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Eliezer Yudkowsky (Singularity Institute, Less Wrong) and Razib Khan (Unz Foundation, Gene Expression)
- Recreational genetics and self-identity . 9:11
- Do racial categories have a biological basis? . 9:52
- Will gene sequencing undermine racism? . 5:37
- Ways to make awesome babies . 12:39
- Are most of us crazy or are we both crazy and stupid? . 10:34
- Politicians, scientists, and other nutcases . 9:23
Science Saturday | Feb 6, 2010 | Eliezer Yudkowsky & Razib Khan
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Rescued from the dustbin of history
A long-lost, never-before-shown 2006 conversation between Robert Wright and “new atheist” Sam Harris.
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Is power about independence or interdependence?
Theologian John Thatamanil contrasts the views of Trump and Pope Francis. Plus: Trump as an affront to God.
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Runaway debt
Richard Vague, author of The Next Economic Disaster, warns that today’s unprecedented borrowing could spell disaster. Plus: The loopholes Trump loves.
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Will science ever explain consciousness?
Margaret Werthiem, author of Physics on the Fringe, on the questions we should be asking about the mind.
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The right’s delusion about the left’s weakness
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis on the conservative belief that all the GOP needed was a candidate strong enough to fight. Plus: Evan McMullin, Trump slayer?
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Parenting artificial intelligence
Kevin Kelly, author of The Inevitable, argues that articulating our ethics is more challenging than embedding them in AI.
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Trump’s military fixation
Political scientist Steven Teles dissects Trump’s vision of a larger yet less engaged military. Plus: Republicans without a party.
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Sin as a stain
Ben Perry and Joseph Lam on the staying power of biblical metaphors. Plus: How metaphors shape discourse on slavery and sex.
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Can a “not-self” be guilty as charged?
Robert Wright and Jonathan Gold, author of Paving the Great Way, discuss whether the Buddhist view of causality leaves space for moral agency. Plus: How real is real?
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Is fighting implicit bias possible?
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