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Future Minds: How the Digital Age is Changing Our Minds, Why this Matters and What We Can Do About It
Richard Watson
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Description for Future Minds: How the Digital Age is Changing Our Minds, Why this Matters and What We Can Do About It
Paperback. What are some of the unexpected consequences of digital information on the 100 billion cells and quadrillion connections inside our brains? This book lets you discover about: The Sex Life of Ideas; Delving Deep Inside Your Head; The Rise of the Screenager; How to Clear a Blocked Brain; and, Why We Are So Afraid of Doing Nothing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. How The Digital Age is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters and What We Can Do About It. 224 pages. What are some of the unexpected consequences of digital information on the 100 billion cells and quadrillion connections inside our brains? This book lets you discover about: The Sex Life of Ideas; Delving Deep Inside Your Head; The Rise of the Screenager; How to Clear a Blocked Brain; and, Why We Are So Afraid of Doing Nothing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDR; VSP. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight: 356.
We are on the cusp of a revolution. Mobile phones, computers and iPods are commonplace in hundreds of millions of households worldwide, influencing how we think and shaping how we interact. In the future, smart machines will compete with clever people for employment and even human affection. We are shifting to a world where knowledge will be automated and people will be rewarded instead as conceptual and creative thinkers. Hence being able to think and act in ways that machines cannot will become vital. Ideas are the currency of this new economy and curiosity and imagination ... Read more
We are on the cusp of a revolution. Mobile phones, computers and iPods are commonplace in hundreds of millions of households worldwide, influencing how we think and shaping how we interact. In the future, smart machines will compete with clever people for employment and even human affection. We are shifting to a world where knowledge will be automated and people will be rewarded instead as conceptual and creative thinkers. Hence being able to think and act in ways that machines cannot will become vital. Ideas are the currency of this new economy and curiosity and imagination ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857885491
SKU
V9781857885491
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Richard Watson
British writer Richard Watson advises organisations on the future, focusing on innovation and scenario planning. He is the author and publisher of What's Next, a quarterly report on global trends and writes about trends for a number of people and publications including Fast Company. His clients have included IBM, Virgin, Toyota, McDonald's, Tesco, News Limited, Westfield, Unilever, Coca-Cola and the ... Read more
Reviews for Future Minds: How the Digital Age is Changing Our Minds, Why this Matters and What We Can Do About It
A reflective and insightful look into how the next generation will think, feel and shape our society.
Baroness Susan Greenfield, CBE author of ID: The Quest for Meaning in the 21st Century
A great case for how to think, not what to think in these fast moving and complex times. Watson s message is clear - our innate ... Read more
Baroness Susan Greenfield, CBE author of ID: The Quest for Meaning in the 21st Century
A great case for how to think, not what to think in these fast moving and complex times. Watson s message is clear - our innate ... Read more