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This idea is brilliant: lost, overlooked, and underappreciated scientific concepts everyone should know

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Brockman, John
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Edge Question
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Presents essays responding to a question about what scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known, written by such authors as Jared Diamond, Richard Thaler, Richard Dawkins, Lisa Randall, Steven Pinker, and Carlo Roveri.
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Science -- Miscellanea
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Contributors:
Losos, Jonathan B.Natural selection
Pinker, Steven,1954-Second law of thermodynamics
Rowan, David.Synaptic transfer
Church, George M.DNA
Constant, Charles,narrator
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9780062698230
9780062698223
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This Idea Is Brilliant Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
This Idea is Brilliant Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
This idea is brilliant : lost, overlooked, and underappreciated scientific concepts everyone should know / edited by John Brockman
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