Every year, the New York literary agent John Brockman asks a big question of leading scientists, writers and futurists, garnering a variety of thoughtful answers which Andrian Kreye described as "One of the most stimulating pieces of (collective) writing ever."

What will change everything? 2009

The Credit Crunch for Materialism

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What have you changed your mind about? Why? 2008

The Skepticism of Believers

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What is your dangerous idea? 2006

A Sense of Direction Involving New Scientific Principles

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What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it? 2005

Most of the So-Called Laws of Nature are More Like Habits

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What are the pressing scientific issues for the nation and the world, and what is your advice on how I can begin to deal with them? 2003

Really Popular Science, New York Times, 2003

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