This idea is brilliant : lost, overlooked, and underappreciated scientific concepts everyone should know / edited by John Brockman.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Harper Perennial, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: xxxvi, 515 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062698216 (paperback)Subject(s): Science -- MiscellaneaDDC classification: 500 Summary: The latest volume in the bestselling series from Edge.org-dubbed "the world's smartest website" by The Guardian-brings together 206 of the world's most innovative thinkers to discuss the scientific concepts that everyone should know. As science informs public policy, decision making, and so many aspects of our everyday lives, a scientifically literate society is crucial. In that spirit, Edge.org publisher and author of Know This, John Brockman, asks 206 of the world's most brilliant minds the 2017 Edge Question: What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known?Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The latest volume in the bestselling series from Edge.org-dubbed "the world's smartest website" by The Guardian-brings together 206 of the world's most innovative thinkers to discuss the scientific concepts that everyone should know. As science informs public policy, decision making, and so many aspects of our everyday lives, a scientifically literate society is crucial. In that spirit, Edge.org publisher and author of Know This, John Brockman, asks 206 of the world's most brilliant minds the 2017 Edge Question: What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known?
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