Linguistic Theory of Question
Linguist Maria Polinsky on polar questions, strategy of asking in different languages, and cross-linguistic un...
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linguistics
December 23, 2013
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biology
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Origin of Birds as Modified Dinosaurs
Biologist Arkhat Abzhanov on Archosaurs, paedomorphosis, and the evolution of birds
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Space
December 20, 2013
Matter and Antimatter Symmetry
Physicist John Doyle on the Big Bang, time-reversal symmetry, and the electric dipole moment of the electron
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neuroscience
December 19, 2013
Social Neuroscience
Neuroscientist Mahzarin Banaji on the role of functional MRI in social neuroscience, ways our brain perceives ...
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economics
December 19, 2013
Mechanism Design Theory
Economist Eric Maskin on privatization of the radio spectrum, history of the field, and mistakes in decision m...
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mathematics
December 19, 2013
Finite Element Method
Mathematician Gilbert Strang on the history of the finite element method, collaborative work of engineers and ...
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Biotech
December 19, 2013
Synthetic Biology
Bioengineer James Collins on genetic toggle switch in E. coli, bacteriophage, and engineered probiotics
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biology
December 19, 2013
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Biologist Rudolf Jaenisch on invention of IPS cells, the epigenetic state of the genes, and making a liver in ...
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deepTech
December 19, 2013
Nanoscale Quantum Sensors
Physicist Mikhail Lukin on quantum computers, atomic clocks, and new tools for exploring biological systems
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