Overview
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.
The book, What's Next: Dispatches on the Future of Science [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780307389312 in Paperback by Max Brockman may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
05/26/2009
ISBN-10:
0307389316
ISBN-13:
9780307389312
Pages:
256
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
