The founder and publisher of the influential online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of The Universe, This Explains Everything, This Will Make You Smarter, Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?, This Will Change Everything, What Is Your Dangerous Idea?, What We Believe but Cannot Prove, and What Should We Be Worried About?.  He is the CEO of the literary agency Brockman Inc., and lives in New York City.

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