This Idea Must Die - Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress (Paperback)

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 behavior * Richard Dawkins renounces essentialism * Sherry Turkle reevaluates our expectations of artificial intelligence * Geoffrey 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 think * Martin Rees explains why scientific understanding is a limitless goal * Nina Jablonski argues to rid ourselves of the concept of race * Alan Guth rethinks the origins of the universe * Hans Ulrich Obrist warns against glorifying unlimited economic growth * and much more. Profound, engaging, thoughtful, and groundbreaking, This Idea Must Die will change your perceptions and understanding of our world today ...and tomorrow.

General

Imprint:	HarperPerennial
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Edge Question Series
Release date:	February 2015
First published:	February 2015
Authors:	John Brockman
Dimensions:	203 x 134 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	568
ISBN-13:	978-0-06-237434-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Promotions
LSN:	0-06-237434-6
Barcode:	9780062374349

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