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LIFE
INTENTIONAL PROGRAMMING
A Talk With
Charles Simonyi
[6.22.97]
CULTURE
Engineering Formalism and Artistry: The Yin and Yang of Multimedia
A Talk With
Luyen Chou
[5.19.97]
UNIVERSE
Why I Think Science Is Ending
A Talk With
John Horgan
[5.6.97]
UNIVERSE
A New Science of Qualities
A Talk With
Brian Goodwin
[4.29.97]
LIFE
Why Did Human History Unfold Differently On Different Continents For The Last 13,000 Years?
A Talk By
Jared Diamond
[4.22.97]
TECHNOLOGY
Japan Inc. Meets The Digerati
A Talk With
Izumi Aizu
[4.15.97]
CULTURE
A Possible Solution For The Problem Of Time In Quantum Cosmology
By
Lee Smolin, Stuart A. Kauffman
[4.6.97] Introduction by:  John Brockman
CULTURE
A Big Theory Of Culture
A Talk With
Brian Eno
[3.31.97] Introduction by:  Stewart Brand
Mentioned:  Stewart Brand
LIFE
The Unknown and The Unknowable
A Talk With
Joseph Traub
[3.10.97]
UNIVERSE
Complexity and Catastrophe
A Talk With
Sir John Maddox
[3.4.97]
UNIVERSE
The Curator
A Talk with
Doug Rowan
[2.25.97]
Contributor(s): Denise Caruso, Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, Bob Stein, Linda Stone, Richard Saul Wurman
TECHNOLOGY
WHAT SHALL WE TELL THE CHILDREN?
Nicholas Humphrey
[2.21.97]
MIND
Parallel Memories: Putting Emotions Back Into The Brain
A Talk With
Joseph LeDoux
[2.17.97]
MIND
What Kind Of Thing Is A Number?
A Talk with
Reuben Hersh
[2.10.97]
TECHNOLOGY
The Chef
A Talk with
Nathan Myhrvold
[1.23.97]
Contributor(s): Stewart Alsop, John Perry Barlow, Stewart Brand, John Doerr, Esther Dyson, W. Daniel Hillis, Jaron Lanier, John Markoff, Scott Mcnealy, Paul Saffo, Linda Stone
CULTURE
Organs Of Computation
A talk with
Steven Pinker
[1.10.97]
Contributor(s): Steven R. Quartz, Nicholas Humphrey, Patricia S. Churchland, Steven Pinker, Nicholas Humphrey, Richard Potts, Sandra Blakeslee, Steven Mithen
TECHNOLOGY
THE COACH
A Talk with
John Doerr
[1.6.97]
Contributor(s): Scott Mcnealy, John C. Dvorak
CULTURE
SCIENCE, DELUSION, AND THE APPETITE FOR WONDER
A Talk with
Richard Dawkins
[1.2.97]
Contributor(s): Murray Gell-mann, Milford H. Wolpoff, Reuben Hersh, Karl Sabbagh, Duncan Steel, Stanislas Dehaene, Joseph LeDoux, Paul Davies, Robert Shapiro, Carl Djerassi, Lee Smolin, Richard Dawkins, Nicholas Humphrey, Brian Goodwin, Jaron Lanier, George Johnson, Marcelo Gleiser, Lee Smolin
LIFE
Chapter 6 "A BATTLE OF WORDS"
Niles Eldredge
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): W. Daniel Hillis, Lynn Margulis, George C. Williams, Daniel C. Dennett, Stephen Jay Gould
CULTURE
Chapter 9 "INFORMATION IS SURPRISES"
Roger Schank
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): Daniel C. Dennett, Steven Pinker, W. Daniel Hillis, Francisco Varela, Marvin Minsky, Murray Gell-mann
CULTURE
Chapter 4 "BIOLOGY IS JUST A DANCE"
Brian Goodwin
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): Francisco Varela, Lynn Margulis, Daniel C. Dennett, Nicholas Humphrey, Richard Dawkins, Steve Jones, Stephen Jay Gould, Murray Gell-mann
CULTURE
Chapter 2 "THE PATTERN OF LIFE'S HISTORY"
Stephen Jay Gould
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): Daniel C. Dennett, Evan Williams, Steve Jones, Brian Goodwin, Nicholas Humphrey, Steven Pinker, J. Doyne Farmer, Francisco Varela, Murray Gell-mann, Niles Eldredge, Marvin Minsky, Stuart A. Kauffman
UNIVERSE
Chapter 16 "A UNIVERSE IN YOUR BACKYARD"
Alan Guth
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): Lee Smolin, Martin Rees
UNIVERSE
Chapter 15 "AN ENSEMBLE OF UNIVERSES"
Martin Rees
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): Nicholas Humphrey, Alan Guth, Lee Smolin
UNIVERSE
Chapter 14 "CONSCIOUSNESS INVOLVES NONCOMPUTABLE INGREDIENTS"
Roger Penrose
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): Roger Schank, Marvin Minsky, Murray Gell-mann, Lee Smolin, Alan Guth, Daniel C. Dennett, Richard Dawkins, W. Daniel Hillis, Francisco Varela, Steven Pinker, Steve Jones, Nicholas Humphrey
MIND
Chapter 11 "THE THICK MOMENT"
Nicholas Humphrey
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): Francisco Varela, Steve Jones, Niles Eldredge, Daniel C. Dennett
UNIVERSE
Chapter 18 "THE SYNTHETIC PATH"
By
Paul Davies
[5.7.96] Introduction by:  Alan Guth
Contributor(s): Alan Guth, Martin Rees
LIFE
Chapter 20 "ORDER FOR FREE"
Stuart A. Kauffman
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): Nicholas Humphrey, Niles Eldredge, Francisco Varela, J. Doyne Farmer, Daniel C. Dennett, W. Daniel Hillis, Brian Goodwin, Stephen Jay Gould
LIFE
Chapter 13 "LANGUAGE IS A HUMAN INSTINCT"
Steven Pinker
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): Stephen Jay Gould, W. Daniel Hillis, Daniel C. Dennett, George C. Williams
TECHNOLOGY
SOMETHING THAT GOES BEYOND OURSELVES
Chapter 23: Close To The Singularity By
W. Daniel Hillis
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): Marvin Minsky, Daniel C. Dennett, Christopher G. Langton, Francisco Varela, Roger Schank, Murray Gell-mann
CULTURE
Chapter 10 "INTUITION PUMPS"
Daniel C. Dennett
[5.7.96]
Contributor(s): Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, Brian Goodwin, W. Daniel Hillis, Francisco Varela, Nicholas Humphrey, Roger Schank, Roger Penrose, Marvin Minsky
UNIVERSE
Chapter 17 "A THEORY OF THE WHOLE UNIVERSE"
Lee Smolin
[5.2.96]
Contributor(s): Alan Guth, Paul Davies, Roger Penrose, Murray Gell-mann, Martin Rees
LIFE
Chapter 12 "THE EMERGENT SELF"
Francisco Varela
[5.1.96]
Contributor(s): Lynn Margulis, Brian Goodwin, Niles Eldredge, Daniel C. Dennett, Christopher G. Langton, W. Daniel Hillis, Stuart A. Kauffman
LIFE
Chapter 7 "GAIA IS A TOUGH BITCH"
Lynn Margulis
[5.1.96]
Contributor(s): W. Daniel Hillis, Francisco Varela, Richard Dawkins, Niles Eldredge, Marvin Minsky, Lee Smolin, George C. Williams, Daniel C. Dennett
UNIVERSE
Chapter 22 "THE SECOND LAW OF ORGANIZATION"
J. Doyne Farmer
[5.1.96]
Contributor(s): Christopher G. Langton, Richard Dawkins, Murray Gell-mann, W. Daniel Hillis, Brian Goodwin, Francisco Varela
LIFE
Chapter 19 "PLECTICS"
Murray Gell-mann
[5.1.96]
Contributor(s): Paul Davies, Marvin Minsky, Stuart A. Kauffman, Daniel C. Dennett, J. Doyne Farmer, Martin Rees, Lee Smolin, Alan Guth, Christopher G. Langton
UNIVERSE
Part Three QUESTIONS OF ORIGIN
John Brockman
[5.1.96]
LIFE
Chapter 3 "A SURVIVAL MACHINE"
Richard Dawkins
[5.1.96]
Contributor(s): Steve Jones, Daniel C. Dennett, Stuart A. Kauffman, W. Daniel Hillis, Niles Eldredge, Steven Pinker, Brian Goodwin, Marvin Minsky, Lynn Margulis, George C. Williams
LIFE
Chapter 21 "A DYNAMICAL PATTERN"
Christopher G. Langton
[5.1.96]
Contributor(s): Murray Gell-mann, Francisco Varela, Daniel C. Dennett, W. Daniel Hillis, Richard Dawkins, J. Doyne Farmer, Stuart A. Kauffman
LIFE
Part Four WHAT WAS DARWIN'S ALGORITHM?
John Brockman
[5.1.96]
TECHNOLOGY
Part Five SOMETHING THAT GOES BEYOND OURSELVES
W. Daniel Hillis, John Brockman
[5.1.96]
Contributor(s): Murray Gell-mann, Roger Schank, Francisco Varela, Christopher G. Langton, Daniel C. Dennett, Marvin Minsky
LIFE
Part One THE EVOLUTIONARY IDEA
John Brockman
[5.1.96]
TECHNOLOGY
Part Two A COLLECTION OF KLUDGES
John Brockman
[5.1.96]
LIFE
Chapter 1 "A PACKAGE OF INFORMATION"
George C. Williams
[5.1.96]
Contributor(s): Daniel C. Dennett, Niles Eldredge, Steven Pinker, Lynn Margulis, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould
TECHNOLOGY
Chapter 8 "SMART MACHINES"
Marvin Minsky
[5.1.96]
Contributor(s): Daniel C. Dennett, Richard Dawkins, Francisco Varela, Steven Pinker, Roger Schank
LIFE
Chapter 5 "WHY IS THERE SO MUCH GENETIC DIVERSITY"
A Conversation with
Steve Jones
[5.1.96]
Contributor(s): Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Dawkins
CULTURE
Introduction
John Brockman
[1.1.96]
Contributor(s): Lee Smolin, Martin Rees, J. Doyne Farmer, Roger Schank, W. Daniel Hillis, Nicholas Humphrey, Paul Davies, Steve Jones, Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett, Murray Gell-mann, Stephen Jay Gould
CULTURE
SELECTED READING
John Brockman
[5.1.95]
Conversations
THE THIRD CULTURE
By
John Brockman
[9.9.91]

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