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John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Mind-Body Problems) and George Johnson (The Cancer Chronicles, Raw Data)
- Prominent physicists bash philosophy . 07:40
- Can materialism explain consciousness? . 17:56
- The problem with Lawrence Krauss’s “universe from nothing” . 28:04
- Why “mathematical mysticism” leaves John cold . 41:34
- Are mathematical truths discovered or invented? . 46:27
- Environmentalists who want more energy usage . 52:58
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Recorded:Jul 25
Posted:Jul 26, 2014
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- Bob Wright’s first book, “Three Scientists and Their Gods”
- George’s 1988 NYT review of the book
- Geoge’s Raw Data column, “Beyond Energy, Matter, Time and Space”
- Sidebar to the column, “Blind as a Bat”
- John’s Q&A with para-biologist Rupert Sheldrake
- John’s Q&A with physicist George Ellis
- Sean Carroll defends philosophy
- Thomas Nagel’s book, “Mind and Cosmos”
- Lawrence Krauss’s book, “A Universe from Nothing”
- Wikipedia on “turtles all the way down”
- Max Tegmark’s new book, “Our Mathematical Universe”
- John on inflation theory
- John’s profile of Andre Weil (PDF)
- John’s book, “The End of War”
- John’s report on the Breakthrough Institute Dialogue
- John’s 2008 diavlog with Michael Shellenberger
- Shellenberger and Nordhaus’s essay, “The Death of Environmentalism”
- “10 Failed Utopian Cities That Influenced the Future,” by Annalee Newitz and Emily Stamm
MeaningofLife.tv | Jul 26, 2014 | John Horgan & George Johnson
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The “apologist” smear
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