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John Brockman

Culture

Leading Scientists Explore Societies, Art, Power, and Technology

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Why do civilizations rise and fall?What are the origins and purpose of art?How does technology shape society? Did culture direct human evolution?Is the Internet an agent of democracy or dictatorships?An immensely powerful but little-understood force that impacts society, art, politics, and even human biological development, culture is the very stage on which human experience plays out. But what is it, exactly? What are its rules and origins? In this fascinating volume, John Brockman, editor and publisher of Edge, presents short, accessible explorations of culture’s essential aspects, by today’s most influential scientists and thinkers.Contrib… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-06-202313-1
  • EAN: 9780062023131
  • Produktnummer: 19438468
  • Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
  • Seitenangabe: 304 S.
  • Ausstattung: Trade Paperback

Über den Autor


The publisher of the online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of Know This, This Idea Must Die, This Explains Everything, This Will Make You Smarter, and other volumes.

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