Philosophy
Alain de Botton: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
29 février 2012 Topics : Philosophy
Lawrence Lessig - “How Money Corrupts Congress and a Plan to Stop It”
06 février 2012 Topics : Politics
Iain McGilchrist and Michael Gazzaniga : The Divided Brain
23 octobre 2011 Topics : Social Science | Philosophy
References
[1] I. McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. Yale University Press, 2010, p. 608.
[2] M. S. Gazzaniga, Who's in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain. Ecco, 2011.
[3] Iain McGilchrist's webpage
[4] Edge's page of Michael Gazzaniga
[5] V. S. Ramachandran, The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientistâs Quest for What Makes Us Human. W. W. Norton & Company, 2011, p. 357.
The Sagan and Feynman Series
09 octobre 2011 Topics : Science | Sustainability
History and Effects of the Civilization
References
[1] A History of Violence and Edge Master Class 2011 by Steven Pinker
[2] Edge.org
[3] S. Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined. Viking Adult, 2011, p. 832.
[4] Steven Pinker Profile
[1] N. Ferguson, Civilization: The West and the Rest. Penguin Press HC, The, 2011, p. 432.
Justice with Michael Sandel
07 août 2011 Topics : Philosophy
Professor Renata Salecl on The Paradox of Choice
19 juillet 2011 Topics : Philosophy | Social Science
Les nouvelles technologies : révolution culturelle et cognitive – Michel Serres
24 novembre 2010 Topics : Technology | Science
David Eagleman on Possibilianism
28 octobre 2010 Topics : Science | Philosophy
Daniel Dennett, Jeff Hawkins & Sebastian Seung, Conscience and brain theory
04 août 2010 Topics : Philosophy | Science
References
[1] D.C. Dennett, Consciousness Explained, Penguin Books Ltd, 2007.
[2] J. Hawkins and S. Blakeslee, On Intelligence, St. Martin's Griffin, 2005.
[3] D. George and J. Hawkins, "Towards a mathematical theory of cortical micro-circuits.," PLoS computational biology, vol. 5, 2009, p. e1000532.
[4] Numenta, Inc
21st century enlightenment
26 août 2010 Topics : Art | Philosophy
Jaron Lanier - You Are Not A Gadget
10 août 2010 Topics : Technology | Philosophy
Robert Sapolsky
Robert Sapolsky on human learning and being open to new experiences from National Humanities Center on Vimeo.
References
[1] Robert Sapolsky Bio page at Edge.org
[2] Robert Sapolsky, Monkeyluv: And Other Lessons in Our Lives as Animals
[3] Robert Sapolsky, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
[4] TOXO A Conversation with Robert Sapolsky
[5] Under Pressure: The Search for a Stress Vaccine
[6] The Brain Eating Vaccine Conspiracy
The new science of morality
JONATHAN HAIDT TALK:
JOSHUA D. GREENE TALK:
[1] Edge.org
[2] J. Henrich, S.J. Heine, and A. Norenzayan, "The weirdest people in the world?," The Behavioral and brain sciences, vol. 33, 2010, pp. 1-23.
[3] Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
[4] H. Mercier and D. Sperber, "Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory," Behavioral and Brain Sciences., 2010.
JOSHUA D. GREENE TALK:
References
[1] Edge.org
[2] J. Henrich, S.J. Heine, and A. Norenzayan, "The weirdest people in the world?," The Behavioral and brain sciences, vol. 33, 2010, pp. 1-23.
[3] Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
[4] H. Mercier and D. Sperber, "Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory," Behavioral and Brain Sciences., 2010.