QUICKSAND QUESTION 神秘事件17

作者：  Ron Roy　著

出版社：Random House US 2002年5月

简介：Q is for "Quicksand. . . . Everyone in Green Lawn is quaking about the ducks that keep crossing River Road. But just when the town raises enough cash to build a special duck bridge, the money is stolen! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on a quest to find the culprit. But to catch their quarry, the kids have to go wading . . . through quicksand!

Next Fifty Years, The

作者：  John Brockman　著

出版社：Random House US 2002年5月

简介：A brilliant ensemble of the world’s most visionary scientistsprovides twenty-five original never-before-published essays aboutthe advances in science and technology that we may see within ourlifetimes.Theoretical physicist and bestselling author Paul Davies examinesthe likelihood that by the year 2050 we will be able to establish acontinuing human presence on Mars. Psychologist MihalyCsikszentmihalyi investigates the ramifications of engineeringhigh-IQ, geneticially happy babies. Psychiatrist Nancy Etcoffexplains current research into the creation of emotion-sensingjewelry that could gauge our moods and tell us when to take ananti-depressant pill. And evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkinsexplores the probability that we will soon be able to obtain agenome printout that predicts our natural end for the same cost asa chest x-ray. (Will we want to read it? And will insurancecompanies and governments have access to it?) This fascinating andunprecedented book explores not only the practical possibilities ofthe near future, but also the social and political ramifications ofthe developments of the strange new world to come.Also includes original essays by:Lee SmolinMartin ReesIan StewartBrian GoodwinMarc D. HauserAlison GopnikPaul BloomGeoffrey MillerRobert M. SapolskySteven StrogatzStuart KauffmanJohn H. HollandRodney BrooksPeter AtkinsRoger C. SchankJaron LanierDavid GelernterJoseph LeDouxJudith Rich HarrisSamuel BarondesPaul W. Ewald