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John Brockman

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Born: February 15 1941

With a broad career spanning the fields of art, science, books, software and the Internet. In 1960 he established the bases for "intermedia kinetic environments" in art, theatre and commerce, while consulting for clients such as General Electric, Columbia Pictures, The Pentagon, The White House... In 1973 he formed his own literary and software agency. He is founder of the Edge Foundation and editor of Edge, a highly acclaimed website where the most outstanding thinkers, leaders of what he has termed "Third Culture", analyse cutting-edge science.

He is author and editor of several books, including: The Third Culture ; The Greatest Inventions of the Past 2000 Years ; The Next Fifty Years and The New Humanists .

He has the distinction of being the only person to have been profiled on Page One of the "Science Times" and the "Arts & Leisure" , both supplements of The New York Times.

John Brockman

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Born: February 15 1941

With a broad career spanning the fields of art, science, books, software and the Internet. In 1960 he established the bases for "intermedia kinetic environments" in art, theatre and commerce, while consulting for clients such as General Electric, Columbia Pictures, The Pentagon, The White House... In 1973 he formed his own literary and software agency. He is founder of the Edge Foundation and editor of Edge, a highly acclaimed website where the most outstanding thinkers, leaders of what he has termed "Third Culture", analyse cutting-edge science.

He is author and editor of several books, including: The Third Culture ; The Greatest Inventions of the Past 2000 Years ; The Next Fifty Years and The New Humanists .

He has the distinction of being the only person to have been profiled on Page One of the "Science Times" and the "Arts & Leisure" , both supplements of The New York Times.

Books from John Brockman

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

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Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction

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This Will Change Everything: Ideas That Will Shape the Future

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Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science

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Intelligent Thought: Science Versus the Intelligent Design Movement

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The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century

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The Last Unknowns: Deep, Elegant, Profound Unanswered Questions About the Universe, the Mind, the Future of Civilization, and the Meaning of Life

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Possible Minds: Twenty-Five Ways of Looking at AI

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3.3/5 ( ratings)

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Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist

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3.8/5 ( ratings)

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