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News Journal book club: What the newsroom is reading [1]

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[ Tue. May. 26. 2015 ]

You've read The News Journal, but have you ever been curious as to what people who put out The News Journal read?

Staffers weigh in with their latest reads

Matt Albright, Education Reporter

What I'm reading: "This Idea Must Die [5]," by John Brockman

Why you should read it: What if you could get some of the world's leading scientists and philosophers in a room and ask them what scientific idea is most inhibiting progress for humanity? This is basically that in book form. I'll admit some of the more highly-technical scientific answers have flown over my head, but this book is really making me think.

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[5] http://edge.org/conversation/john_brockman-this-idea-must-die-scientific-theories-that-are-blocking-progress