Edge, the influential online group, recently asked high-powered thinkers to discuss the question that gives this book its title. More than 100 contributors have responded with some of the most insightful, humbling, fascinating confessions and anecdotes ("San Francisco Chronicle").
From the Back Cover
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, fascinating, sometimes shocking, and certain to kick-start countless passionate debates.
Steven Pinker on the future of human evolution - Richard Dawkins on the mysteries of courtship - SAM HARRIS on the indifference of Mother Nature - Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the irrelevance of probability - Chris Anderson on the reality of global warming - Alan Alda on the existence of God - Ray Kurzweil on the possibility of extraterrestrial life - Brian Eno on what it means to be a "revolutionary" - Helen Fisher on love, fidelity, and the viability of marriage - Irene Pepperberg on learning from parrots . . . and many others.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 416
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Essays
Series Title: Edge Question
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: John Brockman
Language: English
Street Date: January 6, 2009
TCIN: 88104866
UPC: 9780061686542
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-4019
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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