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== Edge Essays == Some of the earliest discussion of the podcast's core ideas occur in Eric Weinstein's [https://www.edge.org/about-edgeorg Edge.org] essays. These are brief essays in response to an annual themed question posed by Edge. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Question !! Answer !! Year |- | What is the Last Question? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27761 The Last Question] || 2018 |- | What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to Be More Widely Known? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27181 Russell Conjugation] || 2017 |- | What Do You Consider the Most Interesting Recent (Scientific) News? What Makes It Important? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26756 Anthropic Capitalism And The New Gimmick Economy] || 2016 |- | What Scientific Idea Is Ready for Retirement? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/25547 M-theory / String Theory is the Only Game in Town] || 2014 |- | What *Should* We Be Worried About? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/23879 Excellence] || 2013 |- | What is Your Favorite Deep, Elegant, or Beautiful Explanation? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11441 Einstein's Revenge: The New Geometric Quantum] || 2012 |- | What Scientific Concept Would Improve Everybody's Cognitive Toolkit? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11783 Kayfabe] || 2011 |- | How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11861 Go Virtual Young Man] || 2010 |}
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