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175 Scientists Reveal: The Scientific Theories We MUST Kill to Save Progress

This Idea Must Die

John Brockman

Is your brain lying to you about reality? This video unpacks 'This Idea Must Die,' a groundbreaking book by John Brockman featuring 175 top scientists and thinkers, including Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, and Kevin Kelly. They expose the outdated scientific ideas that are actively blocking progress—from the myth of left brain/right brain, to the illusion of free will, to the obsession with 'p less than 0.05' in research. Discover why the Big Bang might not be the start of time, why 'race' has no biological meaning, and how our obsession with simplicity is holding science back. This is not just a lecture; it's a call to kill the ideas we love so we can move forward. Watch to challenge everything you thought you knew about science.