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24 alternatives to Seven Experiments That Could Change the World

Some scientific theories are perceived as common sense

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Seven Experiments That Could Change the World launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Inventology▲72

   How we dream up things that change the world

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   The Utopia Experiment▲103

   An attempt to live life as if global society collapsed

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3. 3
   Little Bets▲89

   How breakthrough ideas emerge from small discoveries

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   What If?▲107

   Serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions

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   Mindset▲75

   The New Psychology of Success

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   Fake Science 101▲60

   A less-than-factual guide to our amazing world

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   Magic Words▲58

   The science and secrets behind seven words

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   Seven Brief Lessons on Physics▲61

   Lean and lucid descriptions of modern physics

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   The Signal and the Noise▲73

   Why so many predictions fail - but some don't

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    Changer▲61

    Destiny can be changed

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    Everything Is Obvious*▲73

    How common sense fails us

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12. 12
    The Excellence Habit▲64

    How small changes in our mindset can make a big difference

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13. 13
    The Surrender Experiment ▲61

    Surrendering to life

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14. 14
    A More Beautiful Idea▲61

    Use the power of inquiry to have breakthroughs

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    Lateral Thinking▲74

    Practical explanation of how creativity works

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    The Act of Creation▲54

    A great examination of creativity

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17. 17
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

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18. 18
    What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions▲78

    If you're curious then you'll like this easy read.

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    Prosper!▲55

    How to create a world worth inheriting

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    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

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    Herd▲66

    How to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature

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    Liminal Thinking▲65

    Create the change you want by changing the way you think

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    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

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    Unscientific America▲54

    How scientific illiteracy threatens our future

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