Authors:Diane K. Brockman, Carel P. van Schaik,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: studies, human, primates, biological, evolutionary, anthropology, cambridge, non, living, extinct, seasonality
Number of Pages: 604
Published: 2005-12-12
List price: $165.00
ISBN-10: 0521820693
ISBN-13: 9780521820691

The emergence of the genus Homo is widely linked to the colonization of "new" highly seasonal savannah habitats. However, until now, our understanding of the possible impact of seasonality on this shift has been limited because we have little general knowledge of how seasonality affects the lives of primates. This book documents the extent of seasonality in food abundance in tropical woody vegetation. It then presents a systematic analysis of seasonality’s impact in food supply on the behavioral ecology of non-human primates and ultimately applies its conclusions to primate and human evo

Author: david brockman
Publisher: Beyond Description Publishing
Keywords: wonder
Number of Pages: 92
Published: 2007-09-05
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1847997406
ISBN-13: 9781847997401

This book serves no purpose; yet if it falls into your hands, you may find yourself passing it on to your friends,refreshed,relieved and gladly :-) ...The meaning of life? well..

Author: John Brockman
Publisher: Touchstone
Keywords: revolution, scientific, culture, third
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 1996-05-07
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0684823446
ISBN-13: 9780684823447

Thirty-five years ago, C. P. Snow, in a now famous essay, wrote about the polarization of the "two cultures" -- literary intellectuals on the one hand, and scientists on the other. Although he hoped for the emergence of a "third culture" that would bridge the gap, it is only recently that science has changed the intellectual landscape. Brockman’s thesis that science is emerging as the intellectual center of our society is brought to life vividly in The Third Culture, which weaves together the voices of some of today’s most influential scientific figures, including: Stephen Jay G

Author: John Brockman
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: edge, science, humanists, new
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2003-08-18
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0760745293
ISBN-13: 9780760745298

When John Brockman’s essay, “The New Humanists” appeared on his popular cutting-edge science website, EDGE (www.edge.org), he received a record number of responses from the intellectuals of the EDGE community. In his essay, Brockman noted that the American intellectual had become proudly or defiantly ignorant of major scientific accomplishments. According to Brockman, intellectual thought was becoming trapped in a “swelling spiral of commentary,” and often ignored the real world. Citing C.P. Snow’s theory of two cultures: the literary intellectual and the scientist, Brockman pre

Author: John Brockman
Publisher: Union Square Press
Keywords: scientific, thinkers, leading, conversations, edge, science
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2008-05-06
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1402754507
ISBN-13: 9781402754500

As founder, editor, and publisher of the intellectual forum www.edge.org, John Brockman is well-positioned to initiate and cultivate an ongoing dialogue with today’s leading cutting-edge thinkers.  The website is a virtual salon for every type of intellectual and scientific pursuit, from evolutionary biology and quantum physics, to crowd psychology and miniaturized computing.  Through this vibrant and varied online community, Brockman has shifted sharply away from the stereotype of the introverted, out-of-touch scientist and introduced the reality of a fully aware and involved scientific s

Author: John Brockman
Publisher: Vintage
Keywords: intelligent, movement, design, science, thought, versus
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2006-05-09
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0307277224
ISBN-13: 9780307277220

Evolutionary science lies at the heart of a modern understanding of the natural world. Darwin’s theory has withstood 150 years of scientific scrutiny, and today it not only explains the origin and design of living things, but highlights the importance of a scientific understanding in our culture and in our lives.Recently the movement known as “Intelligent Design” has attracted the attention of journalists, educators, and legislators. The scientific community is puzzled and saddened by this trend–not only because it distorts modern biology, but also because it diverts people from the tr

Author: John Brockman
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Keywords: future, shape, ideas, everything, change
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2010-01-01
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 0061899674
ISBN-13: 9780061899676

"What game-changing scientific ideas and developments do you expect to live to see?" This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to more than 100 of the world’s most influential minds. Exhilarating, visionary, sometimes frightening, but always fascinating, their responses provide an eye-opening road map of our near future.