Digerati: Encounters with the Cyber Elite

A fascinating collection of interviews with the leading figures in the "Digerati", who dominate the digital revolution, from Bill Gates to Esther Dysonfrom John Perry Barlow (of the Grateful Dead) to Jaron Lanier (inventor of Virtual Reality). Following the successful format of his The Third Culture (which included interviews with other leading public scientists), Brockman's interviewees both discuss their ideas and comment on each other, their allies, enemies and competitors.