER MIT cosmologist MAX TEGMARK Whole Earth founder STEWART BRAND "Marginal Revolution" economist TYLER COWEN Anatomy of Love author HELEN FISHER Noble Prize-winning NASA physicist JOHN C. MATHER psychologist JUDITH RICH HARRIS Princeton physicist FREEMAN DYSON musician BRIAN ENO environmental scientist JENNIFER JACQUET Duke economist DAN ARIELY Oxford philosopher A. C. GRAYLING Harvard cosmologist LISA RANDALL anthropologist MARY CATHERINE BATESON Emotional Intelligence author DANIEL GOLEMAN Harvard genticist GEORGE CHURCH Blueprint author NICHOLAS A. CHRISTAKIS Stanford political scientist MARGARET LEVI economist ALAN S. BLINDER publisher TIM OREILLY theoretical cosmologist JANNA LEVIN Serpentine Gallery owner HANS ULRICH OBRIST Wired founding editor KEVIN KELLY Cambridge astrophysicist MARTIN REES, and more than 200 others.

The worlds leading scientific thinkers explore bold, remarkable, perilous ideas that could change our livesfor better . . . or for worse . . .From Copernicus to Darwin, to current-day thinkers, scientists have always promoted theories and unveiled discoveries that challenge everything society holds dear; ideas with both positive and dire consequences. Many thoughts that resonate today are dangerous not because they are assumed to be false, but because they might turn out to be true.What do the worlds leading scientists and thinkers consider to be their most dangerous idea? Through the leading online forum Edge (www.edge.org), the call went out, and this compelling and easily digestible volume collects the answers. From using medication to permanently alter our personalities to contemplating a universe in which we are utterly alone, to the idea that the universe might be fundamentally inexplicable, What Is Your Dangerous Idea? takes an unflinching look at the daring, breathtaking, sometimes terrifying thoughts that could forever alter our world and the way we live in it.Contributors includeDaniel C. Dennett Jared Diamond Brian Greene Matt Ridley Howard Gardner and Freeman Dyson, among others

"Theway Brockman interlaces essays about research on the frontiers of science withones on artistic vision, education, psychology and economics is sure to buzzany brain." Chicago Sun-Times on This WillChange EverythingMarkingthe debut of a hard-hitting new series from Edge.org and Harper Perennial,editor John Brockman delivers a cutting-edge master class covering everythingyou need to know about The Mind. With original contributions by theworlds leading thinkers and scientists, including Steven Pinker, George Lakoff, Philip Zimbardo, V. S. Ramachandran, and others, The Mind offers aconsciousness-expanding primer on a fundamental topic. Unparalleled in scope,depth, insight and quality, Edge.orgs The Mind isnot to be missed.From the frontiers of cognitive science and evolutionary psychology, leading thinkers explore:The Brain as Computer: Steven Pinker argues that the human mind is not a blank slate but a complex system of computational organs designed by natural selection. Emotions and Memory: Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux reveals how emotional memories are formed in parallel to conscious ones, exploring the brain circuits that underlie fear and anxiety. Mirror Neurons and Self-Awareness: V. S. Ramachandran explains how monkey-see-monkey-do neurons may be the key to empathy, imitation, and our ability to understand the minds of othersand our own. The Science of Happiness: Martin Seligman, a founder of positive psychology, distinguishes between the pleasant life, the good life, and the meaningful life, offering a scientific framework for eudaemonia. Moral Psychology: Why are we so passionate about right and wrong? Jonathan Haidt explores the evolutionary roots of morality, religion, and the intuitions that bind us into groups.

The nightly news and conventional wisdom tell us that things are bad and getting worse. Yet despite dire predictions, scientists see many good things on the horizon. John Brockman, publisher of Edge (www.edge.org), the influential online salon, recently asked more than 150 high-powered thinkers to answer a vital question for our frequently pessimistic times: What are you optimistic about?Spanning a wide range of topicsfrom string theory to education, from population growth to medicine, from evidence-based decision making to the future of science, religion, and technology, and even from global warming to the end of worldWhat Are You Optimistic About? features an impressive array of what world-class minds (Steven Pinker, Jared Diamond, Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett, and Brian Greeneamong others) weighing in to offer carefully considered optimistic visions of tomorrow. Their provocative and controversial ideas may rouse skepticism, but they might possibly change your students perceptions of humanitys future.