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:
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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