I have been asked to be the last speaker of today. I know, of course, that you will all be extremely tired at this moment. But the fun thing is that I'll be talking about logic and creativity....
Well good afternoon everybody. Thank you all very much for coming along today. I'd like to begin my talk with a story. It's a story that begins but does not end with a mathematician...
[Professor Peter Day] It's a pleasure to introduce the 162nd series of Royal Institution Christmas Lectures And, during this year, since the last series, we have, in the Royal Institution,...
The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality in principle, leaving only the details to be filled in. This is a very widespread belief in our society....
Good afternoon. When I first got to MIT in 1978 Michael Dertouzos, who's the head of the laboratory for computer science held a meeting. There was a several day retreat in Endicott House...
I would like to talk with you about sex and disease, but perhaps not what you're thinking. So, now that I've gotten your attention, I'd like to tell you about something that's really fundamental. I'd...