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61 produkter
This Explains Everything
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
Häftad, 2016
177 kr
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In This Explains Everything, John Brockman, founder and publisher of Edge.org, asked experts in numerous fields and disciplines to come up with their favorite explanations for everyday occurrences. Why do we recognize patterns? Is there such a thing as positive stress? Are we genetically programmed …
This Idea Must Die
Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
Häftad, 2015
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189 kr
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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 …
Thinking
The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction
Häftad, 2016
179 kr
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Unlock your mind From the bestselling authors of Thinking, Fast and Slow; The Black Swan; and Stumbling on Happiness comes a cutting-edge exploration of the mysteries of rational thought, decision-making, intuition, morality, willpower, problem-solving, prediction, forecasting, unconscious …
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
Häftad, 2006
177 kr
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What Is Your Dangerous Idea?
Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable
Häftad, 2016
184 kr
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The world's leading scientific thinkers explore bold, remarkable, perilous ideas that could change our lives-for better ...or for worse ...From Copernicus to Darwin, to current-day thinkers, scientists have always promoted theories and unveiled discoveries that challenge everything society holds …
What Are You Optimistic About?
Today's Leading Thinkers on Why Things Are Good and Getting Better
Häftad, 2016
177 kr
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The nightly news and conventional wisdom tell us that things are bad and getting worse. Yet despite dire predictions, scientists see many good things on the horizon. John Brockman, publisher of Edge (www.edge.org), the influential online salon, recently asked more than 150 high-powered scientific …
What Have You Changed Your Mind About?
Today's Leading Minds Rethink Everything
Häftad, 2016
142 kr
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Even geniuses change their minds sometimes. Edge (www.edge.org), the influential online intellectual salon, recently asked 150 high-powered thinkers to discuss their most telling missteps and reconsiderations: What have you changed your mind about? The answers are brilliant, eye-opening, …
What We Believe but Cannot Prove
Today''s Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
E-bok, 2009
102 kr
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More than one hundred of the world''s leading thinkers write about things they believe in, despite the absence of concrete proof Scientific theory, more often than not, is born of bold assumption, disparate bits of unconnected evidence, and educated leaps of faith. Some of the most potent beliefs …
What Is Your Dangerous Idea?
Today''s Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable
E-bok, 2009
91 kr
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The world's leading scientific thinkers explore bold, remarkable, perilous ideas that could change our lives—for better . . . or for worse . . . From Copernicus to Darwin, to current-day thinkers, scientists have always promoted theories and unveiled discoveries that challenge everything society …
What Are You Optimistic About?
Today''s Leading Thinkers on Why Things Are Good and Getting Better
E-bok, 2009
91 kr
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The nightly news and conventional wisdom tell us that things are bad and getting worse. Yet despite dire predictions, scientists see many good things on the horizon. John Brockman, publisher of Edge (www.edge.org), the influential online salon, recently asked more than 150 high-powered scientific …
This Will Change Everything
Ideas That Will Shape the Future
Häftad, 2016
154 kr
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"This Will Change Everything offers seemingly radical but actually feasible ideas with the potential to change the world."-Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Editor John Brockman continues in the same vein as his popular compilations What Are You Optimistic About …
This Will Change Everything
Ideas That Will Shape the Future
E-bok, 2009
102 kr
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“ This Will Change Everything offers seemingly radical but actually feasible ideas with the potential to change the world.”—Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Editor John Brockman continues in the same vein as his popular compilations What Are You Optimistic …
What Have You Changed Your Mind About?
Today''s Leading Minds Rethink Everything
E-bok, 2009
91 kr
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Even geniuses change their minds sometimes. Edge (www.edge.org), the influential online intellectual salon, recently asked 150 high-powered thinkers to discuss their most telling missteps and reconsiderations: What have you changed your mind about? The answers are brilliant, eye-opening, …
Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?
the Net's Impact on Our Minds and Future
Häftad, 2011
151 kr
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Mind
Leading Scientists Explore the Brain, Memory, Personality, and Happiness
Häftad, 2016
183 kr
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"Theway Brockman interlaces essays about research on the frontiers of science withones on artistic vision, education, psychology and economics is sure to buzzany brain." -Chicago Sun-Times on This WillChange Everything Markingthe debut of a hard-hitting new series from Edge.org and Harper …
Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?
The Net''s Impact on Our Minds and Future
E-bok, 2011
102 kr
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How is the internet changing the way you think? That is one of the dominant questions of our time, one which affects almost every aspect of our life and future. And it''s exactly what John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to more than 150 of the world''s most influential minds. Brilliant, …
Culture
Leading Scientists Explore Civilizations, Art, Networks, Reputation, and the Online Revolution
E-bok, 2011
89 kr
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"Theway Brockman interlaces essays about research on the frontiers of science withones on artistic vision, education, psychology and economics is sure to buzzany brain." —Chicago Sun-Times, on This Will Change EverythingLaunchinga hard-hitting new series from Edge.org and Harper Perennial, editor …
Mind
Leading Scientists Explore the Brain, Memory, Personality, and Happiness
E-bok, 2011
91 kr
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"Theway Brockman interlaces essays about research on the frontiers of science withones on artistic vision, education, psychology and economics is sure to buzzany brain." — Chicago Sun-Times on This WillChange Everything Markingthe debut of a hard-hitting new series from Edge.org and Harper …
This Will Make You Smarter
New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
Häftad, 2012
177 kr
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This Will Make You Smarter
150 New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
E-bok, 2012
96 kr
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Featuring a foreword by David Brooks, 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 …
This Explains Everything
150 Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
E-bok, 2013
113 kr
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Drawn from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, This Explains Everything will revolutionize your understanding of the world. What is your favorite deep, elegant, or beautiful explanation? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org ("The world''s smartest website"— The Guardian ), …
Thinking
The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction in Life and Markets
E-bok, 2013
113 kr
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Unlock your mind. From the bestselling authors of Thinking , Fast and Slow ; The Black Swan ; and Stumbling on Happiness comes a cutting-edge exploration of the mysteries of rational thought, decision-making, intuition, morality, willpower, problem-solving, prediction, forecasting, unconscious …
Life
The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science
Häftad, 2016
185 kr
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The newest addition to John Brockman's Edge.org series explores life itself, bringing together the world's leading biologists, geneticists, and evolutionary theorists-including Richard Dawkins, Edward O. Wilson, J. Craig Venter, and Freeman Dyson. Scientists' understanding of life is progressing …
Life
The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science
E-bok, 2016
102 kr
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The newest addition to John Brockman’s Edge.org series explores life itself, bringing together the world’s leading biologists, geneticists, and evolutionary theorists—including Richard Dawkins, Edward O. Wilson, J. Craig Venter, and Freeman Dyson. Scientists’ understanding of life is progressing …
Universe
Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos
Häftad, 2016
177 kr
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John Brockman brings together the world's best-known physicists and science writers-including Brian Greene, Walter Isaacson, Nobel Prize-winner Frank Wilczek, Benoit Mandelbrot, and Martin Rees-to explain the universe in all wondrous splendor. In The Universe, today's most influential science …
Universe
Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos
E-bok, 2014
102 kr
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John Brockman brings together the world's best-known physicists and science writers—including Brian Greene, Walter Isaacson, Nobel Prize-winner Frank Wilczek, Benoit Mandelbrot, and Martin Rees—to explain the universe in all wondrous splendor. In The Universe , today's most influential science …
What Should We Be Worried About?
Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
Häftad, 2016
177 kr
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Drawing from the horizons of science, today's leading thinkers reveal the hidden threats nobody is talking about-and expose the false fears everyone else is distracted by. What should we be worried about? That is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org ("The world's smartest website"-The …
What Should We Be Worried About?
Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
E-bok, 2014
113 kr
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Drawing from the horizons of science, today''s leading thinkers reveal the hidden threats nobody is talking about—and expose the false fears everyone else is distracted by. What should we be worried about? That is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org ("The world''s smartest website"— …
By the Late John Brockman
E-bok, 2014
57 kr
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A radical, experimental work that challenges the boundaries of poetry, philosophy, and science. First published in 1969, this new and expanded edition of John Brockman’s first book, By The Late John Brockman, also includes the full text of 37 (1971), and Afterwords (1973). This edition features a …
This Idea Must Die
Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
E-bok, 2015
125 kr
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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 …
