TY - BOOK ID - 14223363 TI - How Should Humanity Steer the Future? AU - Aguirre, Anthony. AU - Foster, Brendan. AU - Merali, Zeeya. PY - 2016 SN - 3319207164 3319207172 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Sciences - General KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Future life. KW - Humanity. KW - Afterlife KW - Eternal life KW - Life, Future KW - Life after death KW - Ethics KW - Eschatology KW - Eternity KW - Immortality KW - Near-death experiences KW - Religious aspects KW - Philosophy. KW - Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education. KW - Philosophy of Technology. KW - Popular Science in Education. KW - Mental philosophy KW - Humanities KW - Science—Social aspects. KW - Education. KW - Children KW - Education, Primitive KW - Education of children KW - Human resource development KW - Instruction KW - Pedagogy KW - Schooling KW - Students KW - Youth KW - Civilization KW - Learning and scholarship KW - Mental discipline KW - Schools KW - Teaching KW - Training KW - Education UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14223363 AB - The fourteen award-winning essays in this volume discuss a range of novel ideas and controversial topics that could decisively influence the course of human life on Earth. Their authors address, in accessible language, issues as diverse as: enabling our social systems to learn; research in biological engineering and artificial intelligence; mending and enhancing minds; improving the way we do, and teach, science; living in the here and now; and the value of play. The essays are enhanced versions of the prize-winning entries submitted to the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) essay competition in 2014. FQXi, catalyzes, supports, and disseminates research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a deep understanding of reality, but unlikely to be supported by conventional funding sources. ER -