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Challenging entrenched scientific beliefs for progress.
Embrace the thought-provoking adventure "This Idea Must Die" offers. It's the mind-stretching opportunity to engage with today's intellectual vanguard as they argue which established scientific concepts should be retired. Blending controversy with insight, each page promises to ignite discussions and encourage you to question the assumptions at the heart of science. Whether you're an avid science enthusiast or just someone who enjoys watching the boundaries of human knowledge being pushed, you'll find yourself hooked on the intellectual daring it delivers.
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ISBN: 9780062374349
Authors:
John Brockman
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date of Publication: 2015-02-17
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.51
(rated by 1304 readers)
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Challenging entrenched scientific beliefs for progress.
Embrace the thought-provoking adventure "This Idea Must Die" offers. It's the mind-stretching opportunity to engage with today's intellectual vanguard as they argue which established scientific concepts should be retired. Blending controversy with insight, each page promises to ignite discussions and encourage you to question the assumptions at the heart of science. Whether you're an avid science enthusiast or just someone who enjoys watching the boundaries of human knowledge being pushed, you'll find yourself hooked on the intellectual daring it delivers.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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