"What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?" This was the question posed by John Brockman to a group of leading scientists and thinkers via his Edge.org website. The subsequent answers created a media storm and prompted a fiery debate about all aspects of science, technology and even the nature of "proof". "What Made You Believe But Cannot Prove" brings together the very best answers from the most eminent contributors. Here is Ian McEwan on the absence of an afterlife; Richard Dawkins on the relationship between design and evolution; and Jared Diamond on when humans first reached the Americas. Other contributions from luminaries like Steven Pinker, John Horgan and Martin Rees span the whole range of scientific endeavour and human experience, from the future of computing to the origins of intelligence; from insights into childhood behaviour to cutting-edge cosmology. Thought-provoking and hugely compelling, this collection is both a fascinating insight into the instinctive beliefs of some of the most brilliant minds alive today - and an invitation to answer the question yourself...

编著者：(美国)约翰·布罗克曼 译者：明武

约翰·布罗克曼，美国杂志出版商和编辑，edge杂志开创者，著名作家及文化推动者。曾撰写或编撰19本书，因其对于当代科学及人文思潮的敏锐洞察力，在出版界和传媒界颇负盛名。擅长召集世界顶尖思想者与学者围绕同一个话题进行无界限讨论，并将讨论结果结集出版。作品包括《一个世界，多种解答：改变历史的伟大发明》、《第三种文化：跨越科学与人文的鸿沟》等。