Metaskills: Five Talents for the Robotic Age

Acknowledgements

I’m deeply indebted to a number of people who gave their time freely to help with some of the technical aspects of the book. Among them is Dr. Carolyn M. Bloomer, an anthropologist whose understanding of human evolution, psychology, and culture was critical to the accuracy of my argument. Also Dr. Paul Pangaro and Hugh Dubberly, who generously shared their cybernetics-eye view of how we think and learn. Thanks to Gene Bellinger, who was patient and supportive as he helped me shape my presentation of systems thinking. And, finally, Andy Vineyard, my go-to guy for everyday technology, who explained in delightful detail how plumbing works.

I’m grateful to my publishing team at Peachpit, including Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel, Michael Nolan, ...