| ISBN |
9780062698216 (paperback) |
| Title |
This idea is brilliant : lost, overlooked, and underappreciated scientific concepts everyone should know / edited by John Brockman. |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Published |
New York : Harper Perennial, [2018] |
| ©2018 |
| Description |
xxxvi, 515 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Notes |
Incudes index. |
| Summary |
The latest volume in the bestselling series from Edge.org-dubbed "the world's smartest website" by The Guardian-brings together 206 of the world's most innovative thinkers to discuss the scientific concepts that everyone should know. 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 and author of Know This, John Brockman, asks 206 of the world's most brilliant minds the 2017 Edge Question: What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known? |
| Subjects |
Science -- Miscellanea |
| Other Names |
Brockman, John, 1941- editor. |
| Milner, Yuri. Longevity factor |
| Waytz, Adam. illusion of explanatory depth |
| Rowan, David. Synaptic transfer |
| Dawkins, Richard, 1941- Genetic book of the dead |
| Fitch, W. Tecumseh. Exaptation |
| Lloyd, Seth, 1960- Virial theorem |
| Pinker, Steven, 1954- Second law of thermodynamics |
| Lisi, Antony Garrett. Emergence |
| Losos, Jonathan B. Natural selection |
| Church, George M. (George McDonald). DNA. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Brockman, John, 1941- .
- Church, George M. (George McDonald). DNA. .
- Dawkins, Richard, 1941- Genetic book of the dead .
- Fitch, W. Tecumseh. Exaptation .
- Lisi, Antony Garrett. Emergence .
- Lloyd, Seth, 1960- Virial theorem .
- Losos, Jonathan B. Natural selection .
- Milner, Yuri. Longevity factor .
- Pinker, Steven, 1954- Second law of thermodynamics .
- Rowan, David. Synaptic transfer .
- Waytz, Adam. illusion of explanatory depth .
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