How Should Humanity Steer the Future?
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Beschreibung
The fourteen award-winning essays in this volume discuss a range of novel ideas and controversial topics that could decisively influence the course of human life on Earth. Their authors address, in accessible language, issues as diverse as: enabling our social systems to learn; research in biological engineering and artificial intelligence; mending and enhancing minds; improving the way we do, and teach, science; living in the here and now; and the value of play.
The essays are enhanced versions of the prize-winning entries submitted to the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) essay competition in 2014. FQXi, catalyzes, supports, and disseminates research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a deep understanding of reality, but unlikely to be supported by conventional funding sources.
The fourteen award-winning essays in this volume discuss a range of novel ideas and controversial topics that could decisively influence the course of human life on Earth. Their authors address, in accessible language, issues as diverse as: enabling our social systems to learn; research in biological engineering and artificial intelligence; mending and enhancing minds; improving the way we do, and teach, science; living in the here and now; and the value of play.
The essays are enhanced versions of the prize-winning entries submitted to the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) essay competition in 2014. FQXi, catalyzes, supports, and disseminates research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a deep understanding of reality, but unlikely to be supported by conventional funding sources.
Published in cooperation with the renowned physics "think-tank" Foundational Questions Institute, FQXi Specially reworked versions of the most exciting essays of over 150 submissions Suggests several novel ideas and unusual priorities for keeping human society "on the rails" in a rapidly changing world Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Anthony Aguirre
Themen in »How Should Humanity Steer the Future?«
Award-winning Essays Environmental and Ecological Issues FQXi Essays Future of Humanity Humans on Earth Information Availability and Security Making a Better Future Optimizing Progress Science Education Steering the Future Transhumanism and Posthumanism