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Friday Farcast: The Smartest Man In The World
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When I introduced my son to Charles Ostman a few years back at Urban Ore, I told him he was "The Smartest Man In The World." And while I was being hypberbolic, Charles is clearly one of the brightest beings I've ever run across. I met Charles in 1996 at the MONDO haunt in the Berkeley Hills and quickly he started firing off terms like "synthetic sentience," "self-recognition systems," "nano-tech" and "AI." I got a crash course i
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Ep11 - Miranda Celeste Hale
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For this episode your hosts will be joined by writer, speaker, skeptic and atheist Miranda Celeste Hale. We will be talking about the upcoming TAM conference, skepticism, religion and education. As always, listeners can call in via Skype or the US-based phone number on the show page. You can also join in via the chat room. http://mirandaceleste.net http://www.skepticcanary.com
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Ep 75 - NEAF 2013 Best of the Web, Daves Solar System Record
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Although I will unfortunately have to miss NEAF 2013 AGAIN(!) due to personal reasons, that doesn’t mean we can speculate on what astronomical equipment will be the talk of the show. I give you my opinion on that, and a general review of what to expect at NEAF 2013 this year. I’ve been dreaming of a piece of software that could show off the Sun in Hydrogen-Alpha with a monochrome camera, but in color. Well my dreams came true when I found Dave’s Solar System Recorder. I&rsquo
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Love Shoulda Brought You Home Last Night
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Join us this Thursday June 6th for our next episode of HOUSECALLS as we talk about why people cheat and the short and long term consequences of infedility in relationships. I know you all have questions, hopefully we can find some answers.
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Understanding Co-Dependency and Breaking Free From it!
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Join Steve and Evinda as they talk about the relationship virus called co-dependency. Currently they are in the empowering section of breaking free from co-dependency which includes making decisions. Join us in the weeks to come to learn how to make decisions that positively affect you by finding your voice, expressing yourself assertively, set boundaries, confront abuse and resolve conflict. The characteristics of a co-dependent are: Low self-esteem, shame, pleasing others, guilt, perfectionism
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"Saving Lives by Planting Trees" with Steve Fitch
in Environment
This week we interview Steve Fitch of The Eden Projects (www.edenprojects.org) to discuss the topic "Saving Lives by Planting Trees."
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Help 4 HD with Dan Brennan at Lundbeck
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Pre-Recorded in 2011...
Introducing Dan Brennan from Lundbeck and talk about RNAi.
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Jennifer Ouellette & Caleb Scharf
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Jennifer Ouellette hosts Caleb Scharf — Director of Columbia University's multidisciplinary Astrobiology Center. They'll talk about observational cosmology, X-ray astronomy, exoplanetary science,
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Collaboration and Problem Solving
in Psychology
Dr. Greene's guest on this program was Tony Wagner, the first Innovation Education Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard and the author of the best-selling book The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need — and What We Can Do About It. Tony has some very important ideas about the skills kids are going to need to be successful in the world of the future, and while blind adherence
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Natasha Vita-More on Transhumanism
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Natasha Vita-More, PhD is a designer and author whose research concerns human enhancement and radical life extension. Dr. Vita-More designed the pioneering “Primo Posthuman” prototype and networked identity “Platform Diverse Body”. She is co-editor and contributing author of The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Future Human. Her writings have been published in numerous books and academic journ
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Pathological Anger
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Sandra Brown, MA and Jennifer Young, LMHC will be joined by Gina Simmons, PhD to discuss pathological anger. Dr. Simmons will discuss the difference between normal anger and pathological anger including the treatment options and the ability for change. The discussion will also include the healthy boundaries for anger in a relationship.
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