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Tom Griffiths - Aerodynamics For Cognition [8.21.17] Aug 21, 2017

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TOM GRIFFITHS is a professor of psychology and cognitive science and director of the Computational Cognitive Science Lab and the Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. He is co-author (with Brian Christian) of Algorithms to Live By. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/tom_griffiths-aerodynamics-for-cognition

Brian Keating - Shut Up and Measure [10.20.17] Aug 10, 2017

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Professor BRIAN KEATING is an astrophysicist with the University of California San Diego’s Department of Physics. He and his team develop instrumentation to study the early universe at radio, microwave, and infrared wavelengths. He is the author of over 100 scientific publications and holds two U.S. patents.

The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/brian_g_keating-shut-up-and-measure

Tania Lombrozo - Learning By Thinking [7.28.17] Jul 31, 2017

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TANIA LOMBROZO is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as an affiliate of the Department of Philosophy and a member of the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences. She is a contributor to Psychology Today and the NPR blog 13.7: Cosmos and Culture. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/tania_lombrozo-learning-by-thinking

Daniel Goleman - Compassionate Systems [6.22.17] Jun 22, 2017

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DANIEL GOLEMAN is the New York Times bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence. A psychologist and science journalist, he reported on brain and behavioral research for The New York Times for many years. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including three accounts of meetings he has moderated between the Dalai Lama and scientists, psychotherapists, and social activists.

The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/daniel_goleman-compassionate-systems

Martin Rees - Curtains For Us All? [5.31.17] May 31, 2017

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LORD MARTIN REES is a Fellow of Trinity College and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge. He is the UK's Astronomer Royal and a Past President of the Royal Society. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/martin_rees-curtains-for-us-all

Venki Ramakrishnan - Soul of a Molecular Machine [5.1.17] May 31, 2017

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VENKATRAMAN "VENKI" RAMAKRISHNAN is a Nobel Prize-winning biologist whose many scientific contributions include his work on the atomic structure of the ribosome. He is Group Leader and Former Deputy Director of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, and the current President of the Royal Society. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/venki_ramakrishnan-soul-of-a-molecular-machine

Ross Anderson - The Threat [5.8.17] May 06, 2017

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ROSS ANDERSON is professor of security engineering at Cambridge University, and one of the founders of the field of information security economics. He chairs the Foundation for Information Policy Research, is a fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering, and is a winner of the Lovelace Medal, the UK’s top award in computing. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/ross_anderson-the-threat

Jonathan Losos: Urban Evolution [3.31.2017] Mar 31, 2017

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JONATHAN B. LOSOS is the Monique and Philip Lehner Professor for the Study of Latin America and Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, and Curator in Herpetology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. He is the author of Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution. Jonathan B. Losos's Edge Bio Page

The Conversation:
https://www.edge.org/conversation/jonathan_b_losos-urban-evolution

Chris Anderson: Closing The Loop [3.7.2017] Mar 07, 2017

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CHRIS ANDERSON is the CEO of 3D Robotics and founder of DIY Drones. He is the former editor-in-chief of Wired magazine. Chris Anderson's Edge Bio Page

The conversation:
https://www.edge.org/conversation/chris_anderson-closing-the-loop

Dan Sperber: The Function of Reason [2.22.17] Feb 23, 2017

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DAN SPERBER is a Paris-based social and cognitive scientist. He holds an emeritus research professorship at the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, and he is currently at Central European University, Budapest. He is the creator (with Deirdre Wilson) of "Relevance Theory," and coauthor (with Hugo Mercier) of The Enigma of Reason. Dan Sperber's Edge Bio Page

The conversation:
https://www.edge.org/conversation/dan_sperber-the-function-of-reason