Edge Question This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress, (Paperback)

from DinadansFriend

An anthology of very short essays by various hands about terminology or processes that to the authors are hindering the further progress of the Sciences, Mathematics and some of the Social sciences. With so many writers, the work is very variable in quality, both in style and in thought. Overall,...

from DLMorrese

The question asked is, "What scientific idea is ready for retirement?" This collection of short essays provides answers from "175 of the world's most influential scientists, economists, artists, and philosophers" (according to the blurb on the back cover). I found it to be a mixed bag, as you mig...

from bezoar44

Other books I've read in this series have not impressed me, but this year's question - what one idea is holding back progress and should be retired? - does well in this format. Editor John Brockman collects one to six page answers to the question from 174 academics, researchers, science writers, ...

from Muir_Alex

A good book filled with interesting perspectives, "This Idea Must Die" shows a variety of viewpoints on a multitude of subjects. I enjoyed the fact that multiple individuals from different disciplines discussed the same ideas, as it gives a very well rounded commentary of scientifically controver...