Science, Religion, and the Natural World
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/06/Deepak_Chopra_and_Leonard_Mlodinow_War_of_the_Worldviews Physicist Leonard Mlodinow distinguishes between what he sees as the roles of science and religion in understanding the world. While some find spirituality useful for explaining some of the things science can't, he explains, problems arise when... Read more
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- -: Science, Religion, and the Natural World
December 31, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/06/Deepak_Chopra_and_Leonard_Mlodinow_War_of_the_Worldviews Physicist Leonard Mlodinow distinguishes between what he sees as the roles of science and religion in understanding the world. While some find spirituality useful for explaining some of the thin...
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- -: Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception
June 14, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast...
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- -: Did Positive Thinking Wreck the Economy? - Barbara Ehrenreich
November 6, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/24/Bright-Sided_Barbara_Ehrenreich Journalist and author Barbara Ehrenreich criticizes the "delusional" positivity that she believes has permeated American culture. She suggests that so-called "negative" realists are persecuted for their attitudes, parti...
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- -: COP15: Climate Policy Skeptic Bjørn Lomborg Predicts Empty Promises
December 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete interview available at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/15/FORAtv_Exclusive_Interview_with_Bjrn_Lomborg_at_COP15 Bjørn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, predicts a disappointing outcome for the COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. "We are going to have a very beautiful...
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- -: Tom Friedman Slams Climate Skeptics at COP15
December 22, 2009 (over 14 years ago)FORA.tv's Stuart Schulzke interviews author and New York Times Op-Ed columnist Thomas Friedman at the COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Friedman discusses the motives of climate change skeptics, speculates on the impact of the COP15 conference, and presses the US to take a stronger l...
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- -: COP15 Wrap-Up with Bjørn Lomborg
December 31, 2009 (over 14 years ago)FORA.tv's own Stuart Schulzke interviews climate policy critic Bjørn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, on the final day of the COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Lomborg gives his take on agreements reached by the participating nations, his own controversial views on ...
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- -: The Human Side of Climate Science - Ian McEwan
May 5, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/12/In_Conversation_with_Ian_McEwan Ian McEwan, author of Solar, delves into the personal elements of climate change. McEwan says that while a science department "is as human and messy as any other institution," in the end "this is not about ideology or f...
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- -: 2012 Questions: NASA Astronomer Responds to Conspiracy Theorists
May 7, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/24/David_Morrison_Surviving_2012_and_Other_Cosmic_Disasters NASA scientist David Morrison shares some of the most outrageous questions and comments he has received regarding 2012 and Nibiru ("Planet X") conspiracies. One of his favorites? "I am getting t...
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- -: Revisiting 'Climategate': Has Climate Skepticism Discredited the IPCC?
July 27, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/05/12/Tim_Flannery_Now_or_Never Environmentalist Tim Flannery accuses an "enormous and well-funded disinformation campaign" of targeting climate science organizations like the IPCC. ----- Here at Darwin's annual writers' event, Professor Tim Flannery laun...
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