Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse

Contemplating the Future with Noam Chomsky, George Carlin, Deepak Chopra, Rupert Sheldrake, and Others

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by David Brown

Palgrave

Due/Published June 2005, 288 pages, cloth

ISBN 1403965323

In his latest interview collection, David Jay Brown has once again gathered some of the most interesting minds of today to consider the future of the human race, the mystery of consciousness, the evolution of technology, psychic phenomena, and more. The book includes conversations with celebrated visionaries and inspirational figures such as Ram Dass, Noam Chomsky, Deepak Chopra, and George Carlin. Part scientific exploration, part philosophical speculation, and part intellectual rollercoaster, the free-form discussions are original and captivating, and offer surprising revelations.

Contents

Introduction
Chemistry and the Mindfield--Kary Mullis
Language, Politics and Propaganda--Noam Chomsky
Molecules of Mind and Body--Candace B. Pert
From Outer Space to Inner Space and Beyond--Edgar D. Mitchell
Experiments That Could Change the World--Rupert Sheldrake
Science and Psychic Phenomena--Dean Radin
Alien Encounter Therapy--John E. Mack
Designing Higher Intelligence--Ray Kurzweil
Robots and Children of the Mind--Hans Moravec
Strange Brains & Mathematical Games--Clifford Pickover
Future Cultures and Subcultures--Bruce Sterling
Bio-Media Theory--Douglass Rushkoff
Quantum Sociology & Neuropolitics--Robert Anton Wilson
Napalm, Silly Putty and Human Nature--George Carlin
Realist & Surrealist--Paul Krassner
Raising the I.Q. of the Global Brain--Peter Russell
Quantum Spirituality--Deepak Chopra
Here, Now and Tomorrow--Ram Dass
Medical Freedom and Cannabis Consciousness--Valerie Corral
Environmental Awareness & Interspecies Communication--Julia Butterfly Hill
Magic, Magick and Shamanism--Jeff McBride
Sacred Reflections & Transfigurations--Alex Grey