Culture: Leading Scientists Explore Civilizations, Art, Networks, Reputation, and the Online Revolution

by John Brockman

Overview

"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 Will Change Everything

Launchinga hard-hitting new series from Edge.org and Harper Perennial, editor JohnBrockman delivers this cutting-edge master class covering everything you needto know about Culture. With original contributions by the world’sleading thinkers and scientists, including Jared Diamond, Daniel C. Dennett,Brian Eno, Jaron Lanier,Nicholas Christakis, and others, Culture offers a mind-expanding primeron a fundamental topic. Unparalleled in scope, depth, insight and quality, Edge.org’s Culture is not to be missed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062101556
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/16/2011
Series:	Best of Edge Series
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	520 KB

About the Author

The publisher of the online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of Know This, This Idea Must Die, This Explains Everything, This Will Make You Smarter, and other volumes.