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"To arrive at the edge of the world's knowledge, seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put them in a room together, and have them ask each other the questions they are asking themselves."... more
FAQs about EdgeCast:How many episodes does EdgeCast have?The podcast currently has 140 episodes available.
June 29, 2016Robert Plomin - Why We're Different [6.29.16]ROBERT PLOMIN is a professor of behavioral genetics at King's College London and deputy director of the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. He is the author of Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/robert_plomin-why-were-different...more46minPlay
June 16, 2016Molly Crockett & Daniel Kahneman - Deontology Or Trustworthiness? [6.16.16]MOLLY CROCKETT is an associate professor of experimental psychology, fellow of Jesus College, and distinguished research fellow at the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics, University of Oxford. DANIEL KAHNEMAN is the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (2002), and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013). He is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus, Princeton, and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow.The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/molly_crockett-daniel_kahneman-deontology-or-trustworthiness...more43minPlay
May 25, 2016June Gruber - Misunderstanding Positive Emotion [5.25.16]JUNE GRUBER is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and director of the Positive Emotion and Psychopathology Laboratory. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/june_gruber-misunderstanding-positive-emotion...more36minPlay
May 13, 2016Paul Dolan - The Social Construction of StoriesPAUL DOLAN is a professor of behavioral science at the London School of Economics and Political Science and author of Happiness by Design. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/paul_dolan-the-social-construction-of-stories...more38minPlay
May 04, 2016Gary Marcus - Is Big Data Taking Us Closer to the Deeper Questions in Artificial Intelligence? [5.4.16]GARY MARCUS is CEO and founder, Geometric Intelligence; professor of psychology, New York University; author, Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/gary_marcus-is-big-data-taking-us-closer-to-the-deeper-questions-in-artificial...more39minPlay
April 20, 2016Frank Wilczek - Power Over Nature [4.20.16]FRANK WILCZEK, currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT, has received many prizes for his work in physics, including the Nobel Prize (2004) for work he did as a graduate student at Princeton University. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/frank_wilczek-power-over-nature...more50minPlay
April 16, 2016Joshua Knobe and Daniel Kahneman - A Characteristic Difference [4.26.16]JOSHUA KNOBE is an experimental philosopher and professor of philosophy and cognitive science at Yale University. DANIEL KAHNEMAN is the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (2002), and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013). He is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus, Princeton, and author of Thinking Fast and Slow.The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/joshua_knobe-daniel_kahneman-a-characteristic-difference...more47minPlay
March 30, 2016George Church - The Augmented Human Being [3.30.16]GEORGE CHURCH is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and director of the Personal Genome Project. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/george_church-the-augmented-human-being...more50minPlay
March 23, 2016Janna Levin - Sounds of the Skies [3.23.16]JANNA LEVIN is a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. She is the author of How the Universe Got Its Spots; A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines; and most recently, Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/janna_levin-sounds-of-the-skies...more42minPlay
March 16, 2016Rebecca Newberger Goldstein - The Mattering Instinct [3.16.16]REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN, awarded the 2014 National Humanities Medal by President Obama, is a philosopher, novelist, and professor of English and Philosophy at NYU. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/rebecca_newberger_goldstein-the-mattering-instinct...more48minPlay
FAQs about EdgeCast:How many episodes does EdgeCast have?The podcast currently has 140 episodes available.