Neurophilosophy and Free Will
Philosopher Patricia Smith Churchland on the nature of self-control, the reward system, and risk-taking in hum...
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neurobiology
October 16, 2015
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history
October 14, 2015
History and Prospects of Private Money
Economist Lawrence H. White on the period of the international gold standard, cryptocurrencies, and the Consti...
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Biotech
October 12, 2015
Controlling and Reanimating the Brain
Neuroscientist Emery Brown on the anesthetic state, the arousal network, and medical coma
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Space
October 9, 2015
Quantizing Gravity
Theoretical physicist Xavier Bekaert on quantum interaction, coupling constant, and properties of gravity
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biology
October 7, 2015
Neuroeconomics
Neuroscientist Jan Engelmann on the biology of decision-making, parts of the brain responsible for trust, and ...
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October 5, 2015
Climate Change
Climatologist Thomas Stocker on the significance of rising global temperatures, instabilities in the climate s...
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anthropology
October 4, 2015
Ethnicity in Afghanistan
Anthropologist Thomas Barfield on the role of ethnicity in state-building, nationalism and practical politics ...
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October 1, 2015
Winner’s Curse
Neuroeconomist Samuel McClure on the ultimatum game, overbidding, and the neural basis of competitiveness
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chemistry
September 28, 2015
Computational Methods in Chemistry
Chemist Mark Tuckerman on the laws of motion, observables, and the Monte-Carlo approach
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Climate
September 25, 2015
Climate Modelling
Climatologist Thomas Stocker on climate simulations, reaching limits of adaptation, and the 'business as usual...
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physics
September 21, 2015
Thinking Outside the Simulation Box
Cosmologist Avi Loeb on mainstream science, Bell labs, and the importance of having diverse ideas
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medicine
September 18, 2015
Prediction of Patient Deterioration
Biomedical Engineer Thomas Heldt on preventive patient care, patterns of disease progression, and quantifying ...
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