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This Idea Is Brilliant

Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know

John Brockman
Harper Perennial, 2018

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Editorial Rating

10

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Recommendation

Editor John Brockman’s anthology of science’s most under-appreciated ideas is packed with 205 scientific ideas curated by cutting-edge thinkers and scientists. By necessity, the descriptions are short, but each one will spark your imagination and make you think. This is a treat for science buffs and science fiction aficionados alike.

Take-Aways

  • Some questions have definitive answers. Scientists seek these definitive answers – the truth – by using the scientific method.
  • The idea that people feel they know the world better than they do is “the illusion of explanatory depth” (“IOED”).
  • The “longevity factor” measures a civilization’s ability to survive long term.

About the Author

Editor John Brockman is the publisher of Edge.org, an online science website, and CEO of Brockman Inc., a New York City literary agency.

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