This is a very scary book by a very bright man, offering a picture of humanity\'s future that is both ominous and exhilarating." -Edward O.
He is co-founder of Global Business Network, a futurist research organization fostering "the art of the long view..
He has created a number of lasting institutions, including New Games Tournaments, the Hackers Conference, and The WELL, a bellwether computer conference system.
Trained as a biologist and army officer, he was an early multimedia artist.
About the Author: Though honored as a writer--with the National Book Award for the Whole Earth Catalog, Eliot Montroll Award for The Media Lab, Golden Gadfly Award for his years as editor of Co Evolution Quarterly--Steward Brand is primarily an inventor/designer.
Thought- provoking and passionately argued, this is a pioneering book on one of the hottest issues facing humanity today.
Lifelong ecologist and futurist Stewart Brand relies on scientific rigor to shatter myths concerning Nuclear energy, urbanization, genetic engineering, and other controversial subjects, showing exactly where the sources of our dilemmas lie and offering a bold, inventive set of policies and design- based solutions for shaping a more sustainable society.
Wilson This eye-opening book by the legendary author of the National Book Award-winning Whole Earth Catalog persuasively details a new approach to our stewardship of the planet.
This is a very scary book by a very bright man, offering a picture of humanity\'s future that is both ominous and exhilarating." -Edward O
