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What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
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 From Copernicus to Darwin, to current-day thinkers, scientists have always promoted theories and unveiled discoveries that challenge everything society holds dear; ideas with both positive and dire consequences. Many thoughts that resonate today are dangerous not because they are assumed to be false, but because they might turn out to be true. What do the world's leading scientists and thinkers consider to be their most dangerous idea? Through the leading online forum Edge (www.edge.org), the ca... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Intelligent Thought: Science versus the Intelligent Design Movement [Secure Mobipocket]
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Evolutionary science lies at the heart of a modern understanding of the natural world. Darwin's theory has withstood 150 years of scientific scrutiny, and today it not only explains the origin and design of living things, but highlights the importance of a scientific understanding in our culture and in our lives. Recently the movement known as "Intelligent Design" has attracted the attention of journalists, educators, and legislators. The scientific community is puzzled and saddened by this tren... more info>>
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My Einstein: Essays by Twenty-Four of the World's Leading Thinkers on the Man, His Work, and His Legacy [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
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Albert Einstein's bold mark on our understanding of the world, which has persisted now for more than a century, shows no sign of fading. On the contrary, Einstein and his work promise to inspire, enlighten, and confound us for decades--indeed, for centuries--to come. In this fascinating volume, today's foremost scientists discuss their own versions and visions of Einstein: how he has influenced their worldviews, their ideas, their science, and their professional and personal lives. These twenty-... more info>>
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The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century [Secure Mobipocket]
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A brilliant ensemble of the world's most visionary scientists provides twenty-five original never-before-published essays about the advances in science and technology that we may see within our lifetimes. Theoretical physicist and bestselling author Paul Davies examines the likelihood that by the year 2050 we will be able to establish a continuing human presence on Mars. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi investigates the ramifications of engineering high-IQ, genetically happy babies. Psychiat... more info>>
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What Are You Optimistic About?: Today's Leading Thinkers on Why Things Are Good and Getting Better [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
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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, the influential online salon, recently asked more than 150 high-powered scientific thinkers to answer a vital question for our frequently pessimistic times: "What are you optimistic about?" Spanning a wide range of topics--from string theory to education, from population growth to medicine, and even... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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What Have You Changed Your Mind About?: Today's Leading Minds Rethink Everything [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
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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 were brilliant, eye-opening, fascinating, sometimes shocking, and certain to kick-start countless passionate debates. Read Steven Pinker on the future of human evolution; Richard Dawkins on the mysteries of courtship; Sam Harris on the ind... more info>>
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What We Believe but Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe]
by John Brockman
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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 among brilliant minds are based on supposition alone--yet that is enough to push those minds toward making the theory viable. Eminent cultural impresario, editor, and publisher of Edge, John Brockman ask... more info>> (Published: 2006)
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