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TranscendanceTranscendance #8 - God Is Not Great | Christopher Hitchens | Talks at Google (17 Aug 2007)(source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD0B-X9LJjs)"Author Christopher Hitchens discusses his book "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" as a part of the Authors@Google series. The author of Why Orwell Matters and Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens is a Vanity Fair contributing editor, a Slate columnist, and a regular contributor to The Atlantic Monthly. He has also written for The Nation, Granta, Harper's, The Washington Post, and is a frequent television and radio guest. Born in England, Hitchens was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, where he received a...2022-03-191h 07
TranscendanceTranscendance #7 - The War In Ukraine Could Change Everything | Yuval Noah Harari | TED(source: TED Youtube Channel )Concerned about the war Ukraine? You're not alone.Historian Yuval Noah Harari provides important context on the Russian invasion, including Ukraine's long history of resistance, the specter of nuclear war and his view of why, even if Putin wins all the military battles, he's already lost the war.(This talk and conversation, hosted by TED global curator Bruno Giussani, was part of a TED Membership event on March 1, 2022. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.)Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of...2022-03-0349 min
TranscendanceTranscendance #6 - David Deutsch on the infinite reach of knowledge | The TED InterviewIt can be easy to believe that humans are insignificant. We're specks of dust on a random planet in a vast universe. Less powerful than elephants. Fewer than ants. But David Deutsch believes that's all beside the point, because humans possess one unique skill: attaining knowledge. David Deutsch -- Oxford professor, father of quantum computing, recluse -- convinced Chris Anderson years ago to take over leadership of TED with his ideas about knowledge. In this mind-bending conversation, the two dive into his theory that the potential reach of knowledge is infinite. They explore how knowledge first developed, why it...2022-02-1059 min
TranscendanceTranscendance #5 - Robert Greene | The Laws of Human Nature | Talks at GoogleRobert Greene returns to Google to explore his latest and most monumental work yet, "The Laws of Human Nature". In the talk, Robert discusses how to detach from one's emotions to better understand intrinsic motivations in order to make better decision and master self-control. In addition to his latest book, Robert has authored the 5 international bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power", "The Art of Seduction", "The 33 Strategies of War", "The 50th Law", and "Mastery". Get this book here: https://goo.gle/2XfABcf More information bout Robert here: http://powerseductionandwar.com/(source: https://www.youtube.com/wa...2022-02-101h 23
TranscendanceTranscendance #4 - Yuval Noah Harari reveals the real dangers ahead | The TED InterviewThe TED Interview • The TED Interview • July 2019Historian and futurist Yuval Noah Harari has a story about the future that’s profound, exciting, and unsettling. (source: https://www.ted.com/talks/the_ted_interview_yuval_noah_harari_reveals_the_real_dangers_ahead)Yuval Noah HarariHistorian, authorIn his book "Homo Deus," Yuval Noah Harari explores the future of humankind: the destinies we may set for ourselves and the quests we'll undertake.Chris AndersonHead of TEDAfter a lo...2021-09-111h 09
TranscendanceTranscendance #3 - The Future of Colonizing Space- Neil deGrasse Tyson- WGS 2018source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_m1mPtYzTk (2,670,196 views 12 Mar 2018)World Government SummitSpace missions need to have a defensive component or economic benefit. With economic returns often uncertain, space programmes have tended to be led by governments, because only they can invest in programmes that have a long-term pay-off, whether economic or geopolitical. When it comes to saving humanity from an asteroid impact, Tyson stressed that rather than establishing colonies in space, we would be better to try to deflect the asteroid. تحدث نيل ديغراس تايسون، عالم الفيزياء الفلكية، أن البعثات الفضائية تُطلق عادةً إما لأغراض دفاعية أو اقتصادية لتبرير غايتها. وفي غياب ضمانات العائد الاقتصادي بالنسبة إلى القطاع الخاص، تتولى الحكومات إدارة جميع برامج الفضاء لما تملكه من قدره على الاستثمار في برامج ذات عائد طويل الأجل، سواء كان لهذا العائد بُعد اقتصادي أو جيوسياسي. أما بالنسبة إلى الدعوة لبناء مستعمرات على سطح الكواكب الأخرى تحسبًا لأي دمار قد يحلّ بكوكب الأرض نتيجة تعرضه لاصطدام نيزك، قال تايسون إن تحويل مسار النيزك يظل هو الحل الأمثل في هذه المرحلة2021-08-271h 19
TranscendanceTranscendance #2 - Dating & Relationships | Dan Ariely | Talks at Google(source: youtube)Googler Logan Ury talks to behavioral economist and "Predictably Irrational" author Dan Ariely in the second of our Modern Romance talks. They discuss the paradox of choice in the "Age of Tinder," why a canoe is the best place to test your long-term compatibility, and other research-based insights and advice for modern dating and relationships.2021-08-2058 min
TranscendanceTranscendance #1 - Yuval Harari with Dan Ariely: Future Think—From Sapiens to Homo Deus - 92nd Street Y( sources: youtube, 92y.org )In his new book, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, Harari examines what might happen to the world when these old myths are coupled with new godlike technologies such as artificial intelligence and genetic engineering. What will happen to democracy if and when Google and Facebook come to know our likes and our political preferences better than we know them ourselves? What will happen to the welfare state when computers push humans out of the job market and create a massive new “useless class”? How might Islam, Christianity and Judaism handle genetic engi...2021-08-191h 08