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    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…

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    The Age of Insurrection

    Investigative 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…

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    Inequality Kills Us All

    Physician 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…

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    Author Discussion on Language and Cult-like Influence

    Amanda 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…

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    And How Are You Dr. Sacks?

    Journalist 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.

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    Young Washington

    Peter Stark recounted the early life and military career of George Washington.

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    The Sentient Machine

    SparkCognition founder and CEO Amir Husain reported on the many uses of artificial intelligence.

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    Scale

    Geoffrey 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…

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    The Lost Bank

    Kirsten 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…

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    Full Body Burden

    Kristen 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…

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    The Mark Inside

    Amy 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…

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    The John Carlos Story

    John 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…

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    Maphead

    “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…

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    The Most Human Human

    Brian 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…

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    The Facebook Effect

    Mr. Kirkpatrick tells the story of the creation, growth and influence of Facebook, using interviews with the company insiders. The event was in Seattle.

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    Bottled and Sold

    The 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…

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    Running Commentary

    Benjamin 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…

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    Whole Earth Discipline

    A 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…

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    Field Notes on Democracy

    Arundhati 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…

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    Agenda for a New Economy

    David 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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