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John Brockman

    16 febbraio 1941

    Questo autore ha attraversato i campi dell'arte, della scienza, dei libri, del software e di Internet nel corso della sua vasta carriera. Negli anni '60 ha posto le basi per "ambienti cinetici intermedi" nell'arte, nel teatro e nel commercio. È il fondatore della Edge Foundation e l'editore dell'acclamato sito web Edge, dove i principali pensatori analizzano la scienza all'avanguardia e definiscono quella che lui chiama la "Terza Cultura". Il suo lavoro esplora l'intersezione di diversi campi, evidenziando le profonde connessioni tra discipline e l'avanguardia del pensiero contemporaneo.

    John Brockman
    The Third Culture
    My Einstein
    Possible minds : twenty-five ways of looking at AI
    How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?
    This explains everything : deep, beautiful, and elegant theories of how the world woks
    Science at the Edge
    • 2020

      Rosnące możliwości różnych form sztucznej inteligencji niepokoją ludzi od kilkudziesięciu lat. Stopniowo uzależniamy się od ciągłej asysty nowoczesnych technologii, jednak coraz doskonalsze metody uczenia maszynowego, dostępna i potężna moc obliczeniowa korzystająca z niewyobrażalnie wielkich zasobów danych każą zadawać sobie pytania: do czego doprowadzi ten szalony rozwój techniki? Jak będzie wyglądało społeczeństwo przyszłości? Czy ludzie wyginą? Czy grozi nam zniewolenie ze strony maszyn albo garstki polityków pragnących jeszcze większej władzy? Coraz wyraźniej widać, że AI staje się powoli narracją współczesności. Świat, jaki znamy, przestanie istnieć. Przed jakimi wyborami przyjdzie stanąć ludzkości już wkrótce i czy zdołamy wybrać dobrze? Ponad 60 lat po ukazaniu się słynnej Cybernetyki Norberta Wienera 25 wyjątkowych umysłów naszych czasów postanowiło ponownie przyjrzeć się koncepcjom tego matematyka i filozofa. Efektem kilkuletnich dyskusji na temat umysłu, myślenia, inteligencji i sensu człowieczeństwa jest ten zbiór 25 esejów znakomite, wyjątkowo wszechstronne wprowadzenie w krajobraz kluczowych problemów związanych z AI. O wartości tego dzieła stanowi zawarte w nim zderzenie różnych poglądów i punktów widzenia: autorami esejów są wybitni informatycy, robotycy, fizycy, ale również osoby związane z kulturą, filozofią i psychologią. To rzecz, która zmusza do szerszego spojrzenia na jedno z najważniejszych wyzwań naszych czasów.

      Człowiek na rozdrożu. Sztuczna inteligencja
    • 2020

      Science world luminary John Brockman assembles twenty-five of the most important scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence for most of their careers, for an unparalleled round-table examination about mind, thinking, intelligence and what it means to be human

      Possible minds : twenty-five ways of looking at AI
    • 2019

      The Last Question

      • 352pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      "This is a little book of profound questions--unknowns that address the secrets of our world, our civilization, the meaning of life. Here are the deepest riddles that have fascinated, obsessed, and haunted the greatest thinkers of our time, including Nobel laureates, cosmologists, philosophers, economists, prize-winning novelists, religious scholars, and more than 250 leading scientists, artists, and theorists. In The Last Unknowns, John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, asks "a mind-blowing gathering of innovative thinkers" (Booklist): "What is 'The Last Question, ' your last question, the question for which you will be remembered?"--Page 4 of cover

      The Last Question
    • 2019

      Possible Minds

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Science world luminary John Brockman assembles twenty-five of the most important scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence for most of their careers, for an unparalleled round- table examination about mind, thinking, intelligence and what it means to be human--

      Possible Minds
    • 2018

      Neuigkeiten von morgen

      Die führenden Wissenschaftler unserer Zeit über die wichtigsten Ideen, Entdeckungen und Erfindungen der Zukunft

      20 Jahre »The Edge« – Mit Beiträgen u. a. von Steven Pinker, Alison Gopnik, Jared Diamond, Martin J. Rees, Carlo Rovelli, Jonathan Haid, Lisa Randall und Hans Ulrich Obrist. Seit zwei Jahrzehnten versammelt John Brockman jährlich die angesehensten Wissenschaftler und Intellektuellen unserer Zeit in einem Band. Wissenschaftliche Entwicklungen verändern unseren Blick und unser Verständnis von der Welt immer wieder radikal, egal ob es sich dabei um Fortschritte in der Technologie, um medizinische Forschung oder die neuesten Entdeckungen aus den Bereichen Neurowissenschaften, Psychologie, Physik, Wirtschaft, Genetik oder Umweltschutz und Klimawandel handelt. Da es heute schwer ist, aus der Flut aller täglichen Informationen die wichtigsten herauszufiltern, versammelt der bekannte Visionär und Herausgeber John Brockman Stimmen der führenden Wissenschaftler und Intellektuellen unserer Zeit in einem Band, um zu zeigen, was bereits morgen unser Leben bestimmen kann.

      Neuigkeiten von morgen
    • 2018

      Brilliant but overlooked ideas are explored by today’s most innovative thinkers, including Steven Pinker, Jared Diamond, and Richard Dawkins. This collection features insights from 205 influential minds across various fields—physicists, economists, psychologists, and more—prompted by John Brockman’s question: What scientific term or concept should be more widely known? Readers will embark on a journey through bold and underappreciated scientific concepts that enrich understanding. Contributions include Jared Diamond discussing the lost brilliance of common sense, Richard Dawkins on reconstructing ecological history, and Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on expanding reality beyond the tangible. Carlo Rovelli explores the interconnected fabric of information, while Ian McEwan delves into the Navier-Stokes equations that influence weather and design. Other notable voices include Lawrence M. Krauss on uncertainty, Richard Thaler on the "premortem" concept, and Brian Eno on confirmation bias in the digital age. Rory Sutherland highlights the impact of sex appeal, and Lisa Randall emphasizes the power of the obvious. Additionally, Kevin Kelly shares insights on optimizing success, and Frank Wilczek discusses the creative potential of complementarity. This anthology also features thoughts from Sam Harris, Alison Gopnik, and many others, offering a rich tapestry of ideas that challenge conventional thinking.

      This idea is brilliant: Lost, overlooked and underappreciated scientific concepts everyone should know
    • 2018

      Čeho bychom se měli obávat? Co nás má nejvíce znepokojovat? Tak zní otázka, kterou John Brockman, provozovatel webu Edge.org („Nejchytřejší webové stránky na světě“ – The Guardian), položil několika desítkám nejvlivnějších odborníků na světě. Požádal je, aby se svěřili s tím, čím se nejvíce trápí, co jim dělá největší starosti, a aby ukázali, proč by těmto tématům měla být věnována pozornost. 150 esejů na toto téma, které kniha obsahuje, zabírá celou šíři přírodovědných i humanitních oblastí. Zastoupení autoři jsou význačnými postavami na poli neurovědy, ekonomie, filozofie, fyziky, psychologie, biologie a dalších věd. Obavy si děláme proto, že předvídáme budoucnost. Před pociťováním obav nás nic neochrání, nicméně věda nás může ponaučit, jak si dělat obavy lépe a kdy si je přestat dělat. Otázky často inspirují nepředvídatelné odpovědi, které nás vyprovokují k myšlenkám, jimiž bychom se nejspíše nezabývali.

      Čeho bychom se měli obávat?
    • 2017

      Today's most visionary thinkers reveal the cutting-edge scientific ideas and breakthroughs you must understand. Scientific developments radically change and enlighten our understanding of the world -- whether it's advances in technology and medical research or the latest revelations of neuroscience, psychology, physics, economics, anthropology, climatology, or genetics. And yet amid the flood of information today, it's often difficult to recognize the truly revolutionary ideas that will have lasting impact. In the spirit of identifying the most significant new theories and discoveries, John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org ("The world's smartest website" -- The Guardian), asked 198 of the finest minds What do you consider the most interesting recent scientific news? What makes it important? Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond on the best way to understand complex problems * author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Carlo Rovelli on the mystery of black holes * Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker on the quantification of human progress * TED Talks curator Chris J. Anderson on the growth of the global brain * Harvard cosmologist Lisa Randall on the true measure of breakthrough discoveries * Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek on why the twenty-first century will be shaped by our mastery of the laws of matter * philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on the underestimation of female genius * music legend Peter Gabriel on tearing down the barriers between imagination and reality * Princeton physicist Freeman Dyson on the surprising ability of small (and cheap) upstarts to compete with billion-dollar projects. Plus Nobel laureate John C. Mather, Sun Microsystems cofounder Bill Joy, Wired founding editor Kevin Kelly, psychologist Alison Gopnik, Genome author Matt Ridley, Harvard geneticist George Church, Why Does the World Exist? author Jim Holt, anthropologist Helen Fisher, and more.

      Know this. Today's most interesting and important scientific ideas, discoveries, and developments
    • 2017

      Der bekannte Visionär und Herausgeber der Internetzeitschrift »Edge« John Brockman fragt die führenden Wissenschaftler, Philosophen und Künstler unserer Zeit, was sie von denkenden Maschinen halten. Stephen Hawking warnt davor, dass die Weiterentwicklung der Künstlichen Intelligenz das Ende der Menschheit bedeute. Andere hingegen feiern das neue Zeitalter der Superintelligenz, da menschliche Kapazitäten mittels intelligenter Maschinen enorm ausgeweitet würden. Sicher ist, dass KI aus dem Bereich der Science-Fiction Einzug in die Realität, ja in unseren Alltag gefunden hat. Mit Beiträgen u. a. von Steven Pinker, Martin Rees, Rolf Dobelli, George Dyson, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Gerd Gigerenzer, Andrian Kreye und Haim Harari. »Eine äußerst anregende Lektüre.« Brain Pickings

      Was sollen wir von künstlicher Intelligenz halten?