| ISBN |
9780062296238 (paperback) |
| 006229623X (paperback) |
| Title |
What should we be worried about? : real scenarios that keep scientists up at night / [edited by] John Brockman. |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Published |
New York, NY : Harper Perennial, [2014]. |
| ©2014 |
| Description |
xxvi, 499 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-480) and index. |
| Summary |
Posing the question "What should we be worried about?" to one hundred fifty of the world's greatest minds, this collection of responses reveals what about the present or the future worries each of them the most. |
| Subjects |
Science -- Forecasting |
| Science -- Social aspects -- Forecasting |
| Social prediction |
| Worry |
| Fear |
| Other Names |
Brockman, John, 1941- editor of compilation. |
| Pinker, Steven, 1954-. Real risk factors for war |
| Vinge, Vernor. MADness |
| Rees, Martin J., 1942-. We are in denial about catastrophic risks |
| Dennett, Daniel C. Living without the Internet for a couple of weeks |
| Dyson, George, 1953-. Safe mode for the Internet |
| Nesse, Randolph M. Fragility of complex systems |
| Sumner, Seirian. Synthetic world |
| Hannay, Timo. What is conscious? |
| Tegmark, Max. Will there be a singularity within our lifetime? |
| Sterling, Bruce. Singularity |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Brockman, John, 1941- .
- Dennett, Daniel C. Living without the Internet for a couple of weeks .
- Dyson, George, 1953-. Safe mode for the Internet .
- Hannay, Timo. What is conscious? .
- Nesse, Randolph M. Fragility of complex systems .
- Pinker, Steven, 1954-. Real risk factors for war .
- Rees, Martin J., 1942-. We are in denial about catastrophic risks .
- Sterling, Bruce. Singularity .
- Sumner, Seirian. Synthetic world .
- Tegmark, Max. Will there be a singularity within our lifetime? .
- Vinge, Vernor. MADness .
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