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=== Edge.org === <section begin=edge-essays-table /> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Question !! Answer !! Link !! Year |- | What is the Last Question? || [[The Last Question (Edge Essay)|The Last Question]] || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27761 Read] || 2018 |- | What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to Be More Widely Known? || [[Russell Conjugation (Edge Essay)|Russell Conjugation]] || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27181 Read] || 2017 |- | What Do You Consider the Most Interesting Recent (Scientific) News? What Makes It Important? || [[Anthropic Capitalism And The New Gimmick Economy (Edge Essay)|Anthropic Capitalism And The New Gimmick Economy]] || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26756 Read] || 2016 |- | What Scientific Idea Is Ready for Retirement? || [[M-theory or String Theory is the Only Game in Town (Edge Essay)|M-theory / String Theory is the Only Game in Town]] || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/25547 Read] || 2014 |- | What *Should* We Be Worried About? || [[Excellence (Edge Essay)|Excellence]] || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/23879 Read] || 2013 |- | What is Your Favorite Deep, Elegant, or Beautiful Explanation? || [[Einstein's Revenge: The New Geometric Quantum (Edge Essay)|Einstein's Revenge: The New Geometric Quantum]] || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11441 Read] || 2012 |- | What Scientific Concept Would Improve Everybody's Cognitive Toolkit? || [[Kayfabe (Edge Essay)|Kayfabe]] || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11783 Read] || 2011 |- | How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think? || [[Go Virtual Young Man (Edge Essay)|Go Virtual Young Man]] || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11861 Read] || 2010 |}<section end=edge-essays-table /> ==== Edge Contributions ==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Conversation !! Response !! Link !! Year |- | [[Thaler's Question (Edge Event)|Thaler's Question: The flat earth and geocentric world are examples of wrong scientific beliefs that were held for long periods. Can you name your favorite example and for extra credit why it was believed to be true?]] || [[Thaler's Question (Edge Event)#Eric's Response|Eric's Response]] || [https://www.edge.org/conversation/thalers-question#eweinstein Read] || 2010 |- | [[The Ash Cloud (Edge Event)|The Ash Cloud]] || [[The Ash Cloud (Edge Event)#Eric's Response|Eric's Response]] || [https://www.edge.org/conversation/john_brockman-the-ash-cloud Read] || 2010 |- | [[Can Science Help Solve the Economic Crisis? (Edge Essay)|Can Science Help Solve the Economic Crisis?]] || [[Can Science Help Solve the Economic Crisis? (Edge Essay)#Eric's Response|Eric's Response]] || [https://www.edge.org/conversation/lee_smolin-stuart_a_kauffman-zoe-vonna_palmrose-mike_brown-can-science-help-solve-the Read] || 2008 |- |}
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