What makes me a self? I see. I hear. I feel. How can separate perceptions bind together into a coherent mental unity? How can all be me? And how does my self persist through...
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Episode 06
Season 08
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What does it mean to be a “self”? Look at an old photo. Then look in the mirror. Those two images are of the same person, right? How so? They don’t look the...
Episode 11
Season 05
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Experts in public policy, technology and media gather to discuss the full and real impact of the Internet and the information age on humans and humanity. Find out how access...
Roundtable
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Creativity is exciting, but also demanding, consuming, frustrating, and addicting. It’s inspiring, but also fickle, erratic, tricky, and risky. Experts gather to...
27:39
The word “community” may sound archaic, a social remnant of the idyllic 1950s. But paradoxically, in our high-tech age of instant information,...
27:55
Close you eyes. Now fast-forward 25 years. Open your eyes. What do you see? Humanity has moved through the agrarian age to the industrial age and now, the information age....
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Long life is humanity’s ancient and perennial goal. Prophets promised it, explorers searched for it and today’s society is obsessed with it. Today’s...
27:59
Many blame the feverish pace of modern society and the intensity and ferocity of competition for today’s lack of morals and common courtesy. Yet, many more believe that...
27:09
Light-speed technology is accelerating, and even changing the way we think. So much so that you’re irritated when there a 10-second delay in downloading a Internet site...
27:27
Belief in the existence of the “spiritual essence” of an immortal soul has infused human thought and history. Still, most of today’s scientists remain...
26:43
Sex has long permeated modern life, transforming values and changing morals. But is technology adding a new twist? Today’s top experts discuss what happens when...
27:28
Everyone knows it’s important to think ahead—but just how far do you need to go? Some say we should be looking up to 1,000 years into the next millennium, at what...
