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Slavoj Zizek: The Purpose of Philosophy is to Ask the Right Questions
"I’m not a philosophical megalomaniac," says Slavoj Žižek in the video below. Philosophy is not here to provide all of the answers. What it can do however, which is more powerful, is ask the right questions. (Big Think)
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why Do We Have to Be Shocked Into Being Motivated to Lead?
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"I don't like Sputnik moments," says the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. After all, if you experience a "Sputnik moment," it means you are playing catch-up. That's the situation the U.S. faced after the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space in 1957. NASA was created in response. The U.S. is facing a similar situation today, trailing China in the 21st century race not only to space, but to create energy independence.
"I don't like Sputnik moments," says the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. After all, if you experience a "Sputnik moment," it means you are playing catch-up. That's the situation the U.S. faced after the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space in 1957. NASA was created in response. The U.S. is facing a similar situation today, trailing China in the 21st century race not only to space, but to create energy independence.
And yet, Tyson takes issue with President Obama evoking the notion of a "Sputnik moment" when it comes to energy. "That’s not a Sputnik moment," he says. "We should have those things anyway. Sputnik moments, you reserve those for grand visions that take your mind, body and soul to places that no one had previously dreamed."
In the video below, we asked Tyson how we might apply the notion of a "Sputnik moment" to our own lives, as we look for those occasions that compel us to invent for tomorrow.
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It Pays to Be Stubborn: Conflict Resolution, Steven Pinker-Style
Do stubborn people actually win? Maybe the reason they take such an aggressive approach every time is that it works, says Steven Pinker. The Harvard psychologist, known for his argument that human language is an evolutionary adaptation, is convinced that the best way to get what you want is to be stubborn and even irrational.
Sam Haris: Applying Pressure To People's Religious Beliefs
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Sam Harris: Holy Scriptures lose against Modernity
Sam Harris talks about how our modern understanding of the world has forced religions to change.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science and Politics
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Competition in Science
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Living and Longevity
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Penn Jillette - Reading the Bible (Or the Koran, Or the Torah) Will Make An Atheist
The magician was asked to leave his Christian youth group by a pastor who told his parents: "He's no longer learning about the Bible from me. He is now converting everyone in the class to atheism."
Neil deGrasse Tyson on the next great scientific breakthroughs.
The astrophysicist speculates on the next great scientific breakthroughs.
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Big Think Interview With James Randi
The magician and skeptic talks about his career in the conjuring arts, and explains why he finally came out of the closet at the age of 81.
James Randi is the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi began his career as a magician, but when he retired at age 60, he switched to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims, which he collectively calls "woo-woo." Although often referred to as a "debunker," Randi rejects that title owing to its perceived bias, instead describing himself as an "investigator". He has written about the paranormal, skepticism, and the history of magic. He was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and is occasionally featured on the television program Penn & Teller: Bullshit!.
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