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A discussion about Science in the Age of Certainty with JOHN BROCKMAN, DANIEL C. DENNETT, DANIEL GILBERT, MARC D. HAUSER, ELIZABETH SPELKE & SETH LLOYD
We are excited to announce that on Wednesday, April 12th Harvard Book Store and Seed Magazine will cosponsor a discussion on Science in the Age of Certainty with John Brockman, Daniel C. Dennett, Daniel Gilbert, Marc D. Hauser, Elizabeth Spelke and Seth Lloyd. This event coincides with the publication of the new book What We Believe But Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty, edited by Mr. Brockman.
Eminent cultural impresario, editor, and publisher of Edge (www.edge.org), John Brockman asked a group of leading scientists and thinkers to answer the question: What do you believe to be true even though you cannot prove it? This book brings together the very best answers from the most distinguished contributors. This collection of bite-size thought-experiments is a fascinating insight into the instinctive beliefs of some of the most brilliant minds today.
John Brockman’s career has encompassed the avant-garde art world, science, books, software, and the Internet. In the 1960s he coined the word "intermedia" and pioneered "intermedia kinetic environments" in art, theatre, and commerce, while also consulting for clients such as General Electric, Columbia Pictures, Scott Paper, The Pentagon, and the White House. In 1973, he formed Brockman, Inc., the international literary and software agency specializing in serious nonfiction. He is the founder of the nonprofit Edge Foundation, Inc. and editor ofEdge (www.edge.org), the highly acclaimed website devoted to discussions of cutting edge science by many of the world's brilliant thinkers. He is the author or editor of By the Late John Brockman; The Third Culture; Digerati: Encounters with the Cyber Elite; The Greatest Inventions of the Past Two Thousand Years; The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century; and The New Humanists: Science at the Edge.
Daniel C. Dennett is University Professor and Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. He is the author of many books, including Freedom Evolves and Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life. His most recent book is Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon.
Daniel Gilbert is Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and Director of the Social Cognition and Emotion Lab. He has published numerous scientific articles and chapters, several short works of fiction, and is the editor of The Handbook of Social Psychology.
Marc D. Hauser, an evolutionary psychologist and biologist, is Harvard College Professor, Professor of Psychology and Program in Neurosciences, and Director of Primate Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at Harvard University. He is the author of The Evolution of Communication, and Wild Minds: What Animals Think.
Elizabeth Spelke teaches at Harvard University, where she is Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has been cited by Time Magazine as one of America's Best in Science and Medicine. Her honors include the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association and the William James Award of the American Psychological Society.
Seth Lloyd is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a principal investigator at the Research Laboratory of Electronics. He is also adjunct assistant professor at the Santa Fe Institute. Lloyd has been featured widely in the mainstream media including the front page of The New York Times, The LA Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Wired, The Dallas Morning News, and The Times (London), among others. His name also frequently appears (both as writer and subject) in the pages of Nature, New Scientist, Science and Scientific American.
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