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The '''Edge Foundation''' is an organization of scientists, technology experts, and other thinkers to "promote inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues, as well as to work for the intellectual and social achievement of society." Its output is currently published on the [http://www.edge.org Edge.org website]. | The '''Edge Foundation''' is an organization of scientists, technology experts, and other thinkers to "promote inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues, as well as to work for the intellectual and social achievement of society." Its output is currently published on the [http://www.edge.org Edge.org website]. | ||
The Edge Foundation was founded in | The Edge Foundation was founded in 1988 by publisher [[John Brockman]] as an outgrowth of [[The Reality Club]]. Its ideas are characterized by the idea of the [[third culture]], an integration of scientific and literary thinking described by Brockman in his 1995 book of the same name. | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
In recent years Edge has posed its members an annual question. In | In recent years Edge has posed its members an annual question. In 2005 this was "What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?"[http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_print.html] The responses generated were published as a book under the title ''What We Believe But Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty'' with an introduction by the novelist [[Ian McEwan]]. | ||
In | In 2006 Edge posed the question, "What is your dangerous question"?[http://www.edge.org/q2006/q06_index.html] The responses formed the book ''What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable'', which was published with an introduction by [[Steven Pinker]] and an afterword by [[Richard Dawkins]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.edge.org/ Edge.org website] | *[http://www.edge.org/ Edge.org website] | ||
*[http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/scienceandnature/story/0,,1473458,00.html Profile of John Brockman] @ Guardian Unlimited | *[http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/scienceandnature/story/0,,1473458,00.html Profile of John Brockman] @ Guardian Unlimited[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:01, 10 August 2024
The Edge Foundation is an organization of scientists, technology experts, and other thinkers to "promote inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues, as well as to work for the intellectual and social achievement of society." Its output is currently published on the Edge.org website.
The Edge Foundation was founded in 1988 by publisher John Brockman as an outgrowth of The Reality Club. Its ideas are characterized by the idea of the third culture, an integration of scientific and literary thinking described by Brockman in his 1995 book of the same name.
Publications
In recent years Edge has posed its members an annual question. In 2005 this was "What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?"[1] The responses generated were published as a book under the title What We Believe But Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty with an introduction by the novelist Ian McEwan.
In 2006 Edge posed the question, "What is your dangerous question"?[2] The responses formed the book What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable, which was published with an introduction by Steven Pinker and an afterword by Richard Dawkins.
References
- John Brockman, The Third Culture: Beyond the Scientific Revolution, Simon & Schuster: 1995 ISBN 0-684-82344-6
- What We Believe But Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty, Free Press, UK, 2005 ISBN 0-7432-7592-6
- What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable, Harper Perennial, 2007 ISBN 0061214957
External links
- Edge.org website
- Profile of John Brockman @ Guardian Unlimited