CONTENTS

      PREFACE

  1. THE FUTURE OF THINKING DIFFERENTLY

  2. HIDDEN CREATIVITY

  3. WHY MODERN CULTURE IS LIKE MARRIAGE, IN ALL ITS GLORY

  4. IM, CELL PHONES, AND FACEBOOK

  5. THE BUDDHA AS SAVIOR AND THE PROFESSOR AS SHAMAN

  6. THE NEW ECONOMY OF STORIES

  7. HEROES

  8. BEAUTY ISN’T WHAT YOU THINK IT IS

  9. AUTISTIC POLITICS

10. THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSE

      FURTHER READING AND REFERENCES

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      INDEX