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Drawing from the horizons of science, todays leading thinkers reveal the hidden threats nobody is talking aboutand expose the false fears everyone else is distracted by.What should we be worried about That is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org The worlds smartest websiteThe Guardian, posed to the planets most influential minds. He asked them to disclose something that, for scientific reasons, worries themparticularly scenarios that arent on the popular radar yet. Encompassing neuroscience, economics, philosophy, physics, psychology, biology, and morehere are 150 ideas that will revolutionize your understanding of the world.Steven Pinker uncovers the real risk factors for war Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi peers into the coming virtual abyss Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek laments our squandered opportunities to prevent global catastrophe Seth Lloyd calculates the threat of a financial black hole Alison Gopnik on the loss of childhood Nassim Nicholas Taleb explains why firefighters understand risk far better than economic experts Matt Ridley on the alarming re-emergence of superstition Daniel C.
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The founder and publisher of the on-line science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of THIS WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING, WHAT IS YOUR DANGEROUS IDEA?, WHAT WE BELIEVE BUT CANNOT PROVE. He is the CEO of the literary agency Brockman Inc. and lives in New York City.
