John Brockman

Født i 1941

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John Brockman is a literary agent and author known for his work in scientific literature.
He founded the Edge Foundation, which connects leading thinkers across scientific and technical fields.
Brockman has authored and edited several books exploring scientific and cultural ideas, including "The Third Culture" and "The Next Fifty Years." His unique position in both the scientific and literary worlds is highlighted by his distinction of being profiled on the front pages of both the "Science Times" and "Arts & Leisure" sections of The New York Times, making him a notable figure in bridging science and culture.

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This Will Make You Smarter

av John Brockman • 2012

Leading scientists each make the case for the single concept they would install in every mind.

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🧠 Mental Models 🔬 Scientific Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Interdisciplinary Thinking 🌀 Complexity Science

This Will Make You Smarter

Leading scientists each make the case for the single concept they would install in every mind.

av John Brockman 2012 399 sider

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7 000+ vurderinger

🧠 Mental Models 🔬 Scientific Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Interdisciplinary Thinking 🌀 Complexity Science

This Explains Everything

av John Brockman • 2013

One question, 150 scientists: name the elegant idea that makes the most sense of everything.

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📚 Science Anthologies 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🦋 Emergent Complexity

This Explains Everything

One question, 150 scientists: name the elegant idea that makes the most sense of everything.

av John Brockman 2013 411 sider

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2 000+ vurderinger

📚 Science Anthologies 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🦋 Emergent Complexity

What We Believe But Cannot Prove

av John Brockman • 2005

Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.

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🔬 Philosophy Of Science 💡 Scientific Intuition 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌉 Third Culture 🔍 Limits Of Knowledge

What We Believe But Cannot Prove

Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.

av John Brockman 2005 252 sider

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1 000+ vurderinger

🔬 Philosophy Of Science 💡 Scientific Intuition 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌉 Third Culture 🔍 Limits Of Knowledge

This Idea Must Die

av John Brockman • 2015

175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.

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🔬 Meta-Science 🛑 Scientific Dead Ends 🕸️ Complexity Science 🐦 Emergence 🧠 Intelligence Debates

This Idea Must Die

175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.

av John Brockman 2015 568 sider

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1 000+ vurderinger

🔬 Meta-Science 🛑 Scientific Dead Ends 🕸️ Complexity Science 🐦 Emergence 🧠 Intelligence Debates

What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night

av John Brockman • 2014

Cognitive traps. Fragile networks. Captured watchdogs. The real fears of a hundred scientists.

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🧨 Existential Risk 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Risk Perception 🕸️ Complex Systems 🏛️ Institutional Failure

What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night

Cognitive traps. Fragile networks. Captured watchdogs. The real fears of a hundred scientists.

av John Brockman 2014 478 sider

3.45

1 000+ vurderinger

🧨 Existential Risk 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Risk Perception 🕸️ Complex Systems 🏛️ Institutional Failure

What Is Your Dangerous Idea?

av John Brockman • 2006

A hundred leading thinkers each name the one idea they find too unnerving to speak aloud.

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🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧪 Science And Religion 🕊️ Free Will Debate 🤖 Technology And Society 🌍 Cultural Evolution

What Is Your Dangerous Idea?

A hundred leading thinkers each name the one idea they find too unnerving to speak aloud.

av John Brockman 2006 301 sider

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1 000+ vurderinger

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧪 Science And Religion 🕊️ Free Will Debate 🤖 Technology And Society 🌍 Cultural Evolution

Thinking

av John Brockman • 2013

A tour of the mind's latest science: warring neurons, useless pundits, and smart shortcuts.

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🧠 Cognitive Science 📊 Decision Science 💰 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Heuristics And Biases 😊 Affective Forecasting

Thinking

A tour of the mind's latest science: warring neurons, useless pundits, and smart shortcuts.

av John Brockman 2013 432 sider

3.69

500+ vurderinger

🧠 Cognitive Science 📊 Decision Science 💰 Behavioral Economics ⚖️ Heuristics And Biases 😊 Affective Forecasting

Possible Minds

av John Brockman • 2019

Twenty-five thinkers on AI's biggest risks and the one design question that matters most.

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🤖 Ai Ethics ⚙️ Ai Alignment 🔄 Cybernetics 🤝 Human-Ai Interaction ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

Possible Minds

Twenty-five thinkers on AI's biggest risks and the one design question that matters most.

av John Brockman 2019 320 sider

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500+ vurderinger

🤖 Ai Ethics ⚙️ Ai Alignment 🔄 Cybernetics 🤝 Human-Ai Interaction ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

This Idea Is Brilliant

av John Brockman • 2018

The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.

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🧠 Third Culture 🔬 Scientific Method 🪞 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 📡 Information Theory

This Idea Is Brilliant

The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.

av John Brockman 2018 515 sider

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500+ vurderinger

🧠 Third Culture 🔬 Scientific Method 🪞 Cognitive Biases 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 📡 Information Theory

What to Think About Machines That Think

av John Brockman • 2015

The real threat isn't machines that outthink us. It's handing control to machines that can't think.

3.37

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🤖 Artificial Intelligence ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🎯 Ai Alignment 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 📚 Essay Collections

What to Think About Machines That Think

The real threat isn't machines that outthink us. It's handing control to machines that can't think.

av John Brockman 2015 576 sider

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500+ vurderinger

🤖 Artificial Intelligence ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🎯 Ai Alignment 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 📚 Essay Collections

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