Book description
Will climate change force a massive human migration to the Northern Rim?
How does our sense of morality arise from the structure of the brain?
What does the latest research in language acquisition tells us about the role of culture in the way we think?
What does current neurological research…
Why read it?
1 author picked What's Next as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The editor (Max Brookman), who is also a prestigious book agent, compiles a collection of essays addressing sensitive questions about the future: climate change, human technological enhancement, or human extinction. The authors of the essays are all “rock stars” in different scientific fields, from theoretical physicist and philosopher Sean Carroll to paleoanthropologist Katerina Harvati.
Continuing with my love for hard science fiction and the future of human evolution, I found the ideas presented in this book entertaining and thought-provoking while being educating.
From Sergio's list on the big picture of human nature and evolution.
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