What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night

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John Brockman

What Should We Be Worried About?

Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night

John Brockman

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Harper Perennial
22 August 2016

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science

Series: Edge Question Series

What should we be worried about

This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org (”The world’s smartest website” —The Guardian), posed to 150 of the world brightest and most influential minds. Some of the most troubling, potentially earth-shattering problems of the future (including the effects of hyperactive media on children, and the growing number of newly synthesized narcotics) are barely on the public radar. At the same time, some of our most culturally entrenched fears (like overly-sophisticated artificial intelligence, or aggressive extraterrestrials) can confidently be abandoned. We worry because we are built to anticipate the future. Nothing can stop us from worrying, but science can teach us how to worry better, and when to stop worrying.

Contributors include: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Martin Rees, Frank Wilczek, Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi, Arianna Huffington, Daniel C. Dennett, Steven Pinker, and many more.

By: John Brockman
Imprint: Harper Perennial
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 365g
ISBN: 9780062296238
ISBN 10: 006229623X
Series: Edge Question Series
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 22 August 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night

"""Compelling... Brockman offers an impressive array of ideas from a diverse group that's sure to make readers think."" -- Publishers Weekly ""From a cohort of highly influential people ... you will be surprised, you will learn a lot, and indeed, you will have a higher quality of things to worry about."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""Edge.org has become an epicenter of bleeding-edge insight across science, technology and beyond, hosting conversations with some of our era's greatest thinkers"" -- Atlantic.com ""Substantial and engrossing... Brockman and the Edge contributors offer fresh and invaluable perspectives on crucial aspects of our lives."" -- Booklist (starred review) ""Reads like an atlas of fear."" -- New York Times ""This collection helps us see the myriad possible concerns laid out before us, articulating the various elements of fear that we need to fear."" -- Washington Post ""An interesting collection of food for thought."" -- Iron Mountain Daily News"