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Human frontiers : the future of big ideas in an age of small thinking / Michael Bhaskar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bhaskar, Michael, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Technological innovations--Social aspects.
- Technological innovations.
- Problem solving.
- Idea (Philosophy).
- Physical Description:
- 420 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Why has the flow of big, world-changing ideas slowed down? A provocative look at what happens next at the frontiers of human knowledge"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Big Ideas Today
- 1. How Big Ideas Work
- 2. The Breakthrough Problem
- 3. The Diminishing Revolution
- 4. The Art and Science of Everything
- Interlude: Enlightenment Then
- pt. II Big Ideas Tomorrow
- 5. The Idea Paradox
- 6. The Stagnant Society
- 7. The World's New Toolkit
- 8. The Great Convergence
- 9. The Uncertain Horizon.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780262046381
- 0262046385
- 9780262545105
- 0262545101
- OCLC:
- 1268544330
- Publisher Number:
- 99990178236
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