Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-348) and index.

"What's Next? takes fresh insights and ideas that emerged from a series of dynamic interviews and weaves them together in an innovative format that gives a multiplicity of views organized around major themes. You'll find an expansive conversation that includes Mary Catherine Bateson on the difficulties of cultural change, Paul Hawken on the anti-globalization movement, Francis Fukuyama on the politics of biotechnology, and Jaron Lanier on the social ramifications of telecommunications. You'll read Kevin Kelly on the rise of competing values, Huston Smith on the common ground of world religions, Peter Schwartz on the next scientific revolutions, Bill Calvin on rapid climate change, Amory Lovins on the next big energy shift, Freeman Dyson on the inevitable return of space exploration, and Stewart Brand on long-term civilizational issues."--Jacket.

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