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Richard Dawkins: Queerer Than We can Suppose: The Strangeness of Science

July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)

Richard Dawkins explains the different worlds our universe has depending on how a living thing perceives it to be. If and only if, reduced or elevated to certain states, will we be able to fathom all queerness there is.

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Stewart Brand: Four Environmental 'Heresies'

June 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Stewart Brand shows four technological advancements that humanity is having a hard time accepting yet which if widely adopted would be essential in getting through our current environmental crisis.

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Geoff Mulgan: Post-Crash: Investing in a Better World

July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Geoff Mulgan talks about post-crisis issues and the things that we can do to help bring the world economy back up.

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Alex Tabarrok: How Ideas Trump Crises

February 1, 2009 (over 15 years ago)

In this powerfully positive talk, Economist Alex Tabarrok tells us about how Ideas trump crises. He talks about how man has progressed economically through history and that we are now living in a world moving inexorably towards prosperity. With free trade, globalization, and the proliferation of ...

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Marcel Dicke: Why Not Eat Insects?

July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

Insects are beneficial to us not just ecology-wise, but also health-wise. Marcel Dicke presents a few of these pros why we should consider incorporating insects into our everyday diet.

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John Francis: John Francis Walks the Earth

February 1, 2008 (over 16 years ago)

Dr. Francis gives a contemplative speech on his journey of literal silence for seventeen years to make a stand for the environment.

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Bjorn Lomborg: Bjorn Lomborg Sets Global Priorities

February 1, 2005 (over 19 years ago)

Bjorn Lomborg gives the top four priorities that people should be talking about and doing something about to help the whole world.

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Amory Lovins: Winning the Oil Endgame

February 1, 2005 (over 19 years ago)

Amory Lovins shows how to deal with oil depletion as well as oil consumption for the betterment of our environmental health.

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Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS Activist

July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

Annie Lennox, a UN AIDS advocate, shares her experiences that led her to the path of being an AIDS advocate.

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Alisa Miller: The News About the News

March 1, 2008 (about 16 years ago)

Alisa Miller shows how the inadequacy of news dissemination causes a lot of people to be isolated from world issues that threaten our planet.

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