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Title:
THIS IDEA MUST DIE
SCIENTIFIC THEORIES THAT ARE BLOCKING PROGRESS
By:
John Brockman
Format:
Paperback
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ISBN 10:
0062374346
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Publisher:
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS INC
Pub. date:
17 February, 2015
Series:
Edge Question Series
Pages:
592
Synopsis:
The bestselling editor of This Explains Everything brings together 175 of the world's most brilliant minds to tackle Edge.org's 2014 question: What scientific idea has become a relic blocking human progress?Each year, John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org-"The world's smartest website" (The Guardian)-challenges some of the world's greatest scientists, artists, and philosophers to answer a provocative question crucial to our time. In 2014 he asked 175 brilliant minds to ponder: What scientific idea needs to be put aside in order to make room for new ideas to advance? The answers are as surprising as they are illuminating. In :Steven Pinker dismantles the working theory of human behaviorRichard Dawkins renounces essentialismSherry Turkle reevaluates our expectations of artificial intelligenceGeoffrey West challenges the concept of a "Theory of Everything"Andrei Linde suggests that our universe and its laws may not be as unique as we thinkMartin Rees explains why scientific understanding is a limitless goalNina Jablonski argues to rid ourselves of the concept of raceAlan Guth rethinks the origins of the universeHans Ulrich Obrist warns against glorifying unlimited economic growthand much more.Profound, engaging, thoughtful, and groundbreaking, This Idea Must Die will change your perceptions and understanding of our world today . . . and tomorrow.
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BY THE LATE JOHN BROCKMAN
CULTURE
CULTURE (PB)
CURIOUS MINDSHOW A CHILD BECOMES A SCIENTIST (PB)
HOW IS THE INTERNET CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK?
HOW IS THE INTERNET CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK? (HB)
HOW IS THE INTERNET CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK? (PB)
HOW IS THE INTERNET CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK? (PB)
HOW THINGS ARE
HOW THINGS ARE
KNOW THIS
KNOW THIS (PB)
LAST QUESTION
LIFE
LIFE (CD)
LIFE (CD)
LIFE (PB)
POCKET CALCULATOR GAME BOOK (HB)
POSSIBLE MINDS (HB)
THE MIND
THE MIND (PB)
THE THIRD CULTURE (PB)
THE UNIVERSE
THE UNIVERSE (CD)
THE UNIVERSE (CD)
THE UNIVERSE (CD)
THE UNIVERSE (PB)
THINKING
THINKING (CD)
THINKING (CD)
THINKING (PB)
THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING
THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING (CD)
THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING (CD)
THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING (PB)
THIS IDEA IS BRILLIANT (PB)
THIS IDEA MUST DIE
THIS IDEA MUST DIE (CD)
THIS IDEA MUST DIE (CD)
THIS WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING
THIS WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING (PB)
THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER
THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER (CD)
THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER (CD)
THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER (HB)
THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER (PB)
THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER (PB)
THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER (PB)
WHAT ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT?
WHAT ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT? (PB)
WHAT ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT? (PB)
WHAT HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT?
WHAT HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT? (PB)
WHAT IS YOUR DANGEROUS IDEA?
WHAT IS YOUR DANGEROUS IDEA? (PB)
WHAT IS YOUR DANGEROUS IDEA? (PB)
WHAT SHOULD WE BE WORRIED ABOUT?
WHAT SHOULD WE BE WORRIED ABOUT? (CD)
WHAT SHOULD WE BE WORRIED ABOUT? (CD)
WHAT SHOULD WE BE WORRIED ABOUT? (PB)
WHAT TO THINK ABOUT MACHINES THAT THINK
WHAT TO THINK ABOUT MACHINES THAT THINK (PB)
WHAT WE BELIEVE BUT CANNOT PROVE (PB)
WHAT WE BELIEVE BUT CANNOT PROVE: TODAY'' (PB)
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