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Celebrating Einstein with Neil deGrasse Tyson(Quest special)
Join Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and astrophysicist Janna Levin as they celebrate the life and achievements of Albert Einstein and his impact on the scientific world around us including the detection of gravitational waves at LIGO. Albert Einstein’s birthday is on March 14, also known...
Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe- Roger McNamee&Sam Harris(Quest Saturday special)
In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Roger McNamee about his book :Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe. (If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy,...
The crisis of science_pseudoscience(Quest special)
We rely on science to inform our understanding of truth in a confusing world. But when faulty science is accepted as fact, the consequences can be dire. Produced by The Corbett Report, The Crisis of Science examines the factors that produce compromised science, and the risks they pose to all...
One Woman” launched to celebrate International Women’s Day 2013 (March 8th)
From China to Costa Rica, from Mali to Malaysia acclaimed singers and musicians, women and men, have come together to spread a message of unity and solidarity: We are “One Woman”. If you would like to see how the forum celebrated this day in previous years click here...
Busting The ‘Ancient Science’ Myth-Reality check with Dr Venki Ramakrishnan
Internet during the Mahabharat and Ganesh as evidence of plastic surgery – these fantastical claims of the origin of Indian science have produced much internet fun and ridicule. For the first time and speaking exclusively to NDTV, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry Dr Venki Ramakrishnan has agreed to...
Yuval Noah Harari Interview and Audience Q&A at the Penguin Annual Lecture in India
Journalist Manika Raikwar Ahirwal interviews Yuval Noah Harari on stage after he has given the 2018 Penguin Annual Lecture in India. The conversation is then opened to the audience for the second half of the hour, for a Q&A session with Yuval. In the first half of this...
Yuval Noah Harari Gives the Penguin Annual Lecture in India
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How Arduino is open-sourcing imagination |
“You don’t need anyone’s permission to make something great.” Massimo Banzi Massimo Banzi helped invent the Arduino, a tiny, easy-to-use open-source microcontroller that’s inspired thousands of people around the world to make the coolest things they can imagine — from toys to satellite gear. [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”dark”...
How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day -Tristan Harris
A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris. From Facebook notifications to Snapstreaks to YouTube autoplays, they’re all competing for one thing: your attention. Harris shares how these companies prey on...
