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

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

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

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

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

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