nicholas christakis – An Autonomous Agent / exploring the noosphere Sun, 15 Oct 2017 02:51:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 Big Think Lectures and Interviews /2013/05/big-think-lectures-and-interviews/ /2013/05/big-think-lectures-and-interviews/#disqus_thread Sun, 19 May 2013 00:09:00 +0000 https://anautonomousagent.com/?p=165 Steven Pinker talking about how language helps scientists understand cognition.
Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understand the Brain

Nicholas Christakis talks about important revolutions in understanding the social sciences.
Nicholas Christakis: The Sociological Science Behind Social Networks and Social Influence

Benoit Mandelbrot interview, talking about fractals.
Big Think Interview with Benoit Mandelbrot

Richard Dawkins interview, talking about evolution and other related topics.
Richard Dawkins – Evolutionary Biologist – Big Think – discussing a multitude of scientific topics

First time I have heard about Stewart Brand; really smart and wise guy.
Big Think Interview With Stewart Brand

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Cambridge Nights, the name of a Vimeo channel, interviews professors and scientists working in Boston. Just to name a few: Steven Pinker, Woodie Flowers, Nicholas Christakis, Geoffrey West, and Albert-László Barabási.

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