'THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMARTER' This Will Make You Smarter (Harper Perennial 2012), with 151 contributions and just out in original paperback, is climbing the best-sellers list fast. As of this writing yesterday morning, it was #74 in the Amazon Best Sellers

Brockman believes that scientists, natural and social, are asking some of the best questions in the air today. And we are not talking only about global warming or the future of the universe. Personal questions and corporate behavior are included as well: how to live a better life, to think more clearly about personal and social issues and how to lead a better company are all part of the game.