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George Ainslie with Discussant Patricia Smith ChurchlandVeterans Affairs Medical Center, Coatesville, Pennsylvania and University of California, San DiegoMay 13, 2010Program: The Mechanisms of Self-Control: Lessons from Addiction Topics: Speakers: George Ainslie, Patricia Churchland George Ainslie is chief Psychiatrist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Coatesville, Pennsylvania and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at... |
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Nita FarahanyThis is Your Brain on LawOctober 5, 2008Program: Beyond Belief: Candles in the Dark Topics: Speakers: Nita Farahany Run Time: 15 minutes Nita Farahany researches and writes about the intersection of criminal law, genetics, neuroscience and philosophy. She does so with an... |
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Facts, values and a place for the profounda conversation with Sam HarrisOctober 3, 2008Program: The Science Studio Topics: Speakers: Sam Harris Run Time: 1 hours 24 minutes Sam Harris is the author of The New York Times bestsellers, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason which won the 2005 PEN/Martha... |
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The Good Lifea conversation with philosopher Anthony GraylingOctober 3, 2008Program: The Science Studio Topics: Speakers: AC Grayling Run Time: 1 hours 06 minutes Anthony Grayling is Professor of Philosophy at Birbeck College, University of London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has... |
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On preaching and teachingwith philosopher Daniel DennettNovember 2, 2007Program: The Science Studio Topics: Speakers: Daniel Dennett Run Time: 1 hours 19 minutes Daniel C. Dennett, the author of Breaking the Spell; Freedom Evolves; and Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, is University Professor and Austin B.... |
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From the engine of reason to the seat of the soul: A brain-wise conversationwith neurophilosophers Pat and Paul ChurchlandJune 10, 2006Program: The Science Studio Topics: Speakers: Patricia Churchland, Paul Churchland Run Time: 1 hours 45 minutes Patricia Smith Churchland, UC President’s Professor of Philosophy at UC San Diego, focuses on neuroethics and attempts to understand choice,... |
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The Rightful Place with Michael CrowArizona State UniversityProgram: The Rightful Place Topics: Speakers: Michael Crow Michael Crow is the 16th President of Arizona State University. He has established a number of important interdisciplinary research initiatives... |
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Nelson BromsArizona State UniversityProgram: ASU Education Summit Topics: Speakers: Nelson Broms Nelson Broms is the Principal and Co-Chairman of the Crescent Group. He is also the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The... |
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