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Code Is Law
Frank Schirrmacher[11.7.11]The Staatstrojaner (literally "state trojan", colloquial German term for the government malware) whose self-destruct function obviously failed, was discovered,...
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Composers as Gardeners
Brian Eno[11.10.11]"My topic is the shift from 'architect' to 'gardener', where 'architect' stands for 'someone who carries a full picture of the work before it is made', to 'gardener' standing for...
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Rethinking "Out of Africa"
Christopher Stringer[11.12.11]I'm thinking a lot about species concepts as applied to humans, about the "Out of Africa" model, and also looking back into Africa itself. I think the idea that modern...
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Thinking About the Universe on the Larger Scales
Raphael Bousso[11.22.11]Andrei Linde had some ideas, Alan Guth had some ideas, Alex Vilenkin had some ideas. I thought I was coming in with this radically new idea that we shouldn't think of the...
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Cities as Gardens
Mark Pagel[11.22.11]"Up until 10,000 years ago there were no permanent settlements and all human groups lived by hunting and gathering. Then agriculture was discovered and everything changed. Now a...
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A Rough Mix: Brian Eno & Jennifer Jacquet An Edge Conversation
An Edge ConversationBrian Eno, Jennifer Jacquet[11.22.11]Here we are in my studio. What I am working on at the moment is a rough mix for a piece of music for a totem pole. Usually one is asked to do...
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Lynn Margulis 1938-2011 "Gaia Is A Tough Bitch"
Lynn Margulis[11.23.11]Introduction By John BrockmanBiologist Lynn Margulis died on November 22nd. She stood out from her colleagues in that she would have extended evolutionary studies nearly four...
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Lynn Margulis[11.23.11]Introduction By John Brockman Biologist Lynn Margulis died on November 22nd. She stood out from her colleagues in that she would have extended evolutionary studies nearly four...
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THE EVOLVED SELF-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Nicholas Humphrey[12.5.11]I'm now thinking about a larger issue still. If placebo medicine can induce people to release hidden healing resources, are there other ways in which the cultural environment...
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INFINITE STUPIDITY
A Talk WithMark Pagel[12.15.11]A tiny number of ideas can go a long way, as we've seen. And the Internet makes that more and more likely. What's happening is that we might, in fact, be at a time in our...
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Code Is Law
Frank Schirrmacher[11.7.11]The Staatstrojaner (literally "state trojan", colloquial German term for the government malware) whose self-destruct function obviously failed, was discovered,...
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Composers as Gardeners
Brian Eno[11.10.11]"My topic is the shift from 'architect' to 'gardener', where 'architect' stands for 'someone who carries a full picture of the work before it is made', to 'gardener' standing for...
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RETHINKING "OUT OF AFRICA"
Christopher Stringer[11.12.11]I'm thinking a lot about species concepts as applied to humans, about the "Out of Africa" model, and also looking back into Africa itself. I think the idea that modern...
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Thinking About the Universe on the Larger Scales
Raphael Bousso[11.22.11]Andrei Linde had some ideas, Alan Guth had some ideas, Alex Vilenkin had some ideas. I thought I was coming in with this radically new idea that we shouldn't think of the...
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Cities as Gardens
Mark Pagel[11.22.11]"Up until 10,000 years ago there were no permanent settlements and all human groups lived by hunting and gathering. Then agriculture was discovered and everything changed. Now a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Rough Mix: Brian Eno & Jennifer Jacquet An Edge Conversation
An Edge ConversationBrian Eno, Jennifer Jacquet[11.22.11]Here we are in my studio. What I am working on at the moment is a rough mix for a piece of music for a totem pole. Usually one is asked to do...
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Lynn Margulis 1938-2011 "Gaia Is A Tough Bitch"
Lynn Margulis[11.23.11]Introduction By John BrockmanBiologist Lynn Margulis died on November 22nd. She stood out from her colleagues in that she would have extended evolutionary studies nearly four...
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Lynn Margulis[11.23.11]Introduction By John Brockman Biologist Lynn Margulis died on November 22nd. She stood out from her colleagues in that she would have extended evolutionary studies nearly four...
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THE EVOLVED SELF-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Nicholas Humphrey[12.5.11]I'm now thinking about a larger issue still. If placebo medicine can induce people to release hidden healing resources, are there other ways in which the cultural environment...
View ArticleClik here to view.
INFINITE STUPIDITY
A Talk WithMark Pagel[12.15.11]A tiny number of ideas can go a long way, as we've seen. And the Internet makes that more and more likely. What's happening is that we might, in fact, be at a time in our...
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