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24 alternatives to The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

We are the creator and the creation at the same time.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Last Question by Isaac Asimov launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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The Act of Creation▲54
A great examination of creativity
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
Inventology▲72
How we dream up things that change the world
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
Sapiens▲185
A brief history of humankind
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Idea Makers▲58
Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Free Will▲59
What is consciousness? Can science help us find an answer?
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Making Ideas Happen▲75
Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Wait▲74
The art and science of delay
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation▲62
A story about the life & work of brilliant engineers!
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Homo Deus▲105
A Brief History of Tomorrow
2017 · ynharari.com · its alternatives →
10
How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery▲62
To create is human.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
Life 3.0▲92
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Deep Survival▲62
Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
The Creativity Challenge▲63
"A go-to read for the creative genius in every one"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation▲61
How to harness the collective genius of the people
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
The Quest▲62
Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Physics of the Future▲73
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction▲66
Original ideas that expand understanding of human thought
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Light▲58
A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us▲63
Our minds don’t work the way we think they do.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Technotopia▲96
A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.
2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →
21
Makers: The New Industrial Revolution▲72
The front lines of a new industrial revolution
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
22
Who's in Charge?▲62
Free-will and the science of the brain
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
The Infinite Resource▲72
How we can innovate our way to solving climate change
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
The Monk and The Riddle▲56
Putting the Journey of Business Into Life's Perspective
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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