Philosopher Daniel Dennett tells Steve Paulson why he finds ignorance of evolutionary biology so appalling.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Dave Perry is the game developer who worked with the Wachowski brothers to create the videogame for “The Matrix Reloaded.”
David Hillman almost lost his chance for a PhD when his doctoral committee questioned the part of his dissertation on recreational drug use in antiquity.
Cognitive psychologist Chris Moulin is studying the strange experience of deja vu. For some of his patients, the feeling of deja vu can be crippling.
Sci-fi writer Eileen Gunn bookmarks Nisi Shawl's "Filter House."
Over the last several years, new developments in personal health tracking products have multiplied exponentially. But human interest in measuring and tracking elements of our bodily needs stretches back hundreds of years. Professor Natasha Schüll discusses these current trends and their history, based on research she's done for a forthcoming book called "Keeping Track."
Chemist Carl Djerassi has written many scientific books and papers. He’s also published poetry, fiction and a play, “Oxygen,” which he co-wrote with Roald Hoffman.
Every year TED awards a prize and in 2012 it didn't go to a person, but to an idea: The City 2.0
Anderson explains why, and what the prize makes possible.
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