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LA CIUDAD DE LAS IDEAS ... City of Ideas founder and organizer Andres Roemer: "My work is based on Brockman's idea. All my work is dedicated to spreading the third culture."
Manuel LIno, El.Economista.mx [11.8.11]

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Profiles In Science - Decoding the Brain’s Cacophony - Michael Gazzaniga: the neuroscientist and professor of psychology known for his studies, and stories, about the brain's split personality.
Benedict Carey, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/science/telling-the-story-of-the-brains-cacoph… [10.31.11]

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“We live in a world where information is potentially unlimited,” says George Dyson. “Information is cheap, but meaning is expensive. Where is the meaning?
George Dyson, The European [10.17.11]

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On Wisdom, Love, and Optimism: 7 Essential Interview Anthologies... the 17 pieces exude the kind of intellectual inquiry and cultural curiosity that give progress its wings.
Maria Popova, The Atlantic [10.14.11]

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John Brockman, Edge - Culture and mind: the network of neuro-digital networks ... a fantastic group of people who reflect on the future we are building.
Luca de Biase, http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&… [10.9.11]

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FORBES IS SEEKING EDGE THINKERS: "Why let one person have all the fun? The name for the site was inspired by John Brockman, the idea impressario..."
Forbes [10.5.11]


 

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La Stampa: Living in the most peaceful time of Homo sapiens
Gianni Riotta, La Stampa [10.2.11]

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'CULTURE': LEADING SCIENTISTS EXPLORE THE SOCIAL PURPOSE OF ART..."the lavish cerebral feast is on par with 'THE MIND' as one of this year's most significant time-capsules of contemporary thought.
Maria Popova, The Atlantic [9.15.11]

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15 YEARS OF CUTTING-EDGE THINKING ON UNDERSTANDING 'THE MIND'..."an epicenter of bleeding-edge insight across science, technology, and beyond, hosting conversations with some of our era's greatest thinkers"
Maria Popova, the Atlantic [9.14.11]

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FUTURE SCIENCE, ESSAYS FROM THE CUTTING EDGE, Edited by Max Brockman, is "a fascinating and very readable summary of the latest thinking on human behavior".
The Economist - Print Edition [9.11.11]


 

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THE THREAT AND PROMISE OF DANGEROUS IDEAS...I am reminded of a fascinating symposium on Edge.org, the science site, in which scientists were asked to state what was their “dangerous idea,” defined as “an idea you think about (not necessarily one you origi
Rob Dreher, American Conservative Magazine [9.9.11]

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ARE JOBS OBSOLETE?...As a pioneer of virtual reality, Jaron Lanier, recently pointed out, we no longer need to make stuff in order to make money. We can instead exchange information-based products.
Douglas Rushkoff, CNN [9.7.11]

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WHY HASN'T THE INTERNET MADE EVERYONE RICH?
Zoë Pollock, http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/09/why-hasnt-the-internet-made-ever… [9.5.11]

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CALGARY BESTSELLERS...#9 Future Science - Max Brockman. A collection of essays from the cutting edge of science
CALGARY HERALD [9.4.11]

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"THE LANIER EFFECT" featured in lede weekend editorial in Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany's largest newspaper.
Andrian Keye, Sueddeutsche Zeitung [9.3.11]

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HOW THE INTERNET IS DESTROYING THE MIDDLE CLASS...I strongly urge you to read this truly epic interview with Jaron Lanier at Edge. ... It's an extraordinary interview, packed with insight and often grimly funny.
Matt Zoller Seitz, Salon.com [8.31.11]

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LANIER: NOT ONLY ARE YOU NOT A GADGET, YOUTUBE WON'T MAKE YOU RICH
Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes [8.30.11]

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WRITING WORTH READING...Fascinating conversation with Jaron Lanier, influential computer scientist. On economics of the Internet – implications of networked technology, destruction of middle class and dark side of new media
The Browser [8.29.11]

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ARE IDEAS DEAD? OR JUST RESTING QUIETLY?.."we are living in an increasingly post-idea world. … Bold ideas are almost passé." (NYT) The biggest change is that people interested in ideas can go to Ted or edge.org or bigthink.com.
Colin McEnroe, Hartford Courant [8.22.11]

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Cool and thought-provoking material. ... FUTURE SCIENCE is so hip that it comes with an endorsement from the guy who produces U2 and David Bowie records. “I would have killed for a book like this when I was a student,” writes that producer, Brian Eno.
Aaron Leitko, WASHINGTON POST [8.22.11]

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