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1	What We Believe But Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.64! \| first editions \| SVS
2	What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable more books like this by John Brockman (Editor), Richard Dawkins (Afterword by), Steven Pinker (Introduction by) The author of "What We Believe but Cannot Prove" returns with another iconoclastic collection in which some of the world's leading scientific thinkers discuss ideas that are perilous for their potential practical uses and philosophical implications. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.90! \| SVS
3	What Are You Optimistic About?: Today's Leading Thinkers on Why Things Are Good and Getting Better more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) In an age too often marked by anxiety and pessimism, the worlds leading scientific thinkers offer their hopeful visions for the future. see all copies from $2.54! new only from $5.25! \| SVS
4	How Things Are: A Science Tool-Kit for the Mind more books like this by John Brockman (Editor), Katinka Matson (Editor) Some of the world's leading scientists have contributed original pieces - an elementary idea, a basic concept, a tool for thought - relevant to their field. These pieces together form an intellectual tool-kit for the intellectually curious to use in extending their reading in scientific areas. The pieces are arranged in thematic groups including ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $58.05! \| first editions
5	Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) A collection of essays, from the likes of Robert Sapolsky and Richard Dawkins, that ponders the state of science in the coming 50 years. see all copies from $3.15! new only from $3.20! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The New Humanists: Science at the Edge more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) When John Brockman's essay, "The New Humanists" appeared on his popular cutting-edge science website, EDGE (www.edge.org), he received a record number of responses from the intellectuals of the EDGE community. In his essay, Brockman noted that the American intellectual had become proudly or defiantly ignorant of major scientific accomplishments. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions
7	Intelligent Thought: Science Versus the Intelligent Design Movement more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) In reverence to the force of scientific truth, join fifteen preeminent thinkers whose clear, accessible, and passionate essays reveal the fact and power of evolution, and the beauty of the scientific endeavor. see all copies from $2.15! new only from $5.60! \| SVS
8	The greatest inventions of the past 2,000 years more books like this by John Brockman What was the greatest invention of the past 2,000 years, and why? This provocative question was posed to some of the world's foremost scientific and creative thinkers, including several Nobel laureates. Their answers may surprise you. Lively and thought-provoking, "The Greatest Inventions of the Past 2,000 Years" is not only an entertaining book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
9	Third Culture: Beyond the Scientific Revolution more books like this by John Brockman Thirty-five years ago, C. P. Snow, in a now famous essay, wrote about the polarization of the "two cultures" -- literary intellectuals on the one hand, and scientists on the other. Although he hoped for the emergence of a "third culture" that would bridge the gap, it is only recently that science has changed the intellectual landscape. Brockman's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.70! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) A fascinating collection of essays from twenty-seven of the world’s most interesting scientists about the moments and events in their childhoods that set them on the paths that would define their lives. What makes a child decide to become a scientist? •For Robert Sapolsky—Stanford professor of biology—it was an argument ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Digerati: Encounters with the Cyber Elite more books like this by John Brockman A fascinating collection of interviews with the leading figures in the "Digerati", who dominate the digital revolution, from Bill Gates to Esther Dysonfrom John Perry Barlow (of the Grateful Dead) to Jaron Lanier (inventor of Virtual Reality). Following the successful format of his The Third Culture (which included interviews with other leading ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.24! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	What Have You Changed Your Mind About?: Today's Leading Minds Rethink Everything more books like this by John Brockman Edge, the influential online group, recently asked high-powered thinkers to discuss the question that gives this book its title. More than 100 contributors have responded with some of the most insightful, humbling, fascinating confessions and anecdotes ("San Francisco Chronicle"). see all copies from $7.00! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
13	The pocket calculator game book more books like this by Edwin Schlossberg, John Brockman see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.51! \| first editions
14 view cover	My Einstein: Essays by the World's Leading Thinkers on the Man, His Work, and His Legacy more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) This collection of essays about Albert Einstein reflect views, perspectives, and an estimation of him and the implications of his work. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.97! \| first editions
15	Third culture : scientists on the edge more books like this by John R. Brockman Where once the "intellectual" was a man of letters, in happy ignorance of scientific progress, scientists are no longer content to let literary intellectuals monopolize the discussion of the important questions facing mankind. Based on conversations with 23 scientists from around the world, from Stephen Jay to Murray Gell-Mann, this is a guide to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.50! \| first editions
16	The Reality Club more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions
17 view cover	Science at the Edge: Conversations with the Leading Scientific Thinkers of Today more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) &&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&RAs founder, editor, and publisher of the intellectual forum www.edge.org, John Brockman is well-positioned to initiate and cultivate an ongoing dialogue with today's leading cutting-edge thinkers. The website is a virtual salon for every type of intellectual and scientific ... see all copies from $10.45! new only from $11.30! \| SVS
18	Doing science more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $94.11! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Creativity more books like this by John Brochman, John Brockman (Editor) Leading scientists, educators, and other intellectuals explore the most mysterious of human capabilities. In 10 pieces commissioned especially for this book, today's most innovative thinkers examine such topics as the role of creativity in scientific inquiry, the relationship between evolution and the mental process of creativity, and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions
20 view cover	My Einstein more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) This collection of essays about Albert Einstein reflect views, perspectives, and an estimation of him and the implications of his work. see all copies from $8.76! new only from $9.08!
21	Ways of Knowing: The Reality Club 3 more books like this by John Brockman (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $397.65! \| first editions
22	The pocket calculator game book #2 more books like this by Edwin Schlossberg, John Brockman see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23	The Kids' Pocket Calculator Game Book more books like this by Edwin Schlossberg Each chapter explains a specific mathematical principle and then teaches it through a puzzle and games using a pocket calculator. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
24	37 more books like this by John Brockman see all copies from $11.44! signed copies \| first editions
25	Einstein, Gertrude Stein, Wittgenstein more books like this by John Brockman see all copies from $3.85! first editions

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