How Should Humanity Steer the Future?
The fourteen award-winning essays in this volume discuss a range of novel ideas and controversial topics that could decisively influence the course of human life on Earth. Their authors address, in accessible language, issues as diverse as: enabling our social systems to learn; research in biologica...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
| Series: | The Frontiers Collection
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction (A. Aguirre, B. Foster, Z. Merali)
- How to save the world (S. Hossenfelder)
- Humanity is much more than the sum of humans (T. Bolognesi)
- Crucial Phenomena (D. Dewey).- The Leverage and Centrality of Mind (P. Estep III, A. Hoekstra)
- A Participatory Future of Humanity (D. Rickles).- The Cartography of the Future: Recovering Utopia for the 21st Century (R. Searle).-Enlightenment is not for the Buddha alone (T. Singh).- Back to the Future: Crowdsourcing Innovation by Refocusing Science Education (T. Norsen).- Recognizing the Value of Play (J. Dickau).- Improving Science for a Better Future (M. Khalil)
- How to avoid steering blindly: The case for a robust repository of human knowledge (J. Niemeyer)
- The Tip of the Spear (G. Gantz)
- U-turn or u die (F. Mercati)
- Smooth seas do not make good sailors (G. Parry)