Videos tagged with "religion"
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The joy of science, the existence of God, and Galileo's finger
with chemist Peter Atkins
November 3, 2007
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Speakers: Peter Atkins
Run Time: 1 hours 25 minutesPeter 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 teaching
with philosopher Daniel Dennett
November 2, 2007
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Speakers: Daniel Dennett
Run Time: 1 hours 19 minutesDaniel 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 people
with Nobel Laureate James D. Watson
September 24, 2007
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Speakers: James D. Watson
Run Time: 1 hours 10 minutesJames 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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Steven Weinberg, Lawrence Krauss, Sam Harris, Michael Shermer
November 5, 2006
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Speakers: Roger Bingham, Steven Weinberg, Lawrence Krauss, Sam Harris, Michael Shermer
Run Time: 1 hours 48 minutesBooks by Lawrence Krauss: Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science Atom: A...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson; Discussion: Tyson, Weinberg, Krauss, Harris, Shermer
November 5, 2006
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Speakers: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Steven Weinberg, Lawrence Krauss, Sam Harris, Michael Shermer, Roger Bingham
Run Time: 1 hours 16 minutesBooks by Lawrence Krauss: Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science Atom: A...
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Joan Roughgarden, Richard Dawkins, Francisco Ayala, Carolyn Porco
November 5, 2006
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Speakers: Roger Bingham, Terrence Sejnowski, Joan Roughgarden, Richard Dawkins, Francisco Ayala, Carolyn Porco
Run Time: 1 hours 56 minutesBooks by Terrence Sejnowski: Liars, Lovers, and Heroes: What the New Brain Science Reveals About How We Become Who We Are,...
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Stuart Hameroff, V.S. Ramachandran
November 5, 2006
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Speakers: Roger Bingham, Stuart Hameroff, V.S. Ramachandran
Run Time: 1 hours 52 minutesBooks 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 Flanagan
Human Flourishing/Eudaimonics
October 4, 2008
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Speakers: Owen Flanagan
Run Time: 16 minutesOwen 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 Güzeldere
Human Flourishing/Eudaimonics
October 4, 2008
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Speakers: Güven Güzeldere
Run Time: 12 minutesGüven Güzeldere is Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and of Neurobiology at Duke University. He has published...
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Sam Harris
This is Your Brain on Morality
October 4, 2008
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Speakers: Sam Harris
Run Time: 23 minutesCan 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 Kroto
This Is Your Brain on Politics, continued
October 5, 2008
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Speakers: Harold Kroto
Run Time: 21 minutesSir 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 profound
a conversation with Sam Harris
October 3, 2008
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Speakers: Sam Harris
Run Time: 1 hours 24 minutesSam 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 Life
a conversation with philosopher Anthony Grayling
October 3, 2008
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Speakers: AC Grayling
Run Time: 1 hours 06 minutesAnthony 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 Research
Patricia Churchland
November 11, 2009
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Speakers: Patricia Churchland
Run Time: 18 minutesBooks by Patricia Churchland: Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality Brain-Wise: Studies in...
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Clinical Applications of Stem Cell Research Panel
Catriona Jamieson, Wendy Levin, John Reed and Patricia Churchland
November 11, 2009
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Speakers: Catriona Jamieson, Patricia Churchland, Wendy Levin, John Reed
Run Time: 19 minutesBooks by Patricia Churchland: Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality Brain-Wise: Studies in...
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Steven Pinker
Harvard University
September 24, 2009
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Speakers: Steven Pinker
Run Time: 34 minutesSteven 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 Fiction
January 29, 2010
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Speakers: Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Run Time: 1 hours 11 minutesOn 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 Farahany
Vanderbilt University Law School
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Speakers: Nita FarahanyNita 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 Farahany
Vanderbilt University Law School
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Speakers: Nita FarahanyNita 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 Grayling
University of London
January 12, 2010
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Speakers: AC GraylingAC 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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