Each year John Brockman publisher of Edge.org challenges some of the world's greatest scientists artists and philosophers to answer a provocative question crucial to our time. In 2014 he asked 175 brilliant minds to ponder: What scientific idea needs to be put aside in order to make room for new ideas to advance? The answers are as surprising as they are illuminating. In <i>This Idea Must Die</i>:<br><br> <ul><li>Steven Pinker dismantles the working theory of human behavior</li><br><br> <li>Sherry Turkle reevaluates our expectations of artificial intelligence</li><br><br> <li>Andrei Linde suggests that our universe and its laws may not be as unique as we think</li><br><br> <li>Martin Rees explains why scientific understanding is a limitless goal</li><br><br> <li>Nina Jablonski argues to rid ourselves of the concept of race</li><br><br> <li>And much more.</li></ul><br><br>Profound engaging thoughtful and groundbreaking <i>This Idea Must Die</i> will change your perceptions and understanding of our world today . . . and tomorrow.