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The joy of science, the existence of God, and Galileo's fingerwith chemist Peter AtkinsNovember 3, 2007Topics: Speakers: Peter Atkins Run Time: 1 hours 25 minutes Peter Atkins is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford, Fellow of Lincoln College. He is the author of nearly 60 books, including... |
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On preaching and teachingwith philosopher Daniel DennettNovember 2, 2007Topics: 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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How to avoid boring peoplewith Nobel Laureate James D. WatsonSeptember 24, 2007Topics: Speakers: James D. Watson Run Time: 1 hours 10 minutes James D. Watson is a molecular biologist celebrated for his discovery of the structure of DNA with Francis Crick for which he received the Nobel... |
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Session 1Steven Weinberg, Lawrence Krauss, Sam Harris, Michael ShermerNovember 5, 2006Topics: Speakers: Roger Bingham, Steven Weinberg, Lawrence Krauss, Sam Harris, Michael Shermer Run Time: 1 hours 48 minutes Books by Lawrence Krauss: Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science Atom: A... |
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Session 2Neil deGrasse Tyson; Discussion: Tyson, Weinberg, Krauss, Harris, ShermerNovember 5, 2006Topics: Speakers: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Steven Weinberg, Lawrence Krauss, Sam Harris, Michael Shermer, Roger Bingham Run Time: 1 hours 16 minutes Books by Lawrence Krauss: Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science Atom: A... |
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Session 3Joan Roughgarden, Richard Dawkins, Francisco Ayala, Carolyn PorcoNovember 5, 2006Topics: Speakers: Roger Bingham, Terrence Sejnowski, Joan Roughgarden, Richard Dawkins, Francisco Ayala, Carolyn Porco Run Time: 1 hours 56 minutes Books by Terrence Sejnowski: Liars, Lovers, and Heroes: What the New Brain Science Reveals About How We Become Who We Are,... |
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Session 4Stuart Hameroff, V.S. RamachandranNovember 5, 2006Topics: Speakers: Roger Bingham, Stuart Hameroff, V.S. Ramachandran Run Time: 1 hours 52 minutes Books by V.S. Ramachandran: The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human A Brief Tour of... |
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Owen FlanaganHuman Flourishing/EudaimonicsOctober 4, 2008Topics: Speakers: Owen Flanagan Run Time: 16 minutes Owen Flanagan is James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He also holds appointments in Psychology and Neurobiology and is a Faculty... |
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Güven GüzeldereHuman Flourishing/EudaimonicsOctober 4, 2008Topics: Speakers: Güven Güzeldere Run Time: 12 minutes Güven Güzeldere is Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and of Neurobiology at Duke University. He has published... |
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Sam HarrisThis is Your Brain on MoralityOctober 4, 2008Topics: Speakers: Sam Harris Run Time: 23 minutes Can We Ever Be Right About Right and Wrong?Sam Harris is the author of The New York Times bestsellers, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the... |
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Harold KrotoThis Is Your Brain on Politics, continuedOctober 5, 2008Topics: Speakers: Harold Kroto Run Time: 21 minutes Sir Harold Kroto is Francis Eppes Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University. In 1996, he was awarded the... |
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Facts, values and a place for the profounda conversation with Sam HarrisOctober 3, 2008Topics: 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, 2008Topics: 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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Clinical Applications of Stem Cell ResearchPatricia ChurchlandNovember 11, 2009Topics: Speakers: Patricia Churchland Run Time: 18 minutes Books by Patricia Churchland: Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality Brain-Wise: Studies in... |
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Clinical Applications of Stem Cell Research PanelCatriona Jamieson, Wendy Levin, John Reed and Patricia ChurchlandNovember 11, 2009Topics: Speakers: Catriona Jamieson, Patricia Churchland, Wendy Levin, John Reed Run Time: 19 minutes Books by Patricia Churchland: Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality Brain-Wise: Studies in... |
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Steven PinkerHarvard UniversitySeptember 24, 2009Topics: Speakers: Steven Pinker Run Time: 34 minutes Steven Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Until 2003, he... |
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36 (Lamed Vav) Arguments for the Existence of Rebecca Newberger Goldstein:A Work of FictionJanuary 29, 2010Topics: Speakers: Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Run Time: 1 hours 11 minutes On Friday, January 29, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein visited Warwick's Bookstore in La Jolla to discuss her book, 36 Arguments for the Existence of... |
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Nita FarahanyVanderbilt University Law SchoolTopics: Speakers: Nita Farahany Nita Farahany is a Professor of Law and Philosophy at Vanderbilt University Law School. She researches and writes about the intersection of criminal... |
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A Continuation of Our Conversation with Nita FarahanyVanderbilt University Law SchoolTopics: Speakers: Nita Farahany Nita Farahany is a Professor of Law and Philosophy at Vanderbilt University Law School. She researches and writes about the intersection of... |
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AC GraylingUniversity of LondonJanuary 12, 2010Topics: Speakers: AC Grayling AC 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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