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Jan 1, 1941 — —· 85 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · SCIENCE · FORECASTING

John Brockman

32
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3.6
AVG RATING (16)
17
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Boston, United States
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I believe that intelligent life may presently be unique to our Earth but has the potential to spread throughout the galaxy and beyond it-indeed, the emergence of complexity could be near its beginning.

— from What We Believe but Cannot Prove, 2006

Most acclaimed

#1

What should we be worried about?

3.0 (2)

Posing the question "What should we be worried about?" to one hundred fifty of the world's greatest minds, this collection of responses reveals what about the present or the future worries each of them the most.

#2

This will make you smarter

3.0 (1)

This Will Make You Smarter presents brilliant but accessible ideas to expand every mind. What scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to the world's most influential thinkers. Their visionary answers flow from the frontiers of psychology, philosophy, economics, physics, sociology, and more. Surprising and enlightening, these insights will revolutionize the way you think about yourself and the world.

#3

Curious Minds

2004

4.0 (1)

"A collection of essays from twenty-seven of the world's most interesting scientists about the moments and events in their childhoods that set them on the paths that would define their lives."--Jacket.

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