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    EAN
    9780062897947
    Country/Region of Manufacture
    US
    Contributor
    Daniel Kahneman (Foreword by)
    ISBN
    9780062897947
    ISBN-10
    0062897942
    Publication Name
    The Last Unknowns
    Title
    The Last Unknowns
    Release Date
    07/11/2019
    Release Year
    2019
    Subtitle
    Deep, Elegant, Profound Unanswered Questions About the Universe,

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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    HarperCollins
    ISBN-10
    0062897942
    ISBN-13
    9780062897947
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    10038673493

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Last Unknowns : Deep, Elegant, Profound Unanswered Questions about the Universe, the Mind, the Future of Civilization, and the Meaning of Life
    Number of Pages
    352 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    Philosophy & Social Aspects, Language, General, Essays
    Publication Year
    2019
    Genre
    Philosophy, Social Science, Science
    Author
    John Brockman
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.8 in
    Item Weight
    11.1 Oz
    Item Length
    7.3 in
    Item Width
    5.1 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    2019-304143
    TitleLeading
    The
    Reviews
    "Intriguing. ... Far-reaching. ... Genuinely provocative." -- Publishers Weekly "A veritable treasure trove." -- Scientific Inquirer
    Synopsis
    Discover the universe's last unknowns--here are the unanswered questions that obsess "the world's finest minds" (The Guardian) Featuring a foreword by DANIEL KAHNEMAN, Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow This is a little book of profound questions (only questions!)--unknowns that address the secrets of our world, our civilization, the meaning of life. Here are the deepest riddles that have fascinated, obsessed, and haunted the greatest thinkers of our time, including Nobel laureates, cosmologists, philosophers, economists, prize-winning novelists, religious scholars, and more than 250 leading scientists, artists, and theorists. In The Last Unknowns, John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, asks "a mind-blowing gathering of innovative thinkers" (Booklist): "What is 'The Last Question,' your last question, the question for which you will be remembered" Featuring the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel JARED DIAMOND * Nobel Prize-winning University of Chicago economist RICHARD THALER * Harvard psychologist STEVEN PINKER * religion scholar ELAINE PAGELS * author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics CARLO ROVELLI * Booker Prize-winning novelist IAN McEWAN * neuroscientist SAM HARRIS * philosopher DANIEL C. DENNETT * MIT theorist SHERRY TURKLE * decoder of the human genome J. CRAIG VENTER * The Coddling of the American Mind author JONATHAN HAIDT * Nobel Prize-winning physicist FRANK WILCZEK * UC Berkeley psychologist ALISON GOPNICK * philosopher REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN * New York Times columnist CARL ZIMMER * MIT cosmologist MAX TEGMARK * Whole Earth founder STEWART BRAND * "Marginal Revolution" economist TYLER COWEN * Anatomy of Love author HELEN FISHER * Noble Prize-winning NASA physicist JOHN C. MATHER * psychologist JUDITH RICH HARRIS * Princeton physicist FREEMAN DYSON * musician BRIAN ENO * environmental scientist JENNIFER JACQUET * Duke economist DAN ARIELY * Oxford philosopher A. C. GRAYLING * Harvard cosmologist LISA RANDALL * anthropologist MARY CATHERINE BATESON * Emotional Intelligence author DANIEL GOLEMAN * Harvard genticist GEORGE CHURCH * Blueprint author NICHOLAS A. CHRISTAKIS * Stanford political scientist MARGARET LEVI * economist ALAN S. BLINDER * publisher TIM O'REILLY * theoretical cosmologist JANNA LEVIN * Serpentine Gallery owner HANS ULRICH OBRIST * Wired founding editor KEVIN KELLY * Cambridge astrophysicist MARTIN REES, and more than 200 others., This is a little book of profound questions-unknowns that address the secrets of our world, our civilization, the meaning of life. Here are the deepest riddles that have fascinated, obsessed, and haunted the greatest thinkers of our time, including Nobel laureates, cosmologists, philosophers, economists, prize-winning novelists, religious scholars, and more than 250 leading scientists, artists, and theorists. In The Last Unknowns, John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, asks "a mind-blowing gathering of innovative thinkers" (Booklist): "What is 'The Last Question,' your last question, the question for which you will be remembered" Foreword by Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow Why is the world so beautiful - Is the actual all that is possible - Why are there no trees in the ocean - Will humanity end up with one culture - Why don't naked mole rats age or get cancer - Are humans capable of building a moral economy - Is love really all you need - If we discover another intelligent civilization, what should we ask them - Is immortality desirable - How diverse is life in the universe Featuring the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel JARED DIAMOND - Nobel Prize-winning economist RICHARD H. THALER - Harvard psychologist STEVEN PINKER - religion scholar ELAINE PAGELS - author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics CARLO ROVELLI - Booker Prize-winning novelist IAN McEWAN - neuroscientist SAM HARRIS - philosopher DANIEL C. DENNETT - MIT theorist SHERRY TURKLE - decoder of the human genome J. CRAIG VENTER - Nobel Prize-winning physicist FRANK WILCZEK - MIT cosmologist MAX TEGMARK - Whole Earth Catalog founder STEWART BRAND - economist TYLER COWEN - psychologist JUDITH RICH HARRIS - Princeton physicist FREEMAN DYSON - musician BRIAN ENO - environmental scientist JENNIFER JACQUET - Duke economist DAN ARIELY, Discover the universe's last unknowns--here are the unanswered questions that obsess "the world's finest minds" ( The Guardian ) Featuring a foreword by DANIEL KAHNEMAN, Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow This is a little book of profound questions ( only questions!)--unknowns that address the secrets of our world, our civilization, the meaning of life. Here are the deepest riddles that have fascinated, obsessed, and haunted the greatest thinkers of our time, including Nobel laureates, cosmologists, philosophers, economists, prize-winning novelists, religious scholars, and more than 250 leading scientists, artists, and theorists. In The Last Unknowns, John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, asks "a mind-blowing gathering of innovative thinkers" ( Booklist ): "What is 'The Last Question, ' your last question, the question for which you will be remembered?" Featuring the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel JARED DIAMOND - Nobel Prize-winning University of Chicago economist RICHARD THALER - Harvard psychologist STEVEN PINKER - religion scholar ELAINE PAGELS - author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics CARLO ROVELLI - Booker Prize-winning novelist IAN McEWAN - neuroscientist SAM HARRIS - philosopher DANIEL C. DENNETT - MIT theorist SHERRY TURKLE - decoder of the human genome J. CRAIG VENTER - The Coddling of the American Mind author JONATHAN HAIDT - Nobel Prize-winning physicist FRANK WILCZEK - UC Berkeley psychologist ALISON GOPNICK - philosopher REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN - New York Times columnist CARL ZIMMER - MIT cosmologist MAX TEGMARK - Whole Earth founder STEWART BRAND - "Marginal Revolution" economist TYLER COWEN - Anatomy of Love author HELEN FISHER - Noble Prize-winning NASA physicist JOHN C. MATHER - psychologist JUDITH RICH HARRIS - Princeton physicist FREEMAN DYSON - musician BRIAN ENO - environmental scientist JENNIFER JACQUET - Duke economist DAN ARIELY - Oxford philosopher A. C. GRAYLING - Harvard cosmologist LISA RANDALL - anthropologist MARY CATHERINE BATESON - Emotional Intelligence author DANIEL GOLEMAN - Harvard genticist GEORGE CHURCH - Blueprint author NICHOLAS A. CHRISTAKIS - Stanford political scientist MARGARET LEVI - economist ALAN S. BLINDER - publisher TIM O'REILLY - theoretical cosmologist JANNA LEVIN - Serpentine Gallery owner HANS ULRICH OBRIST - Wired founding editor KEVIN KELLY - Cambridge astrophysicist MARTIN REES, and more than 200 others., Discover the universe's last unknowns--here are the unanswered questions that obsess "the world's finest minds" ( The Guardian ) Featuring a foreword by DANIEL KAHNEMAN, Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow This is a little book of profound questions ( only questions )--unknowns that address the secrets of our world, our civilization, the meaning of life. Here are the deepest riddles that have fascinated, obsessed, and haunted the greatest thinkers of our time, including Nobel laureates, cosmologists, philosophers, economists, prize-winning novelists, religious scholars, and more than 250 leading scientists, artists, and theorists. In The Last Unknowns, John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, asks "a mind-blowing gathering of innovative thinkers" ( Booklist ): "What is 'The Last Question, ' your last question, the question for which you will be remembered?" Featuring the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel JARED DIAMOND - Nobel Prize-winning University of Chicago economist RICHARD THALER - Harvard psychologist STEVEN PINKER - religion scholar ELAINE PAGELS - author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics CARLO ROVELLI - Booker Prize-winning novelist IAN McEWAN - neuroscientist SAM HARRIS - philosopher DANIEL C. DENNETT - MIT theorist SHERRY TURKLE - decoder of the human genome J. CRAIG VENTER - The Coddling of the American Mind author JONATHAN HAIDT - Nobel Prize-winning physicist FRANK WILCZEK - UC Berkeley psychologist ALISON GOPNICK - philosopher REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN - New York Times columnist CARL ZIMMER - MIT cosmologist MAX TEGMARK - Whole Earth founder STEWART BRAND - "Marginal Revolution" economist TYLER COWEN - Anatomy of Love author HELEN FISHER - Noble Prize-winning NASA physicist JOHN C. MATHER - psychologist JUDITH RICH HARRIS - Princeton physicist FREEMAN DYSON - musician BRIAN ENO - environmental scientist JENNIFER JACQUET - Duke economist DAN ARIELY - Oxford philosopher A. C. GRAYLING - Harvard cosmologist LISA RANDALL - anthropologist MARY CATHERINE BATESON - Emotional Intelligence author DANIEL GOLEMAN - Harvard genticist GEORGE CHURCH - Blueprint author NICHOLAS A. CHRISTAKIS - Stanford political scientist MARGARET LEVI - economist ALAN S. BLINDER - publisher TIM O'REILLY - theoretical cosmologist JANNA LEVIN - Serpentine Gallery owner HANS ULRICH OBRIST - Wired founding editor KEVIN KELLY - Cambridge astrophysicist MARTIN REES, and more than 200 others.
    LC Classification Number
    B68.L3825 2019

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