Category: pleasure of knowledge
Tuesday with Bill-‘Can Science Eradicate Religion and Myth from Politics?
(Transcript – Aditya Bakshi: Hey Bill. This is Aditya Bakshi. I’m a mechanical engineer graduate from India. My question to you is why are so many people attracted to pseudoscience and what can we as a society do to stop pseudoscience if it has the support of religious...
Inhuman Kind-The Dawn of Killer Robots(Quest Sunday special)
Technology can often be a source of tremendous benefit in our lives. Robotic technologies, in particular, hold the promise of serving many essential functions in the home, workplace, disaster zones or on the battlefield. But these advances within the field of robotics could represent the ultimate double-edged sword...
The End of Ownership-Quest week end special
The birth of highly sustainable energy sources and other resources presents a double edged sword for the business sector. A company can remain vital and viable if the products they sell represent the cutting edge of technological advancement, but that same innovative spirit can also spell disaster for...
Symphony of Science – the Quantum World!
A musical investigation into the nature of atoms and subatomic particles, the jiggly things that make up everything we see. Featuring Morgan Freeman, Stephen Hawking, Michio Kaku, Brian Cox, Richard Feynman, and Frank Close. “The Quantum World” is the eleventh installment in the ongoing Symphony of Science music...
Tuesday with Bill-Which Extinct Animal Would You Like to See Alive Again?
Transcript – Christian: Hello Mr. Nye. My question is that even though it would never happen if you could go back in time to observe any prehistoric animal or animals which would it be? For me it would be the giant arthropods of the carboniferous. Bill Nye: Well...
