Dan Dennett: Can we know our own minds?
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http://www.ted.com Philosopher Dan Dennett makes a compelling argument that not only don't we understand our own consciousness, but that half the time our brains are actively fooling us. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give... Read more
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- -: Dan Dennett: Can we know our own minds?
May 3, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Philosopher Dan Dennett makes a compelling argument that not only don't we understand our own consciousness, but that half the time our brains are actively fooling us. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the worl...
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- -: John Francis: I walk the Earth
November 6, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com For almost three decades, John Francis has been a planetwalker, traveling the globe by foot and sail with a message of environmental respect and responsibility (for 10 of those years without speaking). A funny, thoughtful talk with occasional banjo. Follow us on Twitter at htt...
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- -: Michael Sandel: The lost art of democratic debate
June 8, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Democracy thrives on civil debate, Michael Sandel says -- but we're shamefully out of practice. He leads a fun refresher, with TEDsters sparring over a recent Supreme Court case (PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin) whose outcome reveals the critical ingredient in justice. TEDTalks is a...
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- -: Star Jones Lets Loose!
May 3, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Both NeNe Leakes and La Toya Jackson have used strong words to describe Star Jones on "Celebrity Apprentice" -- today she returned the favor and compared the competition to animals!
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- -: Wage War On Prop. 8 At The Ballots, Not In Court - Lawrence Lessig
January 21, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/14/Lawrence_Lessig_Remix Stanford law professor and digital rights advocate Lawrence Lessig warns against efforts to overturn California's Prop 8 (gay marriage ban) in state courts. Lessig argues that doing so may shift the focus of debate from civil rig...
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- -: Nonprofit Healthcare: A Moral Responsibility? - T.R. Reid
September 25, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/14/TR_Reid_The_Healing_of_America Journalist T.R. Reid argues that one of the best models of modern health care reform took place in Switzerland. "Switzerland had American-style, for-profit insurance until 1994," he explains, when the healthcare payment ...
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- -: NOM's Maggie Gallagher Argues Against Same-Sex Marriage
January 11, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/20/Gay_Marriage_A_Debate Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, argues same-sex couples should not have the right to get married. "If we had a powerful marriage culture, gay marriage would make no sense," claims Gallagher....
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- -: Mediarology: Are Scientists Aiding Climate Confusion?
March 30, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/17/Meeting_the_Energy_Challenge Stanford climatologist Stephen Schneider argues that climate scientists are not very good at communicating their ideas to the media, a factor he identifies as adding to confusion on the issue of global warming. "What we ne...
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- -: Hitchens on Compelling Arguments for the Existence of God
April 8, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_arts_entertainment Author and atheist Christopher Hitchens remains unconvinced of the value of religion. Hitchens mockingly describes his favorite pro-religion argument saying, "The big bang is so amazing it must have been God after all." The ...
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- -: Why Do Americans Continue to Deny Climate Change?
May 19, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/23/Hot_The_Next_50_Years_on_Earth Journalist Mark Hertsgaard argues the United States is the only advanced industrial nation that continues to debate the existence of climate change. Though climate change skeptics only represent a minority of the country...
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