John Brockman

John Brockman is a cultural impresario and literary agent whose career spans the avant-garde art world, science, books, software, and the Internet. Originally from south Boston, he founded Brockman, Inc. in 1973, representing leading scientists like Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett, and established the influential online salon Edge.org to promote cutting-edge scientific ideas. He is also a prolific author and editor of the Edge Question book series.

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Science Nonfiction Culture
This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
2015
This idea must die : scientific theories that are blocking progress
This idea must die : scientific theories that are blocking progress
1971
What to think about machines that think
What to think about machines that think
2015
What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
2014
This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
2015
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
2012
This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
2013
The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos
The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos
2014
What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
2014
Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction
Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction
2013
This Explains Everything: 150 Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works (Edge Question Series)
This Explains Everything: 150 Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works (Edge Question Series)
2013
Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science (Best of Edge Series)
Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science (Best of Edge Series)
2016
The Mind: Leading Scientists Explore the Brain, Memory, Personality, and Happiness
The Mind: Leading Scientists Explore the Brain, Memory, Personality, and Happiness
2011
Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments (Edge Question)
Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments (Edge Question)
2017
Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?: The Net's Impact on Our Minds and Future
Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?: The Net's Impact on Our Minds and Future
2011
What We Believe but Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
What We Believe but Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
2006
Culture: Leading Scientists Explore Societies, Art, Power, and Technology
Culture: Leading Scientists Explore Societies, Art, Power, and Technology
2011
What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
2014
What Have You Changed Your Mind About?: Today's Leading Minds Rethink Everything
What Have You Changed Your Mind About?: Today's Leading Minds Rethink Everything
2014
This Will Change Everything: Ideas That Will Shape the Future
This Will Change Everything: Ideas That Will Shape the Future
2009
Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist
Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist
2004
The New Humanists: Science at the Edge
The New Humanists: Science at the Edge
2003
Speculations: The Reality Club
Speculations: The Reality Club
1990
My Einstein: Essays by Twenty-four of the World's Leading Thinkers on the Man, His Work, and His Legacy
My Einstein: Essays by Twenty-four of the World's Leading Thinkers on the Man, His Work, and His Legacy
2006