Editor Max Brockman presents the work of some of todayβs brightest and most innovative young researchers in this fascinating collection of writings that introduce the very latest theories and discoveries in science.
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Future Science features eighteen young scientists, most of whom are presenting their work and ideas to a general audience for the first time. Included in this collection are
William McEwan, a virologist, discussing his research into the biology of antiviral immunity
Naomi Eisenberger, a neuroscientist, wondering how social rejection affects us physically
Jon Kleinberg, a computer scientist, showing what massive datasets can teach us about society and ourselves
Anthony Aguirre, a physicist, who gives readers a tantalizing glimpse of infinity
βFuture Science shares with the world a delightful secret that we academics have been keepingβthat despite all the hysteria about how electronic media are dumbing down the next generation, a tidal wave of talent has been flooding into science, making their elders feel like the dumb ones. . . . It has a wealth of new and exciting ideas, and will help shake up our notions regarding the age, sex, color, and topic clichΓ©s of the current public perception of science.β
βSteven Pinker, author of The Stuff of Thought
