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Jonathan Rodden - The Urban-Rural Divide: Why Geography Matters [1.16.19] Jan 16, 2019

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JONATHAN RODDEN is a professor in the Political Science Department at Stanford and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/jonathan_rodden-the-urban-rural-divide

Elaine Pagels - The Social History of Religion [12.12.18] Dec 12, 2018

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ELAINE PAGELS is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. She is the author, most recently, of Why Religion?: A Personal Story. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/elaine_pagels-the-social-history-of-religion

Peter Galison - How Technology Changes Our Concept of the Self [11.20.18] Nov 20, 2018

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PETER GALISON is the Joseph Pellegrino University Professor of the History of Science and of Physics at Harvard University and Director of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/peter_galison-how-technology-changes-our-concept-of-the-self

Karl Sigmund - When the Rule of Law Is Not Working [10.11.18] Oct 11, 2018

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KARL SIGMUND is professor of mathematics at the University of Vienna and one of the pioneers of evolutionary game theory. He is the author of Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/karl_sigmund-when-the-rule-of-law-is-not-working

Doyne Farmer - Collective Awareness [10.3.18] Jul 17, 2018

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J. DOYNE FARMER is director of the Complexity Economics Programme at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, professor in the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford, and an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He was a co-founder of Prediction Company, a quantitative automated trading firm that was sold to the United Bank of Switzerland in 2006. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/j_doyne_farmer-don_ross-collective-awareness

Brian Hare - Absolute Brain Size Matters [6.28.18] Jun 28, 2018

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BRIAN HARE is an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University in North Carolina and founder of the Duke Canine Cognition Center. He is the co-author (with Vanessa Woods) of The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think.

The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/brian_hare-absolute-brain-size-matters

Andrew Barron - The Connectomic Revolution [6.12.18] Jun 12, 2018

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ANDREW BARRON is the Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Deputy Head of the Department of Biological Sciences at Macquarie University. He is a neuroethologist with a particular focus on studying the neural mechanisms of honey bees. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/andrew_barron-the-connectomic-revolution

Nicolas Berggruen - Bonding with Your Algorithm [6.5.18] Jun 05, 2018

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Investor and philanthropist NICOLAS BERGGRUEN is the chairman of the Berggruen Institute, and founder of the 21st Century Council, the Council for the Future of Europe, and the Think Long Committee for California.
The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/nicolas_berggruen-bonding-with-your-algorithm

Martie Haselton - Sexual Double Standards [5.24.18] May 24, 2018

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MARTIE HASELTON is a professor of psychology and communication studies at UCLA and the Institute for Society and Genetics. She is the author of Hormonal: The Hidden Intelligence of Hormones—How They Drive Desire, Shape Relationships, Influence Our Choices, and Make Us Wiser.

The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/martie_haselton-sexual-double-standards

Murray Shanahan - The Space of Possible Minds [5.18.18] May 18, 2018

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MURRAY SHANAHAN is a professor of cognitive robotics at Imperial College London and a senior research scientist at DeepMind.

The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/murray_shanahan-the-space-of-possible-minds

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