This Will Change Everything: Ideas That Will Shape the Future (Edge Question Series) [Paperback] Mr. John Brockman

Amazing

Bei dem Kaliber der teilnehmenden Autoren habe ich mir spannenderes erwartet. Manche Ideen haben einen überraschenden Blickwinkel, das meiste was ich (an)gelesen habe, fand ich ziemlich...gähn. Deswegen liegt das Buch inzwischen auch bei mir herum, andere Bücher haben Priorität.

These books are fun and informative.

Only a few of these very brief essays will be of interest. Most of these essays lack imagination and do not really look too far into the future. What they portend isn't new; we see these things in most of the sci-fi on television and in the movies. Then, too, most of these writers have a vested interest in seeing their predictions coming true . . . because they've established their careers on these ideas and much of their fame and notoriety depends on them coming true. But, no, nano-tech will not change much (because of the limitations so far discovered at keeping molecules coherent at such diminished levels). Yes, climate change is going to be a problem. Quite a lot here is low-hanging fruit, the easy guess. These books by Brockman are fun, but they're also hit or miss--mostly miss. If you're over 50, have been reading a lot of science, seen a lot of movies, and are generally awake, much that is here won't come as a surprise.

This is not a normal book. It is a collection of responses to a question - in this case, "What will change everything" by many of the best thinkers of our time. The theme is the question; the answers vary from a short paragraph to a chapter by smart people talking to smart people across fields of specialty and interest. You will recognize many of the names but certainly not all, or at least I didn't. You will likely agree with some but not all.Another little bonus here is that each response stands all by itself. You don't have to follow the long development of an argument; you can drop in on the discussion when convenient for you without a time commitment. I find it worked especially well as Kindle book on my Kindle and my phone.I immediately bought another book of this series when I finished this one.