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George Johnson (
The Cancer Chronicles
,
Raw Data
) and John Horgan (
Stevens Center for Science Writings
,
Cross-Check
)
Veterans of science writing live it up in Santa Fe
.
00:00
Happiness: Is it all in the genes?
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08:41
The luxury arms race
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20:04
Can wisdom make you happy? Can happiness make you wise?
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25:09
Buddhist efforts to reconcile science and faith
.
29:45
Why shouldn’t we be ecstatic all the time?
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51:55
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George in Sci Am on three happiness books
John (aka “Scientific Curmudgeon”) on happiness
More of John as Scientific Curmudgeon on happiness
Steve Hall’s wisdom article
John’s profile of agnostic Buddhist Stephen Batchelor
Brownback’s NYT op ed
George compares the Dalai Lama to the Pope
George’s review of the Dalai Lama’s book
George’s bio of Murray Gell-Mann
Charlie Petit’s saga on pine nuts, beetles and grizzly bears
Wireheading anti-pain manifesto
Jerry Coyne denounces Brownback’s anti-evolution op ed
Slate article on Higgs boson
Science Saturday | Jun 8, 2007 | George Johnson & John Horgan
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