A panel of lectures moderated by Edward Davis.
Jason Silva deconstructs inspiration.
Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riveting 18 minutes.
“The Big Tent and the Camel’s Nose.” William Dembski has responded to my January 18 Tom Jukes Memorial Lecture at UC Berkeley. Others are responding on META and elsewhere to the focus of his essay, whether natural selection is testable, and I shall not do so here. I should, however comment on views attributed to…
Metanexus Sophia. 12,302 Words. “The purpose of this paper is to examine some specifically philosophical questions about the current debate in selected North American public schools about including what is commonly called “intelligent design” (ID) as part of the schools’ official science curriculum. The issues I will raise focus around two broad questions: First, what…
Big science, big history, big story. This one-of-a-kind film was written by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker.
Hans Rosling had a question: Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others — and how does this affect global population growth? Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Qatar, he graphs data over time and across religions. With his trademark humor and sharp insight, Hans reaches a surprising conclusion on world fertility rates. Author…