{"product_id":"9780062374349","title":"This Idea Must Die","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling editor of \u003cem\u003eThis Explains Everything \u003c\/em\u003ebrings 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach year, John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org—”The world’s smartest website” (\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e)—challenges some of the world’s greatest scientists, artists, and philosophers to answer a provocative question crucial to our time. In 2014 he asked 175 brilliant minds to ponder: What scientific idea needs to be put aside in order to make room for new ideas to advance? The answers are as surprising as they are illuminating. In :\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteven Pinker dismantles the working theory of human behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Dawkins renounces essentialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSherry Turkle reevaluates our expectations of artificial intelligence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeoffrey West challenges the concept of a “Theory of Everything”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrei Linde suggests that our universe and its laws may not be as unique as we think\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartin Rees explains why scientific understanding is a limitless goal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNina Jablonski argues to rid ourselves of the concept of race\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlan Guth rethinks the origins of the universe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHans Ulrich Obrist warns against glorifying unlimited economic growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand much more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfound, engaging, thoughtful, and groundbreaking, \u003cem\u003eThis Idea Must Die \u003c\/em\u003ewill change your perceptions and understanding of our world today . . . and tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Brockman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":47625343172768,"sku":"9780062374349","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3349fea8-a1b5-4e24-a519-a39ed4a3ea14.jpg?v=1700588675","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780062374349","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}