# Can Science Address the Passion for War by Scott Atran > “How can science best leverage unreason to overcome the heroic passion for war?” > **— Scott Atran**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Scott Atran](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27648) — Scott Atran's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-096). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Algorithmic State and Nash Equilibrium of Planetary Governance|The Algorithmic State and Nash Equilibrium of Planetary Governance]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures|Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Moral Equivalent of War|Moral Equivalent of War]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “How can science best leverage unreason to overcome the heroic passion for war?” — Scott Atran, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-scott-atran-science-address-passion-for-war ```