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June Gruber - Misunderstanding Positive Emotion [5.25.16] May 25, 2016

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JUNE GRUBER is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and director of the Positive Emotion and Psychopathology Laboratory. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/june_gruber-misunderstanding-positive-emotion

Paul Dolan - The Social Construction of Stories May 13, 2016

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PAUL DOLAN is a professor of behavioral science at the London School of Economics and Political Science and author of Happiness by Design. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/paul_dolan-the-social-construction-of-stories

Gary Marcus - Is Big Data Taking Us Closer to the Deeper Questions in Artificial Intelligence? [5.4.16] May 04, 2016

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GARY MARCUS is CEO and founder, Geometric Intelligence; professor of psychology, New York University; author, Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/gary_marcus-is-big-data-taking-us-closer-to-the-deeper-questions-in-artificial

Frank Wilczek - Power Over Nature [4.20.16] Apr 20, 2016

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FRANK WILCZEK, currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT, has received many prizes for his work in physics, including the Nobel Prize (2004) for work he did as a graduate student at Princeton University. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/frank_wilczek-power-over-nature

Joshua Knobe and Daniel Kahneman - A Characteristic Difference [4.26.16] Apr 16, 2016

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JOSHUA KNOBE is an experimental philosopher and professor of philosophy and cognitive science at Yale University.

DANIEL KAHNEMAN is the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (2002), and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013). He is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus, Princeton, and author of Thinking Fast and Slow.

The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/joshua_knobe-daniel_kahneman-a-characteristic-difference

George Church - The Augmented Human Being [3.30.16] Mar 30, 2016

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GEORGE CHURCH is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and director of the Personal Genome Project. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/george_church-the-augmented-human-being

Janna Levin - Sounds of the Skies [3.23.16] Mar 23, 2016

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JANNA LEVIN is a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. She is the author of How the Universe Got Its Spots; A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines; and most recently, Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/janna_levin-sounds-of-the-skies

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein - The Mattering Instinct [3.16.16] Mar 16, 2016

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REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN, awarded the 2014 National Humanities Medal by President Obama, is a philosopher, novelist, and professor of English and Philosophy at NYU. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/rebecca_newberger_goldstein-the-mattering-instinct

Howard Gardner - Liberal Arts and Sciences in the 21st Century [3.9.16] Mar 03, 2016

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HOWARD GARDNER is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Gardner also directs the Good Project.

Stephen Wolfram - AI & The Future Of Civilization [3.1.16] Mar 01, 2016

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STEPHEN WOLFRAM, distinguished scientist, inventor, author, and business leader, is Founder & CEO, Wolfram Research; Creator, Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha & the Wolfram Language; Author, A New Kind of Science. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/stephen_wolfram-ai-the-future-of-civilization

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