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  1. An Evening with Alain de Botton

    Few thinkers have succeeded in bringing the world of ideas beyond the ivory tower with such clarity and grace as Alain de Botton. In an event that extends one of the Wheeler Centre chief themes for the year, de Botton brings his light touch and intellectual pirouettes to religion. In his only Melbourne appearance, he discusses the provocative ideas in his latest book, Religion for Atheists, arguing why atheists and agnostics should stop mocking religions and steal from them instead.

    http://wheelercentre.com/videos/video/an-evening-with-alain-de-botton/

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  2. Kevin Kelly Interview

    Interview with @Wired Founder Kevin Kelly by Avi Solomon http://boingboing.net/2012/05/11/kk.html Avi interviewed Kevin at his home in Pacifica.

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  3. TED: Richard Dawkins on militant atheism

    Richard Dawkins urges all atheists to openly state their position — and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science. A fiery, funny, powerful talk.

    http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_on_militant_atheism.html

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  4. Can single individuals still shape history? The Case of Osama bin Laden

    Osama bin Laden was one of America’s most formidable and implacable enemies. And yet no one has written a serious assessment of his influence over world events in the last decade. Michael Scheuer; a former head of CIA’s Osama bin Laden Unit provides an objective and authoritative portrait of bin Laden. Michael Scheuer was the chief of the CIA’s bin Laden unit from 1996 to 1999 and remained a counterterrorism analyst until 2004. He is the author of many books, including Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terrorism. His latest book is Osama Bin Laden.

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  5. KQED Forum: Sam Harris

    Author Sam Harris joins us to discuss his new book, "The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values." The book explores the perils of moral relativism and the relationship between knowledge and values.

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  6. Why the New Atheists don’t go far enough

    "On Sunday evening I gave a talk at Revolution NYC in Brooklyn. In the talk I attempted to clarify the nature of religion and its abolition in Christianity. My hope was to provide an outline of the project I am committed to. A project that stands opposed to so much of the presently existing church…" http://peterrollins.net/blog/?p=1269

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  7. To The Best of Our Knowledge: The Universe

    Leonard Mlodinow and co-author Stephen Hawking say that you can explain the existence of everything without requiring God. Charles Yu’s novel details some of the perils of existence in multiple time streams. James Kakalios says that some of the early quantum physicists were inspired by science fiction. John Polkinghorne is the author of many books on the subject of bridging the gap between science and religion. Michio Kaku tells us exactly why the impossible just takes a little longer.

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  8. Atheists on Religion: AC Grayling and Tim Crane at the LSE

    For the last 150 years or so European philosophers and sociologists have tended to regard religion as just one more pre-scientific myth and superstition that has had its day, and likely to wither on the vine of History. This view, the secularization thesis, seems today to be in poor shape. Not only does there appear to be no sign of withering, still less a clear path of scientific and rational progress, but religion seems to be reviving. Classic atheist criticisms of religion tend today to sound increasingly strident and dogmatic. In this dialogue two of Britain’s leading philosophers who are also convinced atheists will explore the continued attractions of religious belief and its place in a European world whose secular character is itself today in question.

    From http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/podcasts/publicLecturesAndEvents.htm

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  9. audioto.me: The Skull by Philip K. Dick

    An early short story by legendary science fiction author Philip K. Dick. (http://2xrainbow.com/audiotome/category/podcast)

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  10. Religious Search Engines Yield Tailored Results

    In a world where Google has put every bit of information at our fingertips, some people are now demanding less information when they surf the Internet.

    Some Jews, Muslims and Christians are abandoning Yahoo and Google and turning to search engines with results that meet their religious standards.

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