This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress Contributor(s): Brockman, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062374346 ISBN-13: 9780062374349 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Essays - Philosophy | Logic - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
Dewey: 500 |
LCCN: 2014026308 |
Series: Edge Question |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.90 lbs) 592 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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:
Profound, engaging, thoughtful, and groundbreaking, This Idea Must Die will change your perceptions and understanding of our world today . . . and tomorrow. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brockman, John: - The publisher of the online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of Know This, This Idea Must Die, This Explains Everything, This Will Make You Smarter, and other volumes. |