Culture : leading scientists explore societies, art, power, and technology /: leading scientists explore societies, art, power, and technology. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by John Brockman.
• Other Names: Brockman, John, 1941-
• Contents: Introduction / John Broekman -- The evolution of culture / Daniel C. Dennett -- Why do some societies make disastrous decisions? / Jared Diamond -- Art and human reality / Denis Dutton -- A big theory of culture / Brian Eno -- We are as gods and have to get good at it / Stewart Brand -- Turing's cathedral : a visit to Google on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of John Von Neumann's proposal for a digital computer / George Dyson -- Time to start taking the internet seriously / David Gelernter -- Indirect reciprocity, assessment hardwiring, and reputation / Karl Sigmund -- Digital Maoism: the hazards of the new online collectivism / Jaron Lanier -- On Jaron Lanier's "Digital Maoism" : an Edge conversation -- Social networks are like the eye / Nicholas A. Christakis -- The next renaissance : keynote address at the personal democracy forum / Douglas Rushkoff -- Digital power and its discontents / Evgeny Morozov and Clay Shirky -- Does technology evolve? / Brian Arthur -- Aristotle: the knowledge web / Daniel Hillis -- The pancake people vs. the Gödel-to-Google net / Richard Foreman and George Dyson -- The age of the informavore / Frank Schirrmacher.
• Publisher Details: New York : Harper Perennial
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 909.83; Civilization, Modern -- 21st century; Culture; Popular culture; Art and society; Social networks; Reputation; Technological innovations -- Social aspects; Internet -- Social aspects; SCIENCE -- General; Art and society; Civilization, Modern; Culture; Internet -- Social aspects; Popular culture; Reputation; Social networks; Technological innovations -- Social aspects; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780062101556; 0062101552
• Related ISBNs: 9780062023131; 0062023136
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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