John Brockman

This Will Change Everything

by John Brockman

"What game-changing scientific ideas and developments do you expect to live to see?"

This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to more than 100 of the world's most influential minds. Exhilarating,...

This Will Make You Smarter: 150 New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking

by John Brockman

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...

Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?: The Net's Impact on Our Minds and Future

by John Brockman

How is the internet changing the way you think? That is one of the dominant questions of our time, one which affects almost every aspect of our life and future. And it's exactly what John Brockman, publisher...

What We Believe but Cannot Prove

by John Brockman

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...

What Is Your Dangerous Idea?

by John Brockman

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....

What Are You Optimistic About?

by John Brockman

The nightly news and conventional wisdom tell us that things are bad and getting worse. Yet despite dire predictions, scientists see many good things on the horizon. John Brockman, publisher of Edge (www.edge.org),...

This Explains Everything

by John Brockman

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...

Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist

by John Brockman

What makes a child decide to become a scientist?

•For Robert Sapolsky–Stanford professor of biology–it was an argument with a rabbi over a passage in the Bible.

•Physicist Lee Smolin traces his inspiration...

The Mind

by John Brockman

Who am “I”?

How is happiness achieved?

What is the key to memory?

How do babies become adults?

Is personality determined?

What function do emotions serve?

Are we hardwired to be moral?

The mind is a riddle that...

Culture: Leading Scientists Explore Civilizations, Art, Networks, Reputation, and the Online Revolution

by John Brockman

Why do civilizations rise and fall?

What are the origins and purpose of art?

How does technology shape society?

Did culture direct human evolution?

Is the Internet an agent of democracy or dictatorships?

An immensely...

What Have You Changed Your Mind About?

by John Brockman

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:...