The Neuroscience of You
University of Washington professor Chantel Prat explored how each brain is different and what people can do to better understand the functions of their own brains. The Elliott Bay Book Compa…
1,134 viewsUniversity of Washington professor Chantel Prat explored how each brain is different and what people can do to better understand the functions of their own brains. The Elliott Bay Book Compa…
1,134 viewsInvestigative journalist David Neiwert looked at the rise of extremist groups in the U.S. over the last few decades and their impact on democracy. The Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle hos…
314 viewsPhysician Stephen Bezruchka, who teaches at the University of Washington, talked about the impact that economic inequality has on the health of societies. This event was hosted by Elliott Ba…
270 viewsAmanda Montell and Zakiya Harris examined the use of language in creating and maintaining what they call ‘cultish influence.’ The Elliott Bay Book company in Seattle hosted this virtual prog…
281 viewsJournalist Lawrence Weschler talked about his book, And How Are You, Dr. Sacks?: A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks, in which he profiled the late neurologist and author Oliver Sacks.
636 viewsPeter Stark recounted the early life and military career of George Washington.
653 viewsSparkCognition founder and CEO Amir Husain reported on the many uses of artificial intelligence.
1,506 viewsGeoffrey West talked about his book Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies, in which he discusse…
1,486 viewsKirsten Grind talked about the collapse of Washington Mutual in 2008, the largest bank failure in U.S. history. Now writing for the Wall Street Journal, she had been a co-finalist for the Pu…
1,689 viewsKristen Iversen recounts her childhood in Arvada, Colorado, adjacent to the Rocky Flats nuclear weaponry facility, which produced over 70,000 plutonium triggers for nuclear bombs. Using elem…
1,095 viewsAmy Reading presents a history of economic cons in the United States and specifically recounts the confidence game that left Texas rancher J. Frank Norfleet penniless in 1919. The author rel…
1,157 viewsJohn Carlos, winner of the bronze medal in the 200 meters in the 1968 Olympics, recalls the raised-fist Black Power salute he and his teammate, Tommie Smith, gave on the medal podium in Mexi…
1,207 views“Jeopardy!” champion Ken Jennings presented a history of cartography and examined the ways that maps are used today. The author profiled many devotees of the field, from programmers at Googl…
1,827 viewsBrian Christian looks at the state of artificial intelligence today and reports on the annual Loebner Prize event where the Turing Test is administered to the most advanced computer programs…
680 viewsMr. Kirkpatrick tells the story of the creation, growth and influence of Facebook, using interviews with the company insiders. The event was in Seattle.
1,036 viewsThe president of Pacific Institute shares his theory of how the country became hooked on buying water in the bottle and details why he believes tap water is just fine. The event was in Seatt…
585 viewsBenjamin Balint presents a history of the Jewish cultural and political magazine, Commentary. Founded following World WarII, the magazine was considered a home for leftist politics and new w…
449 viewsA well-known California environmentalist apologizes for opposing nuclear power and now advocates that more nuclear power is the best way to slow the effect of climate change. The event was a…
1,638 viewsArundhati Roy talked about her new collection of essays, which covers such topics as the U.S. war on terror, democracy in India, and India-Pakistan relations. During this event, Ms. Roy rea…
651 viewsDavid Korten talked about his book, Agenda for a New Economy. He explains that Wall Street can not be fixed because it is based on the creation of phantom wealth, or the creation of wealth o…
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