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Title: THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING
DEEP, BEAUTIFUL, AND ELEGANT THEORIES OF HOW THE WORLD WORKS
By: John Brockman
Format: Paperback

List price: £17.99


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ISBN 10: 0062230174
ISBN 13: 9780062230171
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS INC
Pub. date: 22 January, 2013
Series: Edge Question Series
Pages: 432
Description: In This Explains Everything, John Brockman, founder and publisher of Edge.org, asked experts in numerous fields and disciplines to come up with their favorite explanations for everyday occurrences.
Synopsis: In This Explains Everything, John Brockman, founder and publisher of Edge.org, asked experts in numerous fields and disciplines to come up with their favorite explanations for everyday occurrences. Why do we recognize patterns? Is there such a thing as positive stress? Are we genetically programmed to be in conflict with each other? Those are just some of the 150 questions that the world's best scientific minds answer with elegant simplicity.With contributions from Jared Diamond, Richard Dawkins, Nassim Taleb, Brian Eno, Steven Pinker, and more, everything is explained in fun, uncomplicated terms that make the most complex concepts easy to comprehend.
Publication: US
Imprint: HarperPerennial
Returns: Returnable
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