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Big Thinkers (Tech TV): Michio Kaku This episode features Michio Kaku. He is a Japanese American theoretical physicist specializing in string field theory, and a futurist. He is a popularizer of science, host of two radio programs, has been featured in BBC and Discovery Channel and is a best-selling author of books such as 'Hyperspace' and 'Physics of the Impossible'. ...[more] 09/6/10
Big Thinkers (Tech TV): Daniel Dennett This episode of features Daniel Dennett. He is a prominent American philosopher whose research centers on philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science. He is currently the co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, and a University Professor at Tufts University. Dennett is also a noted atheist and advocate of the Brights movement (a social movement that aims to promote public understanding and acknowledgment of the naturalistic worldview). ...[more] 07/19/10
Sir Tim Berners-Lee: The Semantic Web of Data Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), credited for having created the World Wide Web and upcoming speaker at the 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future' Festival shares his thoughts on the Semantic Web, a term he also coined. It describes methods and technologies to allow machines to understand the meaning - or "semantics" - of information on the World Wide Web. According to the original vision, the availability of machine-readable metadata would enable automated agents and other software to access the Web more intelligently. The agents would be able to perform tasks automatically and locate related information on behalf of the user. Video taken from Upland Productions at www.uplandmedia.com ...[more] 07/19/10
Honeywell Science Interviews Professor Mario Molina Mario J. Molina, upcoming speaker at the 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future' Festival is the first Mexican citizen to have won a Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1995). Honeywell Science interviews him on his Nobel Award, life and his life work. The Honeywell-Nobel Initiative establishes a forum for students worldwide to learn directly from Nobel Laureates in Chemistry and Physics. ...[more] 07/07/10
David Kirkpatrick: The Facebook Effect Mr. Kirkpatrick, Senior Internet and Technology Editor for FORTUNE Magazine and speaker at the upcoming 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future' Festival, shares some ideas present in his most recent book The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That is Connecting the World with Thomas Crampton, Asia-Pacific Director of 360 Digital Influence for Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide. Video taken from www.thomascrampton.com ...[more] 07/07/10
Hans Rosling: 200 Years that Changed the World For the first time, Gapminder can visualize change in life expectancy and income per person over the last two centuries, In this Gapminder video, Hans Rosling, International Health Professor, Gapminder Foundation Director and speaker for the upcoming 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future' shows us how all the countries of the world have developed since 1809. Gapminder is a profit venture, a modern "museum" on the Internet--promoting sustainable global deveopment and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Taken from www.gapminder.org ...[more] 06/18/10
Richard Dawkins Demonstrates for National Geographic Richard Dawkins, speaker at the upcoming 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future' Festival and perhaps the best known evolutionary biologist today demonstrates the laryngeal nerve of the giraffe as proof of natural selection. ...[more] 60
06/8/10
Henry Markram: Designing the Human Mind Is it possible to create a complete model of the human brain? Henry Markram, Director of the Blue Brain Project and upcoming Speaker at the 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future' Festival is well on his way, but explains that it's going to take a computer 20,000 times more powerful than any that exists today with a memory capacity 500 times the size of the Internet. Video by SEED magazine, at seedmagazine.com ...[more] 59
06/03/10
Icon 01: Jakob Trollbäck icon01 is a video series of one on one conversations with industry icons, in this case with Dj turned motion graphics designer Jakob Trollbäck, speaker at the 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009:ReEvolution' Festival. His agency, Trollbäck + Company is a New York-based creative studio producing graphics, design and live action for advertising, broadcast, and entertainment. The company's creative output covers a broad spectrum, ranging from network re-brands, film title sequences, live action commercials, short films and music videos to publication design and environmental design. Produced for Flashforward08 San Francisco. ...[more] 58
06/03/10
The Black Swan with Nassim Nicholas Taleb Nassim Nicholas Taleb, speaker at the 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009:ReEvolution' Festival is an essayist, belletrist, and researcher only interested in one single topic, chance (particularly extreme and rare events, the "Black Swans" ); but it falls at the intersection of philosophy/epistemology , philosophy/ethics, mathematical sciences, social science/finance, and cognitive science. He mainly derives his intuitions from a 2-decade long and intense practice of derivatives trading. ...[more] 57
06/02/10
Henry Markram and the BlueGene Blue Brain Neuron Supercomputer Dr Henry Markram is the Director of the Blue Brain Project, and is an upcoming speaker for the 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future' Festival.The current Blue Gene driven "Blue Brain" project is an attempt to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level, and currently claims to be able to handle up to 10 million neurons and half a billion synapses. ...[more] 56
06/02/10
Adora Svitak, Child Teacher Ten-year-old published author Adora Svitak, upcoming speaker at the 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future' Festival talks about her teaching tips and tricks as well as some memorable moments from her teaching career. ...[more] 56
05/31/10
Katie Couric interviews Malcolm Gladwell Katie Couric, current anchor and managing editor for the CBS Evening News, correspondent for 60 Minutes and host of @katiecouric, of where we get this video from, speaks with author, pop culture pundit and speaker at the upcoming 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future' Festival Malcolm Gladwell, who shares his ideas about social media, gives an outline for his bestselling books, ponders on book ideas for the future and gives an outlook for the next decade. ...[more] 55
05/31/10
Sam Harris: Why I Criticize Religion Sam Harris, author, commentator on philosophy and religion and speaker at the 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009:ReEvolution' Festival. He is the author of the bestsellers "The End of Faith", which won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction, and "Letter to A Christian Nation". Harris' writing has been published in over ten languages and has garnered attention from numerous media outlets and journals. Here he shares critical views about religion for the Big Think global forum. ...[more] 54
05/18/10
David Kirkpatrick: The Facebook Effect Edie Lush interviews David Kirkpatrick, renowned tech journalist, speaker at the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival and author of The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting the World. David discusses the history of Facebook, technology, and the definitive story of an incredible business from its inception into the future. Filmed on location in Davos at the Hub Culture Pavilion. Hub Culture is a social network service that, according to its website, is "the first to merge online and physical world environments. ...[more] 53
05/17/10
Chris Anderson: The Long Tail Wired Magazine editor, speaker at the upcoming 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future and author Chris Anderson explains his theory of "The Long Tail," using the music and film industries as examples. Anderson argues that products in low demand or that have a low sales volume can collectively make up a market share that rivals or exceeds the relatively few current bestsellers and blockbusters, if the store or distribution channel is large enough. Fora.tv runs a website that gathers a large collection of unmediated video drawn from live events, lectures, and debates at universities, think tanks and conferences. ...[more] 52
05/14/10
Daniel Kahneman talks about Prospect Theory NBR's (the PBS Nightly Business Report) Dan Grech interviews Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Laureate and speaker at the upcoming 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future' Festival about prospect theory and other key ideas in behavioral finance. Prospect Theory describes decisions between alternatives that involve risk, i.e. alternatives with uncertain outcomes, where the probabilities are known. The model is descriptive: it tries to model real-life choices, rather than optimal decisions. ...[more] 51
05/13/10
Jonah Lehrer on Q TV: 'How We Decide' Neuroscientist and speaker at the upcoming 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future' Festival Jonah Lehrer's book 'How We Decide' tackles why we make good decisions and often not so good ones, he argues there are two main parts of the brain involved in decision-making, the rational and the emotional. Q TV is a Canadian radio show hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, the program is a national arts magazine show. The content features interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures. ...[more] 50
05/12/10
Barry Schwartz: Practical Wisdom At the MarketingProfs B2B forum, psychologist, speaker at the 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution' Festival and author Barry Schwartz explains how the business world can benefit from practical wisdom. It's the idea of doing the right thing to serve the customer. Schwartz is the author of the Paradox of Choice, one of the top-selling business books. Marketing Profs is a trusted resource that offers actionable know-how to help market products and services both smarter and better. ...[more] 49
04/30/10
Christopher Hitchens at New York University Christopher Hitchens, author, journalist and speaker at the 'La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution' speaks against genocide at NYU's Skirball Center.' His books, essays, and journalistic career have spanned more than four decades, making him a public intellectual, and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. Video from the WatchitooLiveEvent, April 2010. ...[more] 48
04/23/10
Ocean Now with Dr. Enric Sala National Geographic's Ocean Now is a project to study the last healthy, undisturbed places in the ocean. Dr. Enric Sala and a team of scientists spent six weeks exploring the pristine waters of the southern Line Islands in the South Pacific. Dr. Sala was a speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008: Cynosura Festival. ...[more] 47
04/23/10
Jay Bakker- A Love that Restores The reality is that life is messy, says Jay Bakker, pastor of the Revolution Church and speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008:Cynosura Festival in an interview with ThinkFwd host, Spencer Burke. We can respond out of fear and avoid both people and life, or we can live lives full of love, grace and hope. Bakker wants to follow the second path. Speaking from personal experience, he says pastors need to be transparent: live in reality and help people see that because life is messy and we have problems—that is why we need redemption. ...[more] 46
04/23/10
Emmanuel Jal: War Child Emmanuel Jal, child-soldier of Sudan turned Hip-Hop artist, has incorporated his experiences into "Warchild." The inspirations for the 13 songs on the album are rooted in Jal's impossible past. Emmanuel was a speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution Festival. ...[more] 45
04/22/10
The Creative Lifestyle with Ze Frank Expressing yourself. Telling stories. Playing games. Connecting with others. It's what the Web is for, but too often we focus on the latest trendy technology meme or e-commerce scheme— and forget that the Internet is really a sandbox for engagement, fun, and participation. Pioneering Web maker and speaker for the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival Ze Frank has a conversation with Scott Kirsner, author of the book Fans, Friends & Followers, to talk about being creative in the digital age — and earning a living at it. Footage from the SXSW 2010 Festival in Austin, Texas. ...[more] 44
04/22/10
Elizabeth Pisani: More Sex, less HIV? The epidemiologist and speaker at the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival Elizabeth Pisani was surprised to discover in her research that in some countries, an increase in premarital sex amongst girls, resulted in a decrease in men exposed to HIV. In this video she explains why. Elizabeth spent ten years working as a scientist in the bloated AIDS industry. ...[more] 43
04/19/10
Claire Nouvian: The Deep Claire Nouvian, author, producer, conservationist, activist, ocean life enthusiast and speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008:Cynosura Festival gives us a guided tour of her exhibition titled 'The Deep', a showcase of the rich environment in the deep sea. Produced by Columbia River Oregon for the Bloom Association. ...[more] 42
04/19/10
A Conversation with Ingrid Mattson In this Pennsylvania State University video, Ingrid Mattson, the first female president of the Islamic Society of North America and speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008:Cynosura Festival, talks about converting to Islam and the need for understanding the Muslim community. Mattson is a professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut. ...[more] 41
04/19/10
Jody Williams: The Nobel Women's Initiative Jody Williams, speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008:Cynosura Festival received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). She is now the founder and chair of the Nobel Women's Initiative, where six of the seven women alive today who have received the Nobel Peace Prize together bring change for women around the world. In this three-minute interview with Global X for Social Edge, she tells of her passion for global affairs. ...[more] 40
04/14/10
Frank Warren: PostSecret PostSecret is an ongoing community mail art project, created by Frank Warren, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on a homemade postcard. PostSecret collected and displayed upwards of 2,500 original pieces of art from people across the United States and around the world since its founding on January 1, 2005, many of which have been included in the publishing of over 4 books. Warren, speaker for the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival is currently hosting events at numerous colleges to speak about the many different secrets of today's society. ...[more] 39
04/14/10
Neville Brody short showcase Brody, speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution Festival is known for his work on The Face magazine (1981–1986) and Arena magazine (1987–1990), as well as for designing record covers for artists such as Cabaret Voltaire and Depeche Mode. He created the company Research Studios in 1994 and is a founding member of Fontworks. He has been announced to be the new Head of the Communication Art & Design department at the Royal College of Art commencing in January 2011. Video made by Ryan Kaplan. ...[more] 38
04/09/10
Clotaire Rapaille: Reptilian Marketing Can marketers really get inside a consumer's head to influence the choice they will make? For market researcher and speaker at both La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008: Cynosura and 2009: ReEvolution Festivals Clotaire Rapaille, the answer is yes. He believes all purchasing decisions really lie beyond conscious thinking and emotion and reside at a primal core in human beings. Excerpt from PBS' "The Persuaders" with Douglas Rushkoff ...[more] 37
04/09/10
Emmanuel Jal on QTV Emmanuel Jal, speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution Festival, was a veteran of two civil wars by the age of 13. He's explored his harrowing experiences in music, a documentary film and now a book. He is interviewed by Jian Ghomeshi on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)'s QTV. ...[more] 36
04/09/10
Lawrence Krauss on Exchanges at the Frontier Professor Krauss, speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008: Cynosura Festival, is Director of the Origins Initiative at Arizona State University, an internationally renowned theoretical physicist and author of bestselling books including 'The Physics of Star Trek'. In this video Lawrence Krauss introduces his work and discusses his most exciting current projects. Taken from the BBC's 'Exchanges at the Frontier' series. ...[more] 35
04/07/10
The Universe and Multiverse Dr. Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist and speaker at the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival can be described as a 'Modern Copernicus'. He subscribes to theories so mind-blowing and interesting that he is bridging the gap between science and science fiction even closer. He shares on BBC's 'HARDTalk' how the concept of the Universe as being a single unit has changed, making us rethink and re-evaluate the countless number of implications this might entail. ...[more] 34
04/07/10
Robert Saplosky's insights on Stress As we've evolved, the human stress response has saved our lives. Today, we turn on the same life-saving physical reaction to cope with intense, ongoing stressors - and we can't seem to turn it off. Robert Sapolsky, Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University and speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008: Cynosura Festival, reveals just how dangerous prolonged exposure to stress can be. ...[more] 33
04/07/10
Evolution, Economics and "Ideas Having Sex" Matt Ridley, speaker at the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival is an Oxford-educated zoologist, who turned to journalism in 1983 when he got a job as The Economist's science reporter. He soon became the magazine's Washington correspondent and eventually served as its American editor. Ridley has written several acclaimed books that combine clear explanations of complex biology with discussions of the science's implications for human society. In the reason.tv interview, Ridley discusses some of the themes he exposes in his books. ...[more] 32
04/06/10
Social Networks Are Like The Eye A Talk with Nicholas A. Christakis, speaker at the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival. It is customary to think about fashions in things like clothes or music as spreading in a social network. But it turns out that all kinds of things, many of them quite unexpected, can flow through social networks, and this process obeys certain rules we are seeking to discover. Video by Edge.org. ...[more] 31
04/06/10
TRANSCEND: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever Futurist Ray Kurzweil and Dr. Terry Grossman, upcoming speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival talk about their book, which presents a practical, enjoyable program so that readers can live long enough (and remain healthy long enough) to take full advantage of the biotech and nanotech advances that have already begun and will be occurring at an accelerating pace during the years ahead. ...[more] 30
04/06/10
Slow as a State of Mind Carl Honoré, speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008:Cynosura Festival and at the upcoming 'The Origins of the Future 2010' Festival invites us to the revolutionary idea of SLOW. Carl Honoré is the author of In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is challenging the Cult of Speed and explores how we live in a speedoholic culture. Footage from the Slow Down London Festival 2009 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. ...[more] 29
03/25/10
Richard Dawkins on Q&A; ABC Television Australia The presence of Richard Dawkins (Speaker for the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival) on this fascinating episode of Q&A; (ABC Television Australia) ensured that the issues of interest to viewers overwhelmingly centred on God, atheism and spirituality. Panellists: Richard Dawkins, author, evolutionary biologist and atheist; Patrick McGorry, mental health expert and Australian of the Year; Rabbi Jackie Nino; Family First Senator Steve Fielding; Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition Leader; and Tony Burke, Minister for Agriculture. ...[more] 28
03/25/10
Catherine Mohr and the Innovation of Health Dr Catherine Mohr, an expatriate New Zealander and speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution Festival, shares her view of 'the New Zealand brand of innovation' from her involvement in the development of surgical robots and the rewards she gets from working in this fast-moving area of medical technology. The video was made for The Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST), a New Zealand government department which develops research and innovation policies. ...[more] 27
03/25/10
Louanne Brizendine talks about depression in women The Neuropsychiatrist, speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008: Cynosura Festival and author , discusses possible reasons for higher rates of clinical depression for women than in men for Fora.tv ...[more] 26
03/25/10
Helen Fisher and the Science of Love Helen, speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution Festival, is a professor and human behavior researcher at Rutgers University and has studied romantic interpersonal attraction for over 30 years. ...[more] 25
03/25/10
Marije Vogelzang's Eating Design Marije, speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven, and is now the owner of the design company Proef (www.proefamsterdam.nl). Marije is a pioneer on eating design, and has for the last 10 years made fantastic projects for the last 10 years. Footage from the Food Network's 'Chef Abroad' with Michael Smith. ...[more] 24
03/25/10
Why teaching is 'not like making motorcars'
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Superconductors could simulate the brain
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03/23/10
Randy Cohen on the Ethics of Transportation Mark Gorton, Executive Director of TOPP "The Open Planning Project", a non-profit organization that vouches for "thoughtful urban planning and encourages increased public participation via open source technology development to promote a vision for New York," speaks with NY Times columnist and speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution Festival Randy Cohen ( "The Ethicist"), who talks about how transportation affects and comes into play with people's everyday choices and morality. ...[more] 21
03/23/10
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita-The Predictioneer
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03/23/10
Dr. Michio Kaku on Nanotechnology Doctor Kaku, Theoretical Phycisist and speaker for the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival discusses Nanotechnology on BBC's Visions of the Future: The Quantum Revolution. ...[more] 19
03/17/10
Dan Ariely on changing economic behavior Duke University behavioral economist speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009:ReEvolution Festival and winner of the Innovation for Humanity 2009 Prize Dan Ariely talks about how governments are trying to stimulate people to spend on TVO's 'The Agenda with Steve Palkin'. TVO is Ontario's public educational media organization and a trusted source of interactive educational content that informs, inspires, and stimulates curiosity and thought. ...[more] 18
03/17/10
Philip Zimbardo and the Psychology of Time Stanford University psychologist, speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution Festival and winner of the Innovation for Humanity 2009 Prize Philip Zimbardo explains how personal concepts of time can affect psychological behavior in this talk given at The Commonwealth Club of California on 2008. ...[more] 17
03/11/10
Daniel Dennett: Religion vs Atheism Daniel Dennett, one of the most influential philosophers of our time and speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas Festival 2009: ReEvolution Festival, is interviewed on CCTV (China Central Television) International , January 2nd, 2008, in which he talks about 'breaking the spell of the idea that religion should be out of bounds for criticism and analysis'. ...[more] 16
03/11/10
Sam Harris on 'Real Time with Bill Maher' Neuroscientist, author, co-founder of Project Reason and speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas Festival 2009: ReEvolution Festival Sam Harris is interviewed by television host, social critic and comedian Bill Maher on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" talk show. Mr. Harris shares his views on science, religion, the conflict that beliefs produce towards public policy and what atheism means. ...[more] 15
03/11/10
"NASA: Zero-G & Me" By Natasha Tsakos Natasha Tsakos, motion and visual artist, multimedia performer and speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution Festival shares her adventure with her experience of flying the ZERO-G Lunar Parabolic Flight at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. ...[more] 14
03/10/10
Malcolm Gladwell Tackles Success. Best-selling author of 'Outliers' among others and speaker at the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival Malcolm Gladwell explains how to create success on CBC's 'The Hour'. CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. ...[more] 13
03/10/10
Steven Pinker: relationship between thought and language Renowned linguist and speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008: Cynosura and at the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festivals Steven Pinker discusses concepts from his book, "The Stuff of Thought" for New Scientist, international website and weekly printed magazine that shares news, ideas and innovations in science and technology. ...[more] 12
03/09/10
Interview with Sir Ken Robinson The ICP is (The National Professional Body for Creative Practitioners, Great Britain) interviews Sir Ken Robinson, PhD, speaker at the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival. He is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. ...[more] 11
03/09/10
Daniel Dennett at Edinburgh University This powerful event took place at Edinburgh University on June 27th, 2007. Daniel Dennett, speaker at the La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009: ReEvolution Festival and considered one of the most influential contemporary philosophers, shares his vision, in a lecture titled: "Is Science Showing that we don't have free will? ...[more] 10
03/08/10
Richard Dawkins Interviewed on SBS Dateline Evolutionary Biologist and Speaker for the upcoming La Ciudad de las Ideas 2010: The Origins of the Future Festival in an interview given by George Negus for SBS Dateline Australia, in which he is questioned about his views towards faith, how his worldview has been a cause of great following and controversy, and more. ...[more] 9
03/08/10
Matt Ridley talks about the Genome
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Harvard prof. asks ‘What is justice?’
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Vanity Fair: Christopher Hitchens on the New Commandments "The Ten Commandments were set in stone, but it may be time for a re-chisel. With all due humility, the author takes on the job, pruning the ethically dubious, challenging the impossible, and rectifying some serious omissions." ...[more] 5
03/04/10
Wired's Chris Anderson Believes He Has Seen the Future--and It's Tablets At the American Association of Advertising Agencies' ransformation Conference in San Francisco, Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson addressed the crowd and waxed lyrically about the possibilities for the currently troubled magazine industry via Apple’s iPad (and other tablet platforms.) And while industry leaders are quick to hail the new technology as the savior, Anderson sounded suspiciously mired in the print world, claiming that online versions of magazines lacked the “coherence and majesty” of their print versions. Where to begin? ...[more] 4
03/04/10
Richard Dawkins is the world's best-known natural scientist.
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RDF TV - BALONEY DETECTION KIT - MICHAEL SHERMER Del canal richarddawkinsdotnet | June 22, 2009 | 279,502 views The first video from RDF TV! With a sea of information coming at us from all directions, how do we sift out the misinformation and bogus claims, and get to the truth? Michael Shermer of Skeptic Magazine (and speaker at La Ciudad de las Ideas 2008) lays out a "Baloney Detection Kit," ten questions we should ask when encountering a claim. The 10 Questions: 1. How reliable is the source of the claim? 2.Does the source make similar claims? 3. Have the claims been verified by somebody else? 4. Does this fit with the way the world works? 5. Has anyone tried to disprove the claim? 6. Where does the preponderance of evidence point? 7. Is the claimant playing by the rules of science? 8. Is the claimant providing positive evidence? 9. Does the new theory account for as many phenomena as the old theory? 10. Are personal beliefs driving the claim? ...[more] 2
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