John Brockman

Author • Editorb. 1941

Books: 5
Followers: 0

About

John Brockman is an author and literary agent who specializes in books about science and big ideas. He's well-known for curating collections of essays from top thinkers, including What Are You Optimistic About?

Top genres

Science Non-Fiction Essays Philosophy Psychology

Featured works

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What Are You Optimistic About?

Brian Greene

Edge Question

How things are

John Brockman

Reference

This Explains Everything Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works

John Brockman

Essays

Edge Question

This Will Make You Smarter

John Brockman

Essays

Edge Question

What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night

John Brockman

Series

What Are You Optimistic About?

This Explains Everything Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works

This Will Make You Smarter

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