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🧬 Forbidden Science

Experiments that cross ethical boundaries or defy governmental decree push the frontiers of knowledge into terrifying territory. These stories interrogate the thin line between visionary discovery and catastrophic hubris.
Soonish
by Kelly Weinersmith • 2017
Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.
3.94
6k+
🚀 Emerging Technologies🔮 Future Studies😂 Science Humor
Soonish Summary
Soonish 89%
Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.
by Kelly Weinersmith 2017
3.94
6k+ ratings
🚀 Emerging Technologies🔮 Future Studies😂 Science Humor
Physics of the Impossible
by Michio Kaku • 2008
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
4.09
42k+
⚛️ Theoretical Physics🔮 Speculative Science📖 Popular Physics
Physics of the Impossible Summary
Physics of the Impossible 89%
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
by Michio Kaku 2008
4.09
42k+ ratings
⚛️ Theoretical Physics🔮 Speculative Science📖 Popular Physics
Humans are not from Earth
by Ellis Silver • 2013
Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.
3.72
807
🛸 Ancient Astronauts🏺 Forbidden Archaeology🦠 Panspermia Theory
Humans are not from Earth Summary
Humans are not from Earth 89%
Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.
by Ellis Silver 2013
3.72
807 ratings
🛸 Ancient Astronauts🏺 Forbidden Archaeology🦠 Panspermia Theory
The Elephant in the Universe
by Govert Schilling • 2022
Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.
4.07
265
🌌 Cosmology⚛️ Particle Physics📜 History Of Science
The Elephant in the Universe Summary
The Elephant in the Universe 88%
Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.
by Govert Schilling 2022
4.07
265 ratings
🌌 Cosmology⚛️ Particle Physics📜 History Of Science
Marina
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón • 1999
A Barcelona boy follows a cemetery mourner to a greenhouse of puppets hiding an undying monster.
4.14
98k+
🧪 Mad Scientist🦴 Body Horror💔 Star-Crossed Lovers
Marina Summary
Marina 88%
A Barcelona boy follows a cemetery mourner to a greenhouse of puppets hiding an undying monster.
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 1999
4.14
98k+ ratings
🧪 Mad Scientist🦴 Body Horror💔 Star-Crossed Lovers
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
by Stephen W. Hawking • 2018
Time travel might work, but the feedback loop of climate disaster probably kills us first.
4.26
89k+
🌌 Cosmology🕳️ Black Holes⚛️ Quantum Physics
Brief Answers to the Big Questions Summary
Brief Answers to the Big Questions 88%
Time travel might work, but the feedback loop of climate disaster probably kills us first.
by Stephen W. Hawking 2018
4.26
89k+ ratings
🌌 Cosmology🕳️ Black Holes⚛️ Quantum Physics
Les Thanatonautes
by Bernard Werber • 1996
Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.
4.07
9k+
✨ Philosophical Sci-Fi📖 Forbidden Knowledge⚡ Science And Mystery
Les Thanatonautes Summary
Les Thanatonautes 88%
Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.
by Bernard Werber 1996
4.07
9k+ ratings
✨ Philosophical Sci-Fi📖 Forbidden Knowledge⚡ Science And Mystery
The Genesis Machine
by Amy Webb • 2022
Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.
3.94
745
🧬 Synthetic Biology📋 Science Policy⚖️ Bioethics
The Genesis Machine Summary
The Genesis Machine 88%
Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.
by Amy Webb 2022
3.94
745 ratings
🧬 Synthetic Biology📋 Science Policy⚖️ Bioethics
I Told You So!
by Matt Kaplan • 2026
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
3.81
589
🔬 History Of Science👥 Sociology Of Science🔄 Paradigm Shifts
I Told You So! Summary
I Told You So! 88%
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
by Matt Kaplan 2026
3.81
589 ratings
🔬 History Of Science👥 Sociology Of Science🔄 Paradigm Shifts
Existential Physics
by Sabine Hossenfelder • 2022
What physics says about time, free will, and the cosmos versus the stories sold as science.
3.88
3k+
⚛️ Philosophy Of Physics🛑 Limits Of Science🧠 Consciousness Debate
Existential Physics Summary
Existential Physics 88%
What physics says about time, free will, and the cosmos versus the stories sold as science.
by Sabine Hossenfelder 2022
3.88
3k+ ratings
⚛️ Philosophy Of Physics🛑 Limits Of Science🧠 Consciousness Debate
Pasteur's Quadrant
by Donald E. Stokes • 1997
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
3.82
150
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research
Pasteur's Quadrant Summary
Pasteur's Quadrant 88%
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
by Donald E. Stokes 1997
3.82
150 ratings
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research
The Island of Knowledge
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2014
More answers only widen the shoreline of the unknowable. A physicist maps the ultimate limits.
3.93
915
🔬 Limits Of Science👁️ Observer Effect🧠 Cognitive Limits
The Island of Knowledge Summary
The Island of Knowledge 88%
More answers only widen the shoreline of the unknowable. A physicist maps the ultimate limits.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2014
3.93
915 ratings
🔬 Limits Of Science👁️ Observer Effect🧠 Cognitive Limits
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
by John Brockman • 2005
Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.
3.65
2k+
🔬 Philosophy Of Science💡 Scientific Intuition🧠 Consciousness Studies
What We Believe But Cannot Prove Summary
What We Believe But Cannot Prove 88%
Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.
by John Brockman 2005
3.65
2k+ ratings
🔬 Philosophy Of Science💡 Scientific Intuition🧠 Consciousness Studies
The Body Electric
by Robert O. Becker • 1985
A hidden electrical current runs your body's healing and growth. Power lines may be shorting it out.
4.25
856
🧬 Bioelectricity🏥 Regenerative Medicine🌍 Environmental Health
The Body Electric Summary
The Body Electric 88%
A hidden electrical current runs your body's healing and growth. Power lines may be shorting it out.
by Robert O. Becker 1985
4.25
856 ratings
🧬 Bioelectricity🏥 Regenerative Medicine🌍 Environmental Health
A Crack in Creation
by Jennifer A. Doudna • 2017
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
4.13
7k+
🧬 Gene Editing🔬 Molecular Biology⚡ Scientific Discovery
A Crack in Creation Summary
A Crack in Creation 88%
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
by Jennifer A. Doudna 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
🧬 Gene Editing🔬 Molecular Biology⚡ Scientific Discovery
Momentos estelares de la ciencia
by Isaac Asimov • 1959
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
4.11
674
📜 History Of Science🔬 Popular Science💡 Eureka Moments
Momentos estelares de la ciencia Summary
Momentos estelares de la ciencia 88%
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
by Isaac Asimov 1959
4.11
674 ratings
📜 History Of Science🔬 Popular Science💡 Eureka Moments
Physics of the Future
by Michio Kaku • 2011
What a century of real physics can actually deliver: from invisible computers to fusion power.
4.00
18k+
🔮 Future Studies🌐 Ubiquitous Computing🤖 Artificial Intelligence
Physics of the Future Summary
Physics of the Future 88%
What a century of real physics can actually deliver: from invisible computers to fusion power.
by Michio Kaku 2011
4.00
18k+ ratings
🔮 Future Studies🌐 Ubiquitous Computing🤖 Artificial Intelligence
Lost in Math
by Sabine Hossenfelder • 2018
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
4.05
3k+
⚛️ Theoretical Physics🤔 Philosophy Of Physics🎨 Aesthetic Bias In Science
Lost in Math Summary
Lost in Math 88%
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
by Sabine Hossenfelder 2018
4.05
3k+ ratings
⚛️ Theoretical Physics🤔 Philosophy Of Physics🎨 Aesthetic Bias In Science
Star Wars
by Joe Schreiber • 2010
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
3.46
9k+
🧟 Zombie Outbreak🖤 Space Gothic🌱 Sentient Plants
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 88%
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
by Joe Schreiber 2010
3.46
9k+ ratings
🧟 Zombie Outbreak🖤 Space Gothic🌱 Sentient Plants
Forbidden Science
by Jacques F. Vallée • 1993
A classified memo proved the UFO inquiry was a front. The real mystery predates the space age.
4.35
116
🛸 Government Ufo Secrecy🧚 Folklore And Ufos🏛️ Scientific Dogmatism
Forbidden Science Summary
Forbidden Science 88%
A classified memo proved the UFO inquiry was a front. The real mystery predates the space age.
by Jacques F. Vallée 1993
4.35
116 ratings
🛸 Government Ufo Secrecy🧚 Folklore And Ufos🏛️ Scientific Dogmatism
Creation
by Adam Rutherford • 2013
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
3.97
762
🌍 Origin Of Life🧪 Synthetic Biology🧬 Genetic Engineering
Creation Summary
Creation 88%
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
by Adam Rutherford 2013
3.97
762 ratings
🌍 Origin Of Life🧪 Synthetic Biology🧬 Genetic Engineering
Bad Ideas?
by Robert Winston • 2009
Writing, farming, and nuclear power share an uncomfortable secret: each was supposed to save us.
3.56
142
⚙️ History Of Technology🔄 Unintended Consequences📈 Progress Studies
Bad Ideas? Summary
Bad Ideas? 88%
Writing, farming, and nuclear power share an uncomfortable secret: each was supposed to save us.
by Robert Winston 2009
3.56
142 ratings
⚙️ History Of Technology🔄 Unintended Consequences📈 Progress Studies
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein • 2012
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
3.86
1k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method
Ignorance Summary
Ignorance 88%
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
by Stuart Firestein 2012
3.86
1k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method
This Idea Is Brilliant
by John Brockman • 2018
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
3.83
662
🧠 Third Culture🔬 Scientific Method🪞 Cognitive Biases
This Idea Is Brilliant Summary
This Idea Is Brilliant 88%
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
by John Brockman 2018
3.83
662 ratings
🧠 Third Culture🔬 Scientific Method🪞 Cognitive Biases
Beyond Genetics
by Glenn McGee • 2004
DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.
3.60
5
🧬 Genomics⚖️ Bioethics🔬 Genetic Testing
Beyond Genetics Summary
Beyond Genetics 88%
DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.
by Glenn McGee 2004
3.60
5 ratings
🧬 Genomics⚖️ Bioethics🔬 Genetic Testing
Eisenhorn
by Dan Abnett • 2004
An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.
4.43
10k+
🕵️ Inquisitor Thriller🌌 Grimdark Space Opera📉 Moral Descent
Eisenhorn Summary
Eisenhorn 88%
An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.
by Dan Abnett 2004
4.43
10k+ ratings
🕵️ Inquisitor Thriller🌌 Grimdark Space Opera📉 Moral Descent
A Sense of the Mysterious
by Alan Lightman • 2005
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
3.82
671
🧠 Scientific Creativity🎨 Science And Art🧵 Two Cultures
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious 88%
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
by Alan Lightman 2005
3.82
671 ratings
🧠 Scientific Creativity🎨 Science And Art🧵 Two Cultures
The Golem (Canto Classics)
by Harry Collins • 1992
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
3.77
341
🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
The Golem (Canto Classics) 88%
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
by Harry Collins 1992
3.77
341 ratings
🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method
Double Helix
by Nancy Werlin • 2004
A teen's genetics job leads to a hidden subbasement where human lives are engineered.
3.50
3k+
👶 Designer Babies👥 Secret Sibling⚡ Playing God
Double Helix Summary
Double Helix 88%
A teen's genetics job leads to a hidden subbasement where human lives are engineered.
by Nancy Werlin 2004
3.50
3k+ ratings
👶 Designer Babies👥 Secret Sibling⚡ Playing God
The Code Breaker
by Walter Isaacson • 2021
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
4.28
42k+
🧬 Genetic Engineering🧪 Molecular Biology⚗️ Biotechnology
The Code Breaker Summary
The Code Breaker 88%
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
by Walter Isaacson 2021
4.28
42k+ ratings
🧬 Genetic Engineering🧪 Molecular Biology⚗️ Biotechnology
The Particle at the End of the Universe
by Sean Carroll • 2012
An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.
4.06
4k+
🧿 Particle Physics🔬 Big Science🌑 Dark Matter
The Particle at the End of the Universe Summary
The Particle at the End of the Universe 88%
An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.
by Sean Carroll 2012
4.06
4k+ ratings
🧿 Particle Physics🔬 Big Science🌑 Dark Matter
Caesar's Last Breath
by Sam Kean • 2017
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
4.25
5k+
🌀 Atmospheric Science🔬 Periodic Table📜 Science History
Caesar's Last Breath Summary
Caesar's Last Breath 88%
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
by Sam Kean 2017
4.25
5k+ ratings
🌀 Atmospheric Science🔬 Periodic Table📜 Science History
Unbelievable
by Stacy Horn • 2009
The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.
3.27
512
🔮 Parapsychology🔬 History Of Science🧠 Consciousness Studies
Unbelievable Summary
Unbelievable 88%
The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.
by Stacy Horn 2009
3.27
512 ratings
🔮 Parapsychology🔬 History Of Science🧠 Consciousness Studies
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson • 1969
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
3.92
748
🌑 Cosmic Horror🦑 Eldritch Gods🧠 Consciousness Expansion
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone 87%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 ratings
🌑 Cosmic Horror🦑 Eldritch Gods🧠 Consciousness Expansion
Einstein's Fridge
by Paul Sen • 2021
The science of heat built the modern world and governs time's arrow, life, and black holes.
4.26
989
📜 History Of Physics🔥 Thermodynamics🔬 History Of Science
Einstein's Fridge Summary
Einstein's Fridge 87%
The science of heat built the modern world and governs time's arrow, life, and black holes.
by Paul Sen 2021
4.26
989 ratings
📜 History Of Physics🔥 Thermodynamics🔬 History Of Science
Closer Encounters
by Jason Reza Jorjani • 2021
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
4.05
160
👽 Ufology🛸 Ancient Astronaut Theory📜 Secret Histories
Closer Encounters Summary
Closer Encounters 87%
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
by Jason Reza Jorjani 2021
4.05
160 ratings
👽 Ufology🛸 Ancient Astronaut Theory📜 Secret Histories
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
by Stephen Webb • 2002
Fifty answers to Fermi's paradox: we're alone, we're doomed, or we're in a galactic zoo.
4.20
1k+
🌌 Extraterrestrial Life🔬 Astrobiology🤔 Fermi Paradox
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Summary
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? 87%
Fifty answers to Fermi's paradox: we're alone, we're doomed, or we're in a galactic zoo.
by Stephen Webb 2002
4.20
1k+ ratings
🌌 Extraterrestrial Life🔬 Astrobiology🤔 Fermi Paradox
Visions
by Michio Kaku • 2011
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
4.03
2k+
🧬 Genetic Engineering🤖 Artificial Intelligence🔮 Futurism
Visions Summary
Visions 87%
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
by Michio Kaku 2011
4.03
2k+ ratings
🧬 Genetic Engineering🤖 Artificial Intelligence🔮 Futurism
The Infinite and the Divine
by Robert Rath • 2020
Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.
4.44
7k+
🥊 Immortal Rivals💎 Artifact Heist🖤 Grimdark Comedy
The Infinite and the Divine Summary
The Infinite and the Divine 87%
Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.
by Robert Rath 2020
4.44
7k+ ratings
🥊 Immortal Rivals💎 Artifact Heist🖤 Grimdark Comedy
Into the Void
by Tim Lebbon • 2013
A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.
3.65
15k+
🚀 Space Opera👭 Sibling Rivalry👽 Ancient Alien Tech
Into the Void Summary
Into the Void 87%
A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.
by Tim Lebbon 2013
3.65
15k+ ratings
🚀 Space Opera👭 Sibling Rivalry👽 Ancient Alien Tech
The Gene
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2016
From Mendel's peas to CRISPR babies: how the gene became biology's most powerful and dangerous idea.
4.35
56k+
🧬 History Of Genetics⚠️ Eugenics History🗺️ Human Genome Project
The Gene Summary
The Gene 87%
From Mendel's peas to CRISPR babies: how the gene became biology's most powerful and dangerous idea.
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2016
4.35
56k+ ratings
🧬 History Of Genetics⚠️ Eugenics History🗺️ Human Genome Project
The Bible Code
by Michael Drosnin • 1997
Genesis skip-code: assassins named, wars dated, atomic fire foretold. Math says it's no accident.
2.88
2k+
🕵️ Hidden Knowledge📖 Biblical Prophecy🔐 Coded Messages
The Bible Code Summary
The Bible Code 87%
Genesis skip-code: assassins named, wars dated, atomic fire foretold. Math says it's no accident.
by Michael Drosnin 1997
2.88
2k+ ratings
🕵️ Hidden Knowledge📖 Biblical Prophecy🔐 Coded Messages
The God Equation
by Michio Kaku • 2021
Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.
4.11
9k+
🧮 Theoretical Physics📜 History Of Physics🎻 String Theory
The God Equation Summary
The God Equation 87%
Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.
by Michio Kaku 2021
4.11
9k+ ratings
🧮 Theoretical Physics📜 History Of Physics🎻 String Theory
Human Devolution
by Michael A. Cremo • 2003
We came from consciousness, not matter: a Vedic counter-theory to Darwin's account of human origins.
4.11
157
🕉️ Vedic Cosmology🏛️ Alternative Archaeology🧬 Intelligent Design
Human Devolution Summary
Human Devolution 87%
We came from consciousness, not matter: a Vedic counter-theory to Darwin's account of human origins.
by Michael A. Cremo 2003
4.11
157 ratings
🕉️ Vedic Cosmology🏛️ Alternative Archaeology🧬 Intelligent Design
How to Predict Everything
by William Poundstone • 2019
The math that gives humanity 760 more years also explains why aliens never call.
3.19
68
☢️ Existential Risk🧠 Bayesian Epistemology🔭 Anthropic Reasoning
How to Predict Everything Summary
How to Predict Everything 87%
The math that gives humanity 760 more years also explains why aliens never call.
by William Poundstone 2019
3.19
68 ratings
☢️ Existential Risk🧠 Bayesian Epistemology🔭 Anthropic Reasoning
Interstellar
by Avi Loeb • 2023
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
3.52
626
🧬 Astrobiology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Interstellar Summary
Interstellar 87%
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
by Avi Loeb 2023
3.52
626 ratings
🧬 Astrobiology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Relic
by Douglas Preston • 1995
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
4.05
116k+
🦎 Creature Feature🧬 Science Horror📋 Institutional Cover-Up
Relic Summary
Relic 87%
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
by Douglas Preston 1995
4.05
116k+ ratings
🦎 Creature Feature🧬 Science Horror📋 Institutional Cover-Up
Altered Inheritance
by Françoise Baylis • 2019
We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.
3.53
94
🧬 Genome Editing⚖️ Bioethics🏛️ Science Policy
Altered Inheritance Summary
Altered Inheritance 87%
We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.
by Françoise Baylis 2019
3.53
94 ratings
🧬 Genome Editing⚖️ Bioethics🏛️ Science Policy
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan • 1980
From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.
4.40
160k+
🔭 Cosmology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Life
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos 87%
From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.
by Carl Sagan 1980
4.40
160k+ ratings
🔭 Cosmology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Life
This Idea Must Die
by John Brockman • 2015
175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.
3.50
1k+
🔬 Meta-Science🛑 Scientific Dead Ends🕸️ Complexity Science
This Idea Must Die Summary
This Idea Must Die 87%
175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.
by John Brockman 2015
3.50
1k+ ratings
🔬 Meta-Science🛑 Scientific Dead Ends🕸️ Complexity Science
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