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Science Saturday
John Horgan (
Stevens Center for Science Writings
,
Cross-Check
) and George Johnson (
The Cancer Chronicles
,
Raw Data
)
John’s beef with Leonard Susskind
.
06:12
Facts and falsehoods displayed at West Point’s war museum
.
11:21
Battlestar Galactica’s weird neo-Luddism …
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19:05
… and unfortunate lack of rational explanations
.
36:31
Is Cash for Clunkers environmentally unwise?
.
40:28
George’s continuing adventures in lightning-chasing
.
52:39
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Aug 12
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Aug 15, 2009
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John’s war article in Slate
George on information, entropy, and Maxwell’s Demon
George on Cash for Clunkers
Is “Only the dead have seen the end of war” anywhere in Plato?
Blend Television on the Battlestar Galactica finale
Science Saturday | Aug 15, 2009 | John Horgan & George Johnson
Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Antisemitism and Free Speech
Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss campus controversies, media misinformation, and whether the “new atheists” get religion wrong.
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Trump’s 2nd Term Plan: Be MEANER
Should we be freaked out about Trump’s second-term agenda? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.
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A Debate on Israel-Palestine
Coleman Hughes, author of The End of Race Politics, talks to Robert Wright about campus protests, the war in Gaza, and Palestinian national identity.
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How Joe Biden Saved Ukraine (And Nobody Noticed)
Does Biden deserve more credit for averting an Israel-Iran war and securing Ukraine aid? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss.
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Campus Protests, Dennett’s Legacy
Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the pro-Palestine student protests and their fallout. Plus: Remembering—and disagreeing with—Daniel Dennett.
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Why did Putin turn against the West?
Robert Wright and Russian journalist and futurist Anatoly Karlin discuss the issue.
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The DMZ
Just ONE MAGA Juror is All TRUMP Needs
Can Trump get one secret partisan on the hush money trial jury to thwart a guilty verdict? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.
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How Iran’s Attack Benefits Israel
Iran’s strike on Israel was an “own goal,” Middle East expert Joshua Landis tells Robert Wright.
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Thinking Back on Kahneman, Fast and Slow
Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the late Nobel laureate’s life and legacy.
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The DMZ
Can Abortion Sink Trump?
Can Donald Trump move to the center on the issue of abortion? Or will Joe Biden’s ads effectively tie him to the overturning of Roe v. Wade? Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss on this week’s DMZ.
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