WHAT IS THE ELEGANT EXPLANATION OF THE WORLD?"Council of Sages" of Edge.org convened to decide

At the beginning of every year, I count the minutes for the appearance of the annual question on Edge.org, the website Network Magazine has called "the world's intelligent site". And every year I tell friends about six responses from the more than 200 philosophers, writers, entrepreneurs and scientists. ... As in previous years, a collection of the answer will appear in a printed book and appear in stores ... it's still an extraordinary experience, and Free Online.