Monday, March 7, 2011

The Edge's question for 2011

Every year The Edge asks prominent scientists and other thinkers to answer a specific thought provoking question. The answers are always diverse and make for stimulating (if humbling) reading. Profound thoughts in byte sized chunks that even non-scientists can take heed of. These were the questions posed over the years:

  • 2005 - What do you believe is true, but cannot prove?

  • 2006 - What is your dangerous idea?

  • 2007 - What are you optimistic about?

  • 2008 - What have you changed your mind about?

  • 2009 - What will change everything?

  • 2010 - Is the internet changing the way you think?

  • The question for 2011 is very topical in a time where anti-science attitudes and irrational thinking seem to be proliferating across the globe:

    2011 - What scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit?

    Now, if that could really happen, but don't hold your breath.

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