The quest-a thirst unquenchable..

Quest - a thrust unquestionable..

“You have given me deeper thirsting after life. Surely there is no greater gift to a man than that which turns all his aims into parching lips and all life into a fountain. And in this lies my honour and my reward, – That whenever I come to the fountain to drink I find the living water itself thirsty; it drinks me while I drink it.” – Khalil Gibran

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Tuesday with bill-How NASA Will Look for Alien Life in the TRAPPIST-1 System, and Beyond

When NASA announced the discovery of the TRAPPIST-1 solar system in February 2017, humanity’s collective ears spiked. The system is made up of a dwarf star surrounded by seven “Earth-like” exoplanets at potentially habitable temperatures. If we want to know whether we’re alone in the universe or if...

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The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Quest for What Makes Us Human

V.S. Ramachandran is Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and Professor with the Psychology Department and the Neurosciences Program at UC San Diego. A former BBC Reith Lecturer, he wrote Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind (with Sandra Blakeslee), and is...

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Mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse-Jimmy Carter(Quest women’s week special)

With his signature resolve, former US president Jimmy Carter dives into three unexpected reasons why the mistreatment of women and girls continues in so many manifestations in so many parts of the world, both developed and developing. The final reason he gives? “In general, men don’t give a...

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Radical women, embracing tradition-Kavita Ramdas(Quest women’s day special)

Investing in women can unlock infinite potential around the globe. But how can women walk the line between Western-style empowerment and traditional culture?  Kavita Ramdas  of the Global Fund for Women talks about three encounters with powerful women who fight to make the world better — while preserving...

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Synthetic voices, as unique as fingerprints-Rupal Patel(Quest women’s week special)

Many of those with severe speech disorders use a computerized device to communicate. Yet they choose between only a few voice options. That’s why Stephen Hawking has an American accent, and why many people end up with the same voice, often to incongruous effect. Speech scientist  Rupal Patel wanted...

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The search for planets beyond our solar system(Quest women’s week special)

Every star we see in the sky has at least one planet orbiting it, says astronomer Sara Seager. So what do we know about these exoplanets, and how can we find out more? Sara Seager  introduces her favorite set of exoplanets and shows new technology that can help collect...

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Can we build AI without losing control over it? Sam Harris

Scared of superintelligent AI? You should be, says neuroscientist and philosopher  sam harris— and not just in some theoretical way. We’re going to build superhuman machines, says Harris, but we haven’t yet grappled with the problems associated with creating something that may treat us the way we treat...

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Richard Feynman: Fun to Imagine | Using physics to explain how the world works

Feynman looks at the mysterious forces that make ordinary things happen and, in doing so, answers questions about why rubber bands are stretchy, why tennis balls can’t bounce for ever and what you’re really seeing when you look in the mirror. Richard Feynman (1918-88) was one of the...