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P.W. Singer on the problem of war as entertainment.
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P.W. Singer explores the problem of war as entertainment.
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The author speaks to the absence of morality in a fully mechanized war
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The author describes what happens when state and non-state actors use the same technologies.
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The author explains the difference between working in a war and serving in a war.
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The author explains the influence of private military firms in the world today.
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The philosopher recounts how Francis Bacon and Jean Jacques Rousseau met their end.
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The philosopher explains the instruction of autonomy.
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Philosopher Simon Critchley discusses the new Enlightenment.
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Simon Critchley on the philosophers of optimism.
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The philosopher takes a look at Nietzsche’s approach to life and death.
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Simon Critchley on the brilliance of Epicurus.
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The philosopher discusses the ape-like nature of humans.
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The philosopher emphasizes the need to be aware of “a never returning transient present.”
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The philosopher talks about how suicide has become a taboo and how death could be regarded differently.
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Simon Critchley’s historiography of death.
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The astrophysicist wants to shift the focus from avoiding death to living a full life.
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Are you 26 years-old or older? If so, you are older than Isaac Newton was when he invented calculus… on a dare! Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why Newton is the greatest physicist of all time.
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The astrophysicist summarizes two of his books and one he has in the works.
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Due to its high visibility, NASA has a far greater impact than what its budget might suggest. Fully funding NASA will stoke a pipeline of scientists and engineers as never […]
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The astrophysicist wants to see more engaged teachers.
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The astrophysicist speculates on the next great scientific breakthroughs.
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The astrophysicist puts on his “pure scientist” and his “American scientist” hat.
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The astrophysicist debunks the notion that scientists cannot be believers
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The astrophysicist says the President Obama understands the issues related to global warming or the energy crisis, but it wasn’t as bad as we think it was under Bush.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on the importance of funding scientific research.
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Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on how the Iraq War contributed to the global economic meltdown.
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Joseph Stiglitz on The Fall of Lehman Brothers.
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Joseph Stiglitz on the problem of sovereign wealth funds.
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Joseph Stiglitz on The Problem of Too Much Borrowing.
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