This Idea Is Brilliant

Author : John Brockman
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062698222
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Idea Is Brilliant written by John Brockman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliant but overlooked ideas you must know, as revealed by today’s most innovative minds What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known? That is the question John Brockman, publisher of the acclaimed science salon Edge.org (“The world’s smartest website”—The Guardian), presented to 205 of the world’s most influential thinkers from across the intellectual spectrum—award-winning physicists, economists, psychologists, philosophers, novelists, artists, and more. From the origins of the universe to the order of everyday life, This Idea Is Brilliant takes readers on a tour of the bold, exciting, and underappreciated scientific concepts that will enrich every mind. Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel JARED DIAMOND on the lost brilliance of common sense * Oxford evolutionary biologist RICHARD DAWKINS on how The Genetic Book of the Dead could reconstruct ecological history * philosopher REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN on how to extend our grasp of reality beyond what we can see and touch * author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics CARLO ROVELLI on the interconnected fabric of information * Booker Prize–winning novelist IAN McEWAN on the Navier-Stokes equations, which govern everything from weather prediction to aircraft design and blood flow * cosmologist LAWRENCE M. KRAUSS on the hidden blessings of uncertainty * psychologist STEVEN PINKER on the fight against entropy * Nobel Prize–winning economist RICHARD THALER on the visionary power of the “premortem” * Grammy Award–winning musician BRIAN ENO on confirmation bias in the Internet age * advertising guru RORY SUTHERLAND on the world-changing power of sex appeal * Harvard physicist LISA RANDALL on the power of the obvious * Wired founding editor KEVIN KELLY on how to optimize your chances at success * Nobel Prize winner FRANK WILCZEK on the creative potential of complementarity * Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter JOHN MARKOFF on the synthetic metamaterials that soon will transform industry and technology * euroscientist SAM HARRIS on the lost art of intellectual honesty *Berkeley psychologist ALISON GOPNIK on the role of life history in the human story, and many others.

Author : John Brockman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062109405
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Will Make You Smarter written by John Brockman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a foreword by David Brooks, This Will Make You Smarter presents brilliant—but accessible—ideas to expand every mind. What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to the world’s most influential thinkers. Their visionary answers flow from the frontiers of psychology, philosophy, economics, physics, sociology, and more. Surprising and enlightening, these insights will revolutionize the way you think about yourself and the world. Contributors include: Daniel Kahneman on the “focusing illusion” Jonah Lehrer on controlling attention Richard Dawkins on experimentation Aubrey De Grey on conquering our fear of the unknown Martin Seligman on the ingredients of well-being Nicholas Carr on managing “cognitive load” Steven Pinker on win-win negotiating Daniel Goleman on understanding our connection to the natural world Matt Ridley on tapping collective intelligence Lisa Randall on effective theorizing Brian Eno on “ecological vision” J. Craig Venter on the multiple possible origins of life Helen Fisher on temperament Sam Harris on the flow of thought Lawrence Krauss on living with uncertainty

Author : The Brothers McLeod
Publisher : LOM Art
ISBN 13 : 9781782434016
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Book of Brilliant Ideas written by The Brothers McLeod and published by LOM Art. This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Brockman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061844802
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Is Your Dangerous Idea? written by John Brockman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's leading scientific thinkers explore bold, remarkable, perilous ideas that could change our lives—for better . . . or for worse . . . From Copernicus to Darwin, to current-day thinkers, scientists have always promoted theories and unveiled discoveries that challenge everything society holds dear; ideas with both positive and dire consequences. Many thoughts that resonate today are dangerous not because they are assumed to be false, but because they might turn out to be true. What do the world's leading scientists and thinkers consider to be their most dangerous idea? Through the leading online forum Edge (www.edge.org), the call went out, and this compelling and easily digestible volume collects the answers. From using medication to permanently alter our personalities to contemplating a universe in which we are utterly alone, to the idea that the universe might be fundamentally inexplicable, What Is Your Dangerous Idea? takes an unflinching look at the daring, breathtaking, sometimes terrifying thoughts that could forever alter our world and the way we live in it. Contributors include Daniel C. Dennett • Jared Diamond • Brian Greene • Matt Ridley • Howard Gardner and Freeman Dyson, among others

Author : Aitziber Lopez
Publisher : Wide Eyed Editions
ISBN 13 : 178603705X
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brilliant Ideas From Wonderful Women written by Aitziber Lopez and published by Wide Eyed Editions. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the stories behind 15 of the twentieth century's key inventions in this fun and informative treasury of trailblazing women, who each made a unique contribution to the history of science and technology. Car heaters…Monopoly…Disposable diapers…The dishwasher…Kevlar…Maritime flares… Anti-reflective glass…Wifi…Syringes…Submarine periscopes…Diagnostic tests…Lifeboats…Windshield wipers…Ebooks…What do each of these revolutionary inventions have in common? They were all pioneered by women! Each brilliant idea is presented with biographical information about the brilliant woman who came up with it, including what inspired them. Learn how Martha Coston disguised herself as a man to contact pyrotechnicians and convince them to manufacture her idea for maritime flares, how a New York tram ride on a wet winter’s day led Mary Anderson to invent the windshield wiper, and why Letitia Mumford Geer’s one-hand operated syringe was a medical breakthrough, among other fascinating facts. Full-page illustrations show the inspiration for and use of these incredible inventions in humorous detail. From lifeboat-inventor, Maria Beasley, to the grandmother of the ebook, Ángela Ruiz Robles, each of the inspiring women in this book achieved their goal of leaving the world a better place than they found it.

Author : John Brockman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062230182
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Explains Everything written by John Brockman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, This Explains Everything will revolutionize your understanding of the world. What is your favorite deep, elegant, or beautiful explanation? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org ("The world's smartest website"—The Guardian), posed to the world's most influential minds. Flowing from the horizons of physics, economics, psychology, neuroscience, and more, This Explains Everything presents 150 of the most surprising and brilliant theories of the way of our minds, societies, and universe work. Jared Diamond on biological electricity • Nassim Nicholas Taleb on positive stress • Steven Pinker on the deep genetic roots of human conflict • Richard Dawkins on pattern recognition • Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek on simplicity • Lisa Randall on the Higgs mechanism • BRIAN Eno on the limits of intuition • Richard Thaler on the power of commitment • V. S. Ramachandran on the "neural code" of consciousness • Nobel Prize winner ERIC KANDEL on the power of psychotherapy • Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on "Lord Acton's Dictum" • Lawrence M. Krauss on the unification of electricity and magnetism • plus contributions by Martin J. Rees • Kevin Kelly • Clay Shirky • Daniel C. Dennett • Sherry Turkle • Philip Zimbardo • Lee Smolin • Rebecca Newberger Goldstein • Seth Lloyd • Stewart Brand • George Dyson • Matt Ridley

Author : Bernhard Schroeder
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0814437206
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Simply Brilliant written by Bernhard Schroeder and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the powerful techniques that unlocks your creativity and spark new ideas, which will ultimately lead you to continuous business success. Do you label yourself as “just a numbers person”? Do you pigeonhole your capabilities to merely that of an analyst or other “non-artist”? Stop feeding yourself these lies and learn how even you can tap into the creative genius driving Silicon Valley’s success stories and begin brainstorming innovation solutions to your company’s challenges. Using his CreativityWorks framework, creativity and innovation expert Bernhard Schroeder explains how to break out of your self-imposed mental box, reignite natural curiosity, and move step by step through a set of exercises that help individuals and teams. In Simply Brilliant, you will learn how to: Fuel creativity through tight deadlines; Create more ideas in brainstorming sessions; Radically improve products; Find inspired solutions using tools such as IdeaGen, SCAMPER, Tempero, and the Phoenix List; Let go of the “I’m not creative” mindset; And open the door to imagination and limitless opportunity! Even a “numbers person” like you can capture markets with your company’s next innovative idea.

Author : John Brockman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061828106
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What We Believe but Cannot Prove written by John Brockman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than one hundred of the world's leading thinkers write about things they believe in, despite the absence of concrete proof Scientific theory, more often than not, is born of bold assumption, disparate bits of unconnected evidence, and educated leaps of faith. Some of the most potent beliefs among brilliant minds are based on supposition alone -- yet that is enough to push those minds toward making the theory viable. Eminent cultural impresario, editor, and publisher of Edge (www.edge.org), John Brockman asked a group of leading scientists and thinkers to answer the question: What do you believe to be true even though you cannot prove it? This book brings together the very best answers from the most distinguished contributors. Thought-provoking and hugely compelling, this collection of bite-size thought-experiments is a fascinating insight into the instinctive beliefs of some of the most brilliant minds today.

Author : Alexander Gordon Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1905940076
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writing Bestselling Children's Books written by Alexander Gordon Smith and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides hints, tips and exercises to create books that will capture children's hearts.

Author : Adam J. Bock
Publisher : Pearson UK
ISBN 13 : 1292135719
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Business Model Book written by Adam J. Bock and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: