Members Only Please login or join to view To explore scientific Breakthroughs is to find theories or discoveries that challenge conventional wisdom, change patterns of thought, provide novel frameworks for research.... video What is Philosophy of Scientific Breakthroughs? Episode 05 Season 21 26:47 Watch
Members Only Please login or join to view The mysteries of life constitute the science of biology. But solving biological mysteries often require Breakthroughs: new, even radical ways of thinking that disrupt current... video What are Scientific Breakthroughs in Biology? Episode 04 Season 21 26:47 Watch
One of artificial intelligence’s legendary pioneers, Marvin Minsky, recently died. With this tribute, we celebrate his penetrating analysis of brains, minds, AI, religion... video A Tribute to Marvin Minsky Episode 13 Season 16 26:45 Watch
Extra dimensions-beyond length, width, height-seem the stuff of science fiction. What would extra dimensions be like? Is time the fourth dimension? Could deep reality be so... video Are there Extra Dimensions? Episode 06 Season 04 26:45 Watch
It is the Holy Grail of physics: All the particles and forces of nature unified and explained by equations so simple that you can print them on your tee shirt. Are we getting... video Is There a Final Theory of Everything? Episode 09 Season 03 26:47 Watch
The “big breakthroughs” in science seeming to be “bigger” than ever, and happening faster and faster. But just how do scientists challenge current... video How Do Breakthroughs Change Science? Roundtable 26:38 Watch
From genetics to cosmology to nanotechnology, science is on the brink of numerous and extraordinary mega-revolutions that will change the very nature of life. In... video What Are the Big Questions of Science? Roundtable 26:34 Watch
Scott Aaronson Professor of Computer Science; Director, Quantum Information Center, University of Texas at Austin
Francisco Ayala Former University Professor, Professor of Biological Sciences, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Irvine
David Chalmers Professor of Philosophy and Co-director, Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness, New York University
Antonio Damasio David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience, and Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neurology, USC
David Gross Nobel Laueate in Physics; Chancellor's Chair Professor of Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara
Frank Wilczek Nobel Laureate in Physics; Templeton Prize recipient; Emeritus Professor of Physics, MIT; Distinguished Professor in Physics, Arizona State University
