The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-first Century
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Editor: John BrockmanEdition: Paperback
Published: 2002-05-14
ISBN: 0375713425
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: pretty straightforward
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is definitely interesting and well written, and puts forth generally plausible ideas from many bright, well respected people. A few of the ideas seem a bit hard to swallow, such as Paul Ewald claiming that many of the major human diseases, such as bipolar disorder and Alzheimer's, will be shown to be caused by viruses. But for the most part the book is plausible, interesting, and even somewhat entertaining. Author of Adjust Your Brain: A Practical Theory for Maximizing Mental Health.
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