- -: Dan Ariely - Finding Cheating's "Comfort Level"
March 25, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/04/Dan_Ariely_Predictably_Irrational MIT Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely identifies a psychological "comfort level" for cheating. ----- Dan Airely talks about "Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions." Why do our headaches p...
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- -: Chances for an Atheist President? - E.J. Dionne
April 7, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/13/E_J__Dionne_on_Faith_Politics_and_Evangelicals Washington Post Op-Ed columnist E.J. Dionne discusses the chances of an atheist candidate being elected President of the United States. ----- E.J. Dionne discusses Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Polit...
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- -: Do We Need Religion? - Suzanne Rutland
November 21, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/19/Would_We_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion Suzanne Rutland, Chair of the Department of Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney, argues that human beings need to belong to groups that provide altruistic and loving relationships and b...
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- -: Thomas Jefferson's Bible Mashup - Steven Johnson
January 30, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/17/Steven_Johnson_The_Invention_of_Air Author Steven Johnson credits scientist Joseph Priestley's religious philosophy -- a balance of science and reason that valued morals over miracles -- as inspiration for Thomas Jefferson's "remix" of the Bible. ---...
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- -: Desmond Tutu Decries Culture of Competition
February 21, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/01/Desmond_Tutu_Believing_in_the_Dignity_of_All Archbishop Desmond Tutu argues that modern culture places too much of an emphasis on competitiveness and financial success. "We have seemed to ask, 'Is it profitable?" he says. "We ought to have been asking...
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- -: Arguing Through a 'Messy' Bible - David Plotz
April 9, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/07/David_Plotz_-_The_Bible_Disturbing_Hilarious_Inspiring Slate editor David Plotz discusses his struggles to understand the often cruel actions of God as described by the Hebrew Bible. "Again and again, I found myself in the odd position of rooting agai...
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- -: America's Good / Evil Mentality - Reza Aslan
June 3, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/15/Reza_Aslan_How_to_Win_a_Cosmic_War Reza Aslan, religious scholar and author of How to Win a Cosmic War, and Phil Bronstein, editor-at-large for the San Francisco Chronicle, discuss the American cultural obsession with the conflict between good versus ...
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- -: Friedrich Nietzsche - The Original Rockstar?
June 11, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/17/Craig_Schuftan_Hey_Nietzsche_Leave_Them_Kids_Alone Author Craig Schuftan describes similarities between Friedrich Nietzsche and modern rock stars. He explains how Nietzsche's philosophy reflects the hedonistic, egotistic, and daredevil aspects of rock...
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- -: The Deadhead Code of Ethics - Peter Conners
June 19, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/04/Peter_Conners_Growing_Up_Dead Peter Conners, author of Growing Up Dead: The Hallucinated Confessions of a Teenage Deadhead describes his experience finding a ticket to a Grateful Dead concert just as the show was beginning. He explains the Deadhead cu...
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- -: Art, Ethics and the Law - David Marr
June 22, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/22/The_Future_of_Hard-Hitting_Investigative_Journalism Journalist David Marr reflects on the case involving Australian photographer Bill Henson's photos of semi-nude adolescent girls. Marr criticizes the tendency to involve government and police into mat...
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