Is the Universe a Hologram?

Scientists Answer the Most Provocative Questions

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science
Cover of the book Is the Universe a Hologram? by Adolfo Plasencia, Ignacio Cirac, José Bernabeu, Sara Seager, Alejandro W. Rodríguez-Wong, Mario Molina, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Avelino Corma, John Ochsendorf, Javier Benedicto, Yung Ho Chang, Hiroshi Ishii, Henry Jenkins, PhD, Bebo White, Harold Abelson, Bernardo Cuenca Grau, Michail Bletsas, Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Anne H. Margulies, Richard Stallman, John Perry Barlow, David Casacuberta, Rosalind W. Picard, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Israel Ruiz, Jose Carmena, Antonio Torralba, Javier Echeverria Ezponda, Paul Osterman, Howard Rheingold, José Hernández-Orallo, Gianluigi Colalucci, José María Yturralde, Tim O'Reilly, The MIT Press
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Author: Adolfo Plasencia, Ignacio Cirac, José Bernabeu, Sara Seager, Alejandro W. Rodríguez-Wong, Mario Molina, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Avelino Corma, John Ochsendorf, Javier Benedicto, Yung Ho Chang, Hiroshi Ishii, Henry Jenkins, PhD, Bebo White, Harold Abelson, Bernardo Cuenca Grau, Michail Bletsas, Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Anne H. Margulies, Richard Stallman, John Perry Barlow, David Casacuberta, Rosalind W. Picard, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Israel Ruiz, Jose Carmena, Antonio Torralba, Javier Echeverria Ezponda, Paul Osterman, Howard Rheingold, José Hernández-Orallo, Gianluigi Colalucci, José María Yturralde, Tim O'Reilly ISBN: 9780262339315
Publisher: The MIT Press Publication: May 4, 2017
Imprint: The MIT Press Language: English
Author: Adolfo Plasencia, Ignacio Cirac, José Bernabeu, Sara Seager, Alejandro W. Rodríguez-Wong, Mario Molina, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Avelino Corma, John Ochsendorf, Javier Benedicto, Yung Ho Chang, Hiroshi Ishii, Henry Jenkins, PhD, Bebo White, Harold Abelson, Bernardo Cuenca Grau, Michail Bletsas, Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Anne H. Margulies, Richard Stallman, John Perry Barlow, David Casacuberta, Rosalind W. Picard, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Israel Ruiz, Jose Carmena, Antonio Torralba, Javier Echeverria Ezponda, Paul Osterman, Howard Rheingold, José Hernández-Orallo, Gianluigi Colalucci, José María Yturralde, Tim O'Reilly
ISBN: 9780262339315
Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication: May 4, 2017
Imprint: The MIT Press
Language: English

Questions about the physical world, the mind, and technology in conversations that reveal a rich seam of interacting ideas.

Science today is more a process of collaboration than moments of individual “eurekas.” This book recreates that kind of synergy by offering a series of interconnected dialogues with leading scientists who are asked to reflect on key questions and concepts about the physical world, technology, and the mind. These thinkers offer both specific observations and broader comments about the intellectual traditions that inform these questions; doing so, they reveal a rich seam of interacting ideas.

The persistent paradox of our era is that in a world of unprecedented access to information, many of the most important questions remain unsolved. These conversations (conducted by a veteran science writer, Adolfo Plasencia) reflect this, with scientists addressing such issues as intelligence, consciousness, global warming, energy, technology, matter, the possibility of another earth, changing the past, and even the philosophical curveball, “is the universe a hologram?”

The dialogues discuss such fascinating aspects of the physical world as the function of the quantum bit, the primordial cosmology of the universe, and the wisdom of hewn stones. They offer optimistic but reasoned views of technology, considering convergence culture, algorithms, “Beauty ? Truth,” the hacker ethic, AI, and other topics. And they offer perspectives from a range of disciplines on intelligence, discussing subjects that include the neurophysiology of the brain, affective computing, collaborative innovation, and the wisdom of crowds.

Conversations with
Hal Abelson, Ricardo Baeza-Yates, John Perry Barlow, Javier Benedicto, José Bernabéu, Michail Bletsas, Jose M. Carmena, David Casacuberta, Yung Ho Chang, Ignacio Cirac, Gianluigi Colalucci, Avelino Corma, Bernardo Cuenca Grau, Javier Echeverria, José Hernández-Orallo, Hiroshi Ishii, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Henry Jenkins, Anne Margulies, Mario J. Molina, Tim O'Reilly, John Ochsendorf, Paul Osterman, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Rosalind W. Picard, Howard Rheingold, Alejandro W. Rodriguez, Israel Ruiz, Sara Seager, Richard Stallman, Antonio Torralba, Bebo White, José María Yturralde

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Questions about the physical world, the mind, and technology in conversations that reveal a rich seam of interacting ideas.

Science today is more a process of collaboration than moments of individual “eurekas.” This book recreates that kind of synergy by offering a series of interconnected dialogues with leading scientists who are asked to reflect on key questions and concepts about the physical world, technology, and the mind. These thinkers offer both specific observations and broader comments about the intellectual traditions that inform these questions; doing so, they reveal a rich seam of interacting ideas.

The persistent paradox of our era is that in a world of unprecedented access to information, many of the most important questions remain unsolved. These conversations (conducted by a veteran science writer, Adolfo Plasencia) reflect this, with scientists addressing such issues as intelligence, consciousness, global warming, energy, technology, matter, the possibility of another earth, changing the past, and even the philosophical curveball, “is the universe a hologram?”

The dialogues discuss such fascinating aspects of the physical world as the function of the quantum bit, the primordial cosmology of the universe, and the wisdom of hewn stones. They offer optimistic but reasoned views of technology, considering convergence culture, algorithms, “Beauty ? Truth,” the hacker ethic, AI, and other topics. And they offer perspectives from a range of disciplines on intelligence, discussing subjects that include the neurophysiology of the brain, affective computing, collaborative innovation, and the wisdom of crowds.

Conversations with
Hal Abelson, Ricardo Baeza-Yates, John Perry Barlow, Javier Benedicto, José Bernabéu, Michail Bletsas, Jose M. Carmena, David Casacuberta, Yung Ho Chang, Ignacio Cirac, Gianluigi Colalucci, Avelino Corma, Bernardo Cuenca Grau, Javier Echeverria, José Hernández-Orallo, Hiroshi Ishii, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Henry Jenkins, Anne Margulies, Mario J. Molina, Tim O'Reilly, John Ochsendorf, Paul Osterman, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Rosalind W. Picard, Howard Rheingold, Alejandro W. Rodriguez, Israel Ruiz, Sara Seager, Richard Stallman, Antonio Torralba, Bebo White, José María Yturralde

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