What Should We Be Worried About?, John Brockman
What Should We Be Worried About?, John Brockman
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What Should We Be Worried About?
Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night

Author: John Brockman

Narrator: Peter Berkrot, Michelle Ford, Antony Ferguson, Jo Anna Perrin

Unabridged: 13 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/19/2014


Synopsis

John Brockman, editor of This Will Make You Smarter, presents his latest thought-provoking book, featuring insights from leading thinkers such as Steven Pinker, Lisa Randall, Matt Ridley, and Daniel C. Dennett.

About John Brockman

The founder and publisher of the influential online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of This Will Make You Smarter, What We Believe but Cannot Prove, What Is Your Dangerous Idea?, and other volumes. He is also the CEO of the literary agency Brockman, Inc. John lives in New York City.


Reviews

150 short essays on issues scientists think should be of concern. After the first 100 pages, I thought I would never sleep again. By the time I finished it, I was a devoted follower of Alfred E. Neumann. I picked five things I'm never worrying about again and five legitimate concerns. I did enjoy th......more

Goodreads review by Nam

A collection of short and very short essays of various authors (mostly academics) about the threats we are facing and are likely to face in the near future. The topics are very diverse, ranging from technological, environmental, digital to social, psychological and even statistical issues. Some of t......more

Goodreads review by Lenny

I loved the idea of this book. It took the opinions of over 120 scientists, educators, and journalists who discussed where we should point our attention towards in fields like neuroscience, economics, computer science, politics, philosophy, physics, social media, psychology, biology, etc. Who better......more

Goodreads review by Denar

A ton of good content, like a treasure trove of good content in this book that is backed by scientists from many different fields. I could say that this book is book for people who want to some relevant business in the world.......more

Goodreads review by James

Mostly excellent with some notes out of tune. This is a compilation of short essays by leading thinkers in a wide range of fields, all in response to the editor's asking them the titular question. Their responses were mostly quite thoughtful and covered a range from potential wars, to the impacts on......more