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Born Stephen J. Emmott
3 June 1960 (age 63) ( 1960-06-03 ) Institutions Microsoft Research
University of Oxford
University College London
AT&T Bell Laboratories
NCR Corporation
UK Government
University of York
University of Stirling
NESTA Thesis The visual processing of text (1993) Known for Ten Billion
Towards 2020 Science Alma mater University of York, University of Stirling Fields Computational science, Bioinformatics Institution Microsoft Research, University of Oxford, NCR Corporation, University of York, University of Stirling | ||
Prof stephen emmott we need a new kind of science
Stephen J. Emmott (born 3 June 1960) is a Professor and Head of Computational Science at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, UK, where he has worked since 2004. He is also a Visiting Professor at University College London and the University of Oxford.
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- Prof stephen emmott we need a new kind of science
- Stephen Emmott Zehn Milliarden 10 Billion
- Education
- Career
- Research
- Ten Billion
- Favorable Reviews
- Critical Reviews
- References
Stephen Emmott: »Zehn Milliarden« (10 Billion)
Education
Emmott was educated at the University of York gaining a first-class Bachelor of Science degree in Experimental Psychology in 1987. After graduating, Emmott went on to the University of Stirling where he was awarded a PhD in Computational Neuroscience in 1993.
Career
Emmott starting his career doing postdoctoral research at Bell Labs from 1993–96. Following this he was director and Chief Scientist, Advanced Research Laboratory at NCR Corporation from 1997–2001. He has been working at Microsoft Research since 2004.
Research
Emmott's research interests are in:
"better understanding nature, from biochemistry to the brain to the biosphere, and in the development of a new framework --new ways of thinking, a new language, new kinds of computational methods, models and tools -- for forming the foundations of a 'new kind' of natural science: a precise, predictive science of complex living systems integrating new theory, models and data."
Ten Billion
Ten Billion is a 2013 book concerning the topic of human overpopulation and its relationship to global warming.
Favorable Reviews
In a review published in The Guardian, John Gray describes the book as "short, highly accessible and vividly illustrated," offering "compelling evidence that 'entire global ecosystems are not only capable of suffering a catastrophic tipping point, but are already approaching such a transition.'"
Critical Reviews
In another review that appears in The Guardian and on Carbon Commentary, Chris Goodall calls it "error-strewn, full of careless exaggeration and weak on basic science." In response to these criticism, the second edition of the book includes various amendments.