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From the bestselling editor of This Explains Everything, 206 of the world's most brilliant minds tackle Edge.org's 2017 question: What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known?
As science informs public policy, decision making, and so many aspects of our everyday lives, a scientifically literate society is crucial. In that spirit, Edge.org publisher John Brockman asked 206 the world’s best minds the 2017 Edge Question: What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known?
Contributors include: author of The God Delusion RICHARD DAWKINS on using animals’ “Genetic Book of the Dead” to reconstruct ecological history; theoretical physicist and author of A Universe from Nothing Lawrence Krauss on "uncertainty" and resisting our temptation to assign meaning to random events; MacArthur Fellow REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN on “scientific realism,” the idea that scientific theories explain phenomena beyond what we can see and touch; behavioral economist RICHARD THALER on the “premortem,” which can help root out potential hazards before making a major business decision; Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel JARED DIAMOND on a basic precept too often missing from scientific discourse: “common sense;” author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics CARLO ROVELLI on “relative information,” which governs the physical world around us; author of The Shallows NICHOLAS CARR on “mysterianism,” the idea that humans’ mastery and understanding of the world around us is illusory; theoretical cosmologist JANNA LEVIN on the “principle of least action,” which allows us to express many of the most complex ideas in a single sentence; cognitive scientist and author of The Language Instinct STEVEN PINKER on “The Second Law of Thermodynamics;” author of Emotional Intelligence DANIEL GOLEMAN on “empathic concern,” a scientific basis for compassion; theoretical physicist and Time 100 influencer LISA RANDALL on “effective theories,” which reflect what we observe in the world around us; founding executive editor of Wired KEVIN KELLY on “premature optimization,” or why success so often begets failure; biogerontologist AUBREY DE GREY on why “maladaptive traits” have been conserved evolutionarily; musician and producer BRIAN ENO on “confirmation bias” in the internet age; Man Booker-winning author of Atonement IAN MCEWAN on the “Navier-Stokes Equations,” which govern everything from weather prediction to aircraft design, to blood flow; plus pieces from FRANK WILCZEK, RORY SUTHERLAND, NINA JABLONSKI, MARTIN REES, ALISON GOPNIK, and many, many others.
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Modell/Type | Papirbok |
Bokomslagstype | Større heftet bok |
Antall sider | 544 sider |
Skrevet av | John Brockman |
Utgiver | Harper Perennial |
Bokformat | Handelsformat |
Trimstørrelse (BxDxH) | 134 x 22 x 203 mm |
International Standard Book Number (ISBN) | 9780062698216 |
BISAC1 | Science/Essays |
BISAC2 | Science/Life Sciences/General |
ISBN 10 | 0062698214 |
This Idea Is Brilliant
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