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Religious Entrepreneurs? - A Conversation with Nile Green
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is, based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Nile Green who holds the Ibn Khaldn Endowed Chair in World History at UCLA. Nile Green is an expert on Islamic History and religion in the world. He has traveled extensively in India, Turkey, Pakistan, China, Myanmar, Iran, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Morocco and many more countries, to get a deep sense of the reality of situations on the ground. The basis of this wide-ranging conversation is Nile Green's book Terrains of Exchange which is not only an account of how the Christian missionary movement affected the development of Islam in the 19th and 20th centuries, but also offers a bold new paradigm for understanding the expansion of Islam in the modern world through the model of religious economy.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Economic Enabler, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Origins -How teenage travel can change your life
II. Sufism -Beyond the stereotype
III. The Model of Religious Economy -A use for economics, finally
IV. Global History -A new way of looking at historical process
V. Terrains of Exchange -Motivations and responses
VI. Modern Implications -Lessons from history?
VII. Ever Onwards -Much to do
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Indiana Steinhardt and the Quest for Quasicrystals - A Conversation with Paul Steinhardt
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is, based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Paul Steinhardt, the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Director of the Center for Theoretical Science at Princeton University. This extensive conversation provides a comprehensive account of a marvelous scientific adventure story in the quest for a natural quasicrystal. You will be taken on a fascinating ride through the physics of materials, from theory, to the laboratory, to the discovery of a new state of matter, that culminated in Paul Steinhardt's dramatic Siberian expedition.
Paul Steinhardt talks about his encounters with mineral smugglers, secret diaries and quasi-mythical characters during his "Indiana Jones" expedition from Florence to Israel, Amsterdam to California, Princeton to Kamchatka, which led him to find quasicrystals that are quite literally out of this world...
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Informed Authority, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Introducing Quasicrystals -Innovative symmetries through visual disharmonies
II. Building Models -Forcing forbidden symmetries
III. Out of the Blue -The real world intervenes
IV. Competing Explanations -A three-horse race
V. Looking to Nature -Developing a separation algorithm
VI. New Year's Delight -Persistence pays off
VII. Confronting the Impossible -Encountering rock-hard skepticism
VIII. Tracking Khatyrkite -Smoke, mirrors, and the holotype sample
IX. Kamchatka -Closure, and perhaps another beginning
X. Passing It On -How to keep the flame of science burning brightly
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The Epicurean Republic - A Conversation with Matthew Stewart
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and award-winning author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart. In his later years, Thomas Jefferson referred to "the revolutionary part of the [American] Revolution", which for him meant the founding ideals that would serve as a model for the world on how to build a modern state, as opposed to an incidental squabble between one country and its former colonists. This wide-ranging conversation explores how many of these ideals that Jefferson referred to are part of an intellectual thread that passes through key Enlightenment thinkers such as Spinoza and can be traced all the way back to Epicurus.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Collective Unconscious, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Setting the Stage - Clues from a mountain man
II. Deism - Functional atheism?
III. The Power of Ideas - Tracing a path
IV. The Pursuit of Happiness - Well beyond hedonism
V. The Heart of the Matter - Religious sentiment, exceptionalism and the future
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.
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The Problems of Physics, Reconsidered - A Conversation with Tony Leggett
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is, based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Physics Nobel Laureate Tony Leggett. The basis of this conversation is Tony Leggett's book The Problems of Physics and further, explores the insightful plain-speaking itemization that he developed of the physics landscape according to four basic categories, the very small (particle physics), the very large (cosmology), the very complex (condensed matter physics) and the very unclear (foundations of quantum theory) while providing a thoughtful follow-up analysis from a contemporary perspective to assess, how much progress we've made and which, mysteries remain or have, come on the scene, since the book was published.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Gentleman Laureate, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Back to the Future -Setting the Stage
II. The Very Small -Much the same
III. The Very Large -Cosmology
IV. A Glassy Digression -The perils of affirming the consequent
V. The Very Complex -Condensed matter physics meets quantum information
VI. Understanding -What it actually means
VII. Different Regimes -Nature's Scales
VIII. Schrödinger's Cat -Different domains?
IX. The Slings and Arrows of Time -Irreversible?
X. The Anthropic Principle -Better left unsaid?
XI. The Future of Physics -From Louis Armstrong to topological quantum computing
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Free Will: An Investigation - A Conversation with Alfred Mele
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Alfred Mele, the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University. This wide-ranging conversation. This wide-ranging conversation examines free will and the different notions of free will that exist, the connections of free will with developments in neuroscience, social psychology and public opinion polls and Alfred Mele's key concern about how current and future insights might be directly applied to improve our world.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Down to Earth, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Becoming A Philosopher - From Aristotle to Irrationality
II. Outlining The Problem - Defining "free will"
III. Neuroscience - Benjamin Libet stirs things up
IV. Social Science - Eating away at our sense of autonomy
V. Next Steps - And mid-grade investigations
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Sleep Insights - A Conversation with Matthew Walker
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Matthew Walker, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science at UC Berkeley. This extensive conversation gives a clear and compelling picture of our recent understanding of sleep's essential role in our daily lives, from reinforcing learning and memory to regulating emotion.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Dreams of a Final Theory, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Awakenings - From dementia to sleep, and now back again
II. Stages of Sleep - Deconstructing sleep architecture
III. Parasomnias and Evolution - Getting it right, most of the time
IV. Learning and Memory - Three vital aspects
V. Sleeping Better? - Pharmacological effects and self-improvement
VI. Emotional Regulation - How sleep helps keep us balanced
VII. Sleep and Aging - Grappling with the inevitable
VIII. Sleep Stigma - Lazy thinking
IX. Further Questions - Motivation, narcolepsy and vicious circles
X. Lots To Do - Outstanding mysteries and public education
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.
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Flourishing Through Spinoza
A Conversation with Hasana Sharp
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Hasana Sharp, Associate Professor of Philosophy at McGill University. This conversation provides detailed insights into Hasana Sharp's book "Spinoza and the Politics of Renaturalization", in which she offers a sophisticated new interpretation of Spinoza's iconoclastic philosophy. Further topics include the implications of Spinoza's naturalism to today's world, from issues of social inequality, feminism, treatment of the elderly and the environment to animal rights, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Philosophical Relevance, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Radical Beginnings- Revolutionary sympathies
II. Finding Spinoza- Investigating failed revolutions
III. The Joy of the Unknown- Naturalism, denaturalism, and the third way
IV. Modern Implications- Identity politics, animal rights and the environment
V. Philanthropic Post-Humanism- Onwards and upwards
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Understanding ADHD
A Conversation with Stephen Hinshaw
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth, filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Stephen Hinshaw, Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley. Stephen Hinshaw is an expert in the fields of clinical child and adolescent psychology and developmental psychopathology, as well as stigma, preventive interventions and dehumanization related to mental illness. This extensive conversation examines the facts and misunderstandings surrounding ADHD, diagnosis and misdiagnosis, treatment, family responsibilities, the subtitles of medication, adult ADHD, gender, what's happening on an international level and finally the stigma of mental illness.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction,, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. On Genes and Explorers - Different perspectives
II. Brain Biology - Neurotransmitters and cortex investigations
III. Diagnosis and Treatment - Theory, practice and uncertainty
IV. Behaviour and Medication - Not so straightforward
V. Adults and Gender - More subtleties appear
VI. Stigma - The elephant in the room
VII. Public Policy - Unexpected consequences
VIII. Adderall for All? - Objective vs. subjective effects
IX. Global Perspectives - Getting a bigger picture
X. Towards A Better Future? - Reasons for pessimism and optimism
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.
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Constitutional Investigations
A Conversation with Linda Colley
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Linda Colley, the Shelby M.C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University. Linda Colley is a renowned expert on British, imperial and global history since 1700. After inspiring insights about Linda Colley's teachers and professors who had a strong impact on her future career as a historian, this wide-ranging conversation provides a detailed examination of the global history and present state of constitutions and their impact.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Knowing the Rules, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Personal History- Grappling with identity
II. Constitutions, Part 1- Written and unwritten
III. Constitutions, Part 2- Use and abuses
IV. Implications and Applications- Legal ramifications, language and possible next steps
V. Marching Onwards- The future of the past
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The Passionate Historian
A Conversation with John Elliott
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and John Elliott, Regius Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Oxford and Honorary Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge. This extensive conversation provides behind-the-scenes insights into how an undergraduate encounter with a 17th-century painting of The Count-Duke Olivares led John Elliott on a lifelong odyssey to study the history of Spain, Europe and the Americas in the early modern period to become one of the greatest Spanish historians of our age.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Two Cheers for Objectivity, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Beginnings - The benefits of travel
II. In Search of Objectivity - Sentimental dangers
III. Past and Present - How to revivify yourself
IV. Circumventing Obstacles - The benefits of pressing on
V. Doing History - Comparing, connecting and writing well
VI. The Power of Imagination - Surprise tests and non-barking dogs
VII. Decline - What it means, exactly
VIII. The Impact of Technology - Strengths and weaknesses
IX. Going Global - Opportunities and challenges
X. History's Due - Beyond the theme park
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.
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Investigating Intelligence
A Conversation with John Duncan
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and neuroscientist John Duncan, University of Cambridge, and examines fascinating questions in neuroscience such as: What is intelligence and what does IQ testing tell us? Can intelligence be measured and improved? What role does our frontal lobe play in executive control? John Duncan has rigorously investigated these types of issues for years and this conversation covers all those questions plus topics such as impairments following brain damage, functional brain imaging, and the brain basis for attention, intelligence and cognitive control.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Thinking Deeper, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Searching For A Definition -A curious correlation
II. Trusting Your Gut -Intuitions and contradictions
III. Paradigmatic Examples -Some test are more g-relevant than others
IV. Different Types of Knowledge -Crystallized vs. fluid
V. Another Correlation -The power of organization
VI. Selecting Solutions -Finding focus
VII. Looking Inside -Harnessing modern technology
VIII. Implications -Future possibilities
IX. Assessing the Landscape -Reactions and speculations
X. Pure and Applied -Bringing it all home
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Speaking and Thinking
A Conversation with Victor Ferreira
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Victor Ferreira, Professor of Psychology and Principal Investigator at the Language Production Lab at the University of California at San Diego. This extensive conversation explores Victor Ferreira's research, which is focused on language production and communication, especially with regard to grammar, lexical structure and speaker-hearer interaction, and his interests to incorporate computational and quantitative modelling of cognitive processing.
Topics under discussion include key experimental results that change our view of what is actually going on when two people talk to each other, giving us new insight into the structure of language and also how many aspects of linguistics are related to our current understanding of how the brain and mind function.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Tip of the Tongue, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Linguistic Beginnings- In search of relevance
II. Minimizing Ambiguity- Finding a linguistic drosophila
III. Retrieval- Towards objective measurements
IV. The Division of Labor- Examining message formulation
V. Disambiguating Ambiguity- Linguistic vs. conceptual
VI. Probing with Pronouns- A future experiment
VII. Grammar- Examining its function
VIII. Monitoring- Speaking carefully
IX. In the Brain- Brain imaging and language
X. Philosophical Divertimento- Brain vs. Mind
XI. Language and Thought- The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
XII. Future Investigations- Environmental impacts and big data
XIII. Mind-Brain Redux- The debate continues...
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SETI: Astronomy as a Contact Sport
A Conversation with Jill Tarter
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Jill Tarter, Chair Emeritus for SETI Research at SETI Institute and Former Director of the Center for SETI Research. Astronomer Jill Tarter has spent the majority of her professional life driving forward the science and technology of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, rigorously scanning the sky for the signs of some signal sent to us from outer space. This wide-ranging conversation explores the history of the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence, what the present state is of our quest for signals from other planets, what those signals might look like and how we can interpret them, and how SETI research has a surprisingly positive effect on other technologies.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Searching for "What Is", and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Introducing SETI- The benefits of not growing up
II. A Sense of Scale- Getting the big picture
III. Detection- Examining the details
IV. Suddenly Relevant- Scientific serendipity and holding up a mirror
V. Reaching Out- Globally
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Being Social
A Conversation with Roy Baumeister
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Roy Baumeister, Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland. This extensive conversation explores Roy Baumeister's unique combination of biological and psychological thinking from recognizing essential energetic factors involved with willpower and decision-making, to framing free will in evolutionary biological terms to measuring the numbness associated with social rejection as a form of analgesic response, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Human Animal, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Psychology, Eventually - Third time lucky
II. A Discipline Evolves - The changing fashions of social psychology
III. The Energetic Agent - Yet another reason to eat more ice cream
IV. A Philosophical Digression - Mind, brain, and the difference between them
V. Free Will - Incorporating cultural factors into our decision-making
VI. Cultural Distinctiveness - And its relevance
VII. Numbed By Rejection - More than just a metaphor
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.
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The Value of Voice
A Conversation with Nick Couldry
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Nick Couldry, Professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics. This wide-ranging conversation explores how the media can be used as a filter to examine power structures, political movements, economic interests, democracy and our evolving notion of culture. Prof. Couldry conveys the importance of voice and the challenge posed by media institutions that order the social, political, cultural, economic, and ethical dimensions of our lives.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Looking into the Mirror, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Round the Houses- From Classics to Media Studies
II. Deconstruction- Probing the Media
III. Investigating Power- Political and economic issues
IV. The Future of Media- Ruminations and speculations
V. Ever Onwards- Listening to alarms, big data and making a difference
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Solar Impact: Climate and the Sun
A Conversation with Joanna Haigh
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Joanna Haigh, Professor Emerita of Atmospheric Physics at Imperial College London. After inspiring details about how she got into her field of study and how we can encourage more girls to get more interested in science, the conversation examines her research of the influence of the sun and solar variability on our climate, how energy emitted by the Sun in the form of heat, light and ultraviolet radiation warms the earth and drives our climate, how data from satellites and modelling the processes helps us distinguish the warming effects of greenhouse gases from those of natural variations in solar energy, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Confronting Complexity, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Meteorological Beginnings -Joanna finds her niche
II. Science and Gender -Different disciplines, different stories
III. A Curious Correspondence -Examining the link between temperature and solar variation
IV. Considering the Earth -A changing orbit and changing tilt
V. Considering the Sun -Looking at the solar cycle
VI. The Big Picture -More than just the sun
VII. Examining the Details -Recreating the weather, more or less
VIII. Getting The Word Out -Increasing public awareness
IX. Public Policy -From words to acts
X. Final Thoughts -Towards a better future
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Ocean Enlightenment
A Conversation with Edie Widder
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Edie Widder, Founder, CEO and Senior Scientist at Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA). After an inspiring story about how Edie Widder became a seagoing marine biologist and deep-sea diver, this conversation covers topics such as bioluminescence which is a fascinating scientific phenomenon that provides us with a deeper understanding of fundamental biological processes and the development of new programs designed to equip a new generation with the tools they need to deal with the environmental devastation we're facing.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, From Sea to Shining Sea, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Bright Beginnings - Underwater awesomeness and environmental opportunities
II. Bioluminescence - Evolution in action
III. The Eye-in-the-Sea - Glimpsing the unseen
IV. Grappling with a Coastline Crisis - Measuring toxicity and creating pollution maps
V. Kids to the Rescue - A reason for optimism
Vi. Existential Challenges - Global concerns and worthy precedents
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.
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Learning and Memory
A Conversation with Alcino Silva
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Alcino Silva, Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, Psychiatry and Psychology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and Director of the Integrated Center for Learning and Memory at UCLA.
Alcino Silva runs a learning and memory lab at UCLA that is focused on a vast number of topics, from schizophrenia and autism to learning and memory. This fascinating conversation explores how he and his colleagues focus on understanding the specific molecular mechanisms of neurobiology with the goal of being able to intervene and repair these mechanisms when they go awry. Further topics include plasticity of the brain, implanting memories, how cognitive deficits associated with developmental disorders can be reversed, the importance of "research maps" for the field and inspired optimism for the future.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Dom Alcino and the Age of Discoveries, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Planting Seeds- Laying the groundwork for future discoveries II. E Pluribus Unum- Exploring cross-species similarities III. Putting the Pieces Together- The sociology of neuroscience and running a lab IV. A Leg to Stand On- Understanding changing synaptic weights V. Justified Confidence- How to know that you know something VI. Smart Mice- Objectively evaluating learning and memory VII. Manipulating Memories- Turning them off and on VIII. Individual Differences- Searching for principles in a diverse world IX. Treating Cognitive Disorders- Towards reversing cognitive deficits X. Justified Optimism- Making a difference, today and tomorrow XI. Managing Discovery- Harnessing opportunities in an open and mature way
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Critical Situations
A Conversation with Philip Zimbardo
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Philip Zimbardo, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Stanford University. During this extensive conversation Philip Zimbardo relates his intriguing life history and the survival techniques that he developed from the particular dynamics of his upbringing in the Bronx to his quarantine experiences, his experiences with South Bronx gangs, and more.
Further topics include his relationship with his former classmate Stanley Ingram and the impact the different experiences in his youth had on the development of his personal situational awareness and how that influenced his psychological research. After a detailed description of the notorious 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, Philip discusses what we have-and haven't-learned since then, the Abu Ghraib trial, his Heroic Imagination Project, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Should Have Knowns, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Origins - Humble beginnings
II. A Formative Quarantine - Developing social survival skills
III. Increasing Awareness - South Bronx rituals and Halloween distinctions
IV. Situation Stanford - The 1971 Stanford Prison Study
V. The Aftermath - Reactions and responses
VI. Outright Denial - Abu Ghraib and the myth of "bad apples"
VII. Learning Our Lessons? - Towards a deeper level of awareness
VIII. The Flip Side - The Heroic Imagination Project
IX. Spreading The Word - Cultivate heroes, and broader understanding
X. A New Gender Gap - Where have all the boys gone?
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.
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Believing Your Ears: Examining Auditory Illusions
A Conversation with Diana Deutsch
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an extensive filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Diana Deutsch, Professor of Psychology at UC San Diego and one of the world's leading experts on the psychology of music. This conversation provides behind the scenes insights into her discovery of a large number of auditory illusions, including the so-called Octave Illusion, which concretely illustrate how what we think we're hearing is often quite different from the actual sounds that are hitting our eardrums.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Revealing Mistakes, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Eclectic Beginnings - Music, art, philosophy, and philosophical psychology
II. Tones, Pitches and Critical Values - Intriguing results in music and memory
III. The Octave Illusion - How to confuse the brain with tones
IV. Medical Applications - A highly suggestive result for epilepsy patients
V. Eyes vs. Ears - The neurophysiological differences between vision and hearing
VI. Gut Issues - The impact of discomfort
VII. The Scale Illusion - Auditory scene analysis and evolutionary factors
VIII. Surrounded by Illusions - From the Glissando Illusion to Tchaikovsky's 6th
IX. Perfect Pitch & Tone Languages - Why Mandarin might help your musicianship
X. Towards Monotony? - The tonal implications of globalization
XI. Embracing Discomfort - The benefits of being confused
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.
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Sign Language Linguistics
A Conversation with Carol Padden
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and renowned researcher of sign languages Carol Padden, the Sanford I. Berman Chair in Language and Human Communication at UC San Diego. This extensive conversation covers topics such as growing up with ASL, Carol's early work with Bill Stokoe, the linguistic complexity, structure and properties of ASL and other sign languages, the development of new sign languages throughout the world, the role of gesture and embodiment, and much more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Heeding the Signs, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Choosing languages- Faulty assumptions and different sides. II. Distance Education- A formative experience. III. Signing as Language- Bill Stokoe and the development of ASL. IV. Diversity and Structure- The many shades of sign languages. V. Distinctiveness- Language, identity, and the question of affordances. VI. Embodiment- Making sense of the world around us through our bodies. VII. A Cultural Window- Change, humour and balance. VIII. Predictions and Proclivities- Speculations on the future, fillers and gender markers. IX. Examining Diversity- Brain scans, sign-twisters and gesturing Italians. X. Making Comparison- Efficiency, community and complexity
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Enlightened Entrepreneurialism
A Conversation with Margaret Jacob
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Margaret Jacob, Distinguished Professor of History at UCLA. Topics examined during this extensive conversation include Margaret Jacob's motivations to become a historian and her comprehensive analysis of the history of the Industrial Revolution and interpretation of the major economic motivations on the ground, comparing daily life experiences in England, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. A sophisticated understanding of the past naturally involves a composite approach that marries economic motivations with associated cultural factors of educational trends, religious influences and scientific and technological awareness, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Measuring Motivations, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Historical Origins - Rebel-turned scholar
II. Decrypting Newton - From physics to theology
III. Beyond the Numbers - Searching for causes
IV. Apprenticeship - Pivotal time to develop
V. Religion and Geography - Unitarianism and other factors
VI. Theory vs. Practice - France's surprising underdevelopment
VII. Lessons Learned? - Towards cultivating the innovative spirit
VIII. History Today? - Reflections on research and teaching
IX. Past and Future - New books and bizarre faucets
X. Righting Wrongs, Slowly - Gender discrimination in the academy
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.
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The Science of Emotions
A Conversation with Barbara Fredrickson
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
Why do we smile, laugh and actively seek out personal connections with the people around us? Why does it feel good and what evolutionary purposes do our so-called "positive emotions" serve? This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Barbara Fredrickson, Director Positive Emotions & Psychology Laboratory at UNC Chapel Hill. Topics covered by this extensive conversation include Barbara's work on the science of positive emotions, including her broaden-and-build theory, the undoing effect and upward spirals, while highlighting relevant evolutionary-driven hypotheses together with measurement details of empirical studies.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Only Connect, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Psychological Beginnings - Towards social psychology
Emotions, Scientifically - From endings to moments of intensity
Positive vs. Negative Emotions - Evolutionary conundrums
Positive Psychology Emerges - Examining human flourishing
Broaden and Build - A thesis emerges
Emotional Measurement - Searching for objective criteria
The Undoing Effect - A side benefit of positive emotions
Taking Charge - Cultivating positive emotional states
Responses - The perks and perils of relevance
Personal Flourishing - Bringing it home
Leveraging Positively - Generating upwards spirals.
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The Social World, Reexamined
A Conversation with Brian Epstein
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Brian Epstein, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. Brian Epstein's career as a management consultant piqued his interest and his later research into the reasons why our current models of economics, politics and other areas of social science so often go terribly wrong. The conversation explores how we can dramatically improve our current economic and political models by reexamining our assumptions about the nature of the social world.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Real World, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Wondering About the World - A philosophical journey
II. Empirical Influences - From management consultancy to metaphysics
III. Unquestioned Assumptions - The cult of the individual
IV. Beyond Emergence - A Supreme Value
V. Ontological Examinations - Grounding and anchoring
VI. Better Models - Beyond agent-based thinking
VII. Modelling Concerns - Fear of mushiness
VIII. Getting Specific - Modelling corruption
IX. No, We Can't - The impact of a small political gene pool
X. Responses and Reactions - The good, the bad, and the ugly
XI. The Value of Breadth - Appreciating the humanities
XII. Learning Our Lessons? - Or perhaps not
XIII. Applied Philosophy - The "social turn"
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Beyond Mirror Neurons
A Conversation with Greg Hickok
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth, filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Greg Hickok, Professor of Cognitive science at UC Irvine, where he directs the Center for Language Science and the Auditory and Language Neuroscience Lab. This thought-provoking conversation examines Greg Hickok's neuroscience research related to speech and language, which led him to eventually reject many aspects of the mirror neuron hypothesis, while giving his views on the mechanisms behind imitation and what mirror neurons really do.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Monkey See, Monkey Don't, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Talking Neuroscience- Speech, language and cognition
II. Enter Mirror Neurons- Grasping monkeys and old theories
III. One Size Fits All?- The kitchen sink of cognitive science
IV. Imitation - What it is and what it isn't
V. Seeking a Controller- Structural investigations
VI. The Community Responds- Sceptics and believers
VII. A Different Perspective- Prediction and sensory states
VIII. Sociological Explorations- The merits of primary sources
IX. Neuroplasticity- Speculations on the underlying mechanisms
X. On the Front Burner- Lots to investigate
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Pants on Fire: On Lying in Politics
A Conversation with Martin Jay
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and renowned intellectual historian Martin Jay, UC Berkeley. A thought-provoking book in dialogue format examining Martin Jay's extensive research on lying in politics from Plato and St. Augustine to Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss which culminated in his book The Virtues of Mendacity.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Varnished Truth, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. A Fruitful Approach - Investigating "the political"
II. The Liar's Stage - From Machiavelli to political play-acting
III. Lies, American Style - A central concern?
IV. Transcending Kant - The Value of nuance
V. Coming Clean - Appreciating what we know
VI. Monological Dangers - Truth as the enemy of the political
VII. Democracy - Its porous nature and implications
VIII. Getting Worse? - In search of a Golden Age of truth-telling
IX. Puritanical Dangers - Fanatical truth-telling
X. Politics vs. Science - Similarities and differences
XI. Summing Up - Admissions and conclusions
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.
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Criminal Justice: An Examination
A Conversation with Julian Roberts
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Julian Roberts, Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford. Julian Roberts is an international expert on sentencing throughout the common-law world and is strongly involved in connecting scholars with practitioners as well as promoting greater public understanding of sentencing. This thought-provoking conversation covers a wide range of topics related to criminal justice, including plea bargaining, the involvement of victims in criminal sentencing procedures, victim impact statements, parole, sentencing multiple and repeat crimes, community-based sentencing, alternate dispute resolution, rehabilitation, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Copping a Plea, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Sentencing and Deterrence - Considerable ambiguity
II. Plea Bargaining - Reasonable or worrying?
III. Involving the Victim - An additional perspective
IV. Punishment - Parole, prisons and philosophy
V. Comparing and Contrasting - Best and worst practices
VI. Towards the Future - Progress?
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.
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Exploring Autism
A Conversation with Uta Frith
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and one of the world's leading experts on autism Uta Frith, Professor of Cognitive Development at University College London. Topics that are examined in this extensive conversation are what autism actually is, the reasons behind the increased number of diagnoses over the last few years, autism spectrum disorders, Asperger's syndrome, mentalizing, brain imaging to research the cognitive and neurobiological bases of autism and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Autistic Condition, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Assessing the Landscape- An autism epidemic?
II. Searching for a Definition- Innate vs. conscious understanding
III. A Stunning Result- Learning from dolls
IV. Looking Inside- Brain-imaging technology and its impact
V. Vaccines- Correlation vs. causation
VI. Probing the Spectrum- Big and little pictures
VII. Gender- A provocative speculation
VIII. Ways Forward- Some concrete approaches
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Quest for Freedom
A Conversation with Quentin Skinner
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and intellectual historian Quentin Skinner, Barber Beaumont Professor Emeritus of the Humanities at Queen Mary University of London. Quentin Skinner is considered to be one of the founders of the Cambridge School of the history of political thought. This thoughtful, detailed conversation examines how Quentin Skinner came to appreciate the importance of the distinction between the modern view of freedom and the so-called neo-Roman view, together with what it implies for our current and future political understanding.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Status Symbols, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Paradoxical Origins - Puzzled by Machiavelli
II. Presupposing the State - The triumph of the modern liberal view
III. The Perils of Arbitrary Power - Becoming a slave
IV.Freedom, Applied - Contemporary politics through the lens of arbitrary power
V. Rhetoric - Closely examining another classical Roman idea
VI. Reshaping a Moral World - Recovering important ideas
VII. Question and Answer - Resisting the lure of the canonical
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.
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Saving the World at Business School
A Conversation with Andy Hoffman
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Andy Hoffman, Holcilm Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability. This extensive conversation starts with inspiring insights into how Andy Hoffman became interested in environmental issues when he declined acceptances from graduate school at Harvard and Berkeley and instead worked as a carpenter for several years in Nantucket.
Topics include the notions of 'environmental sustainability' and 'big business' which sometimes seem as incompatible as oil and water and ways to make a synthesis a reality by seriously reconsidering the way we currently conduct public policy and even some deep aspects of our current societal values.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Clarity vs. Popularity, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Building a Career- Getting a lay of the land
II. Environmental Evolution- Fringe and mainstream
III. Beyond Punditry- The cultural backdrop to climate change
IV. Fostering Debate- Engaging, responsibly
V. American Exceptionalism? -Discussions on uniqueness
VI. Talking the Talk- Communicating science better
VII. Breaching to the Choir? -How to make genuine social progress
VIII. Energy Renaissance- Government's role
IX. Reinventing Sustainability- Imagining the long term
X. Surprising Revolutionaries- Idealistic business students
XI. Setting Ideals- Towards a North Star
XII. Impact- Changing hearts and minds
XIII. The Passion Principle- Discovering our calling
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Battling Protestants
A Conversation with David Hollinger
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and intellectual historian David Hollinger, UC Berkeley, and examines the unique role that different strands of religion have played in 20th-century American culture. The conversation examines intriguing aspects of the distinction between Ecumenical and Evangelical Protestantism, the often overlooked role of Ecumenical Protestantism in the history of the USA, secularization theory, the development of the two-party system, the role of missionaries, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Exception that Proves the Rule?, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Diverging Protestants: Ecumenical vs. Evangelical
II. Drifting towards Secularism? American religious exceptionalism
III. Often Overlooked: Reinhold Niebuhr's Legacy
IV. The Missionary Position: Encounters with The Other
V. Demographic Diversification: Cosmopolitan spies and other issues
VI. William James: Interpretations and misinterpretations
VII. Strident Atheists: Evangelism 2.0
VIII. An Empty Stage: America's intellectual exchange deficit
IX. Future Speculations: Pushing a historian out of his comfort zone
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.
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The Science of Siren Songs: Stradivari Unveiled
A Conversation with Joseph Curtin
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and master violin maker and acoustician Joseph Curtin, recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. This in-depth conversation explores Curtin's long quest to characterize the sound of a Stradivari violin and the rigorous series of double-blind tests he and his colleagues developed to probe whether or not professional musicians can really tell the difference between a Stradivari and a modern violin. The conversation also covers violin acoustics and how Joseph Curtin marries acoustic science to the art of violin making and merges time-honoured techniques with new materials and design.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Finding What You're Looking For, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Finding One's Niche - Becoming a violin maker
II. Confronting Biases - Measuring a mystery
III. Characterizing Sound - Towards objectivity
IV. Making Modern Violins - In search of a new aesthetic
V. The Future Awaits - Digital violins, new books and more
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.
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China: Up Close and Persona
A Conversation with Karl Gerth
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Hwei-Chih and Julia Hsiu Chair in Chinese Studies and Professor of History at UC San Diego. This wide-ranging conversation covers the emerging American-style consumer culture of China, which is revolutionizing the lives of hundreds of millions of Chinese, how it has transformed its economy and lifestyle and has the potential to reshape the world, and the different environmental issues that China is grappling with.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Full Circle, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Filling in the World- Young Karl heads abroad
II. History and Demography- A brief examination of what we mean by "modern China: and the importance, and possible origin, of China's large population
III. Contemporary China- Change at breakneck speed
IV. Environmental Issues- And, associated political aspects
V. Societal Values- And, how they are changing
VI. Catastrophic Scenarios- And, how they might be addressed
VII. Ever Onwards- Towards a deeper understanding
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Sheathing the Bodkin: Combating Suicide
A Conversation with Jennifer Micheal Hecht
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and poet, author and historian commentator Jennifer Michael Hecht. After intriguing details about how she combines writing poetry, doing scholarly history and public writing, this wide-ranging conversation movingly embellishes upon Jennifer Michael Hecht's book Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction,...Or To Lend A Hand, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Different Hats- And how to combine them
II. Facing the Unthinkable- Confronting suicide
III. Historical Examinations- A litany of intriguing insights
IV. Suffering- Worth recognizing
V. Meaning and Mattering- The benefits of faith
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Applied Psychology: Thinking Critically
A Conversation with Stephen Kosslyn
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Stephen Kosslyn, a renowned psychologist and Founder, President and Chief Academic Officer of Foundry College.
This wide-ranging conversation explores Kosslyn and his colleagues' extensive analysis of research results on the differences between what the top parts of the brain and the bottom parts of the brain do and what the implications of those results are for everyday life, which led to a new theory of personality to better understand the way we think and behave, the so-called Theory of Cognitive Modes. In addition, the discussion covers how pedagogical principles were applied in the real world of learning and teaching by establishing Minerva Schools at KGI.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Synoptic Progress, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Only Communicate- The PowerPointing Professor
II. Top Brain, Bottom Brain- A new theory of personality
III. Beyond Theory- Testing the hypotheses
IV. Transforming Education- The Minerva Project
V. Making A Difference- Jumping to the front lines
VI. Surveying the Landscape- The evolution of cognitive science
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Rabbi with a Cause: Israel and Identity
A Conversation with David J. Goldberg
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and David J. Goldberg (1939-2019), former Senior Rabbi Emeritus of London's Liberal Jewish Synagogue and author and columnist. This wide-ranging conversation is based on Goldberg's book, This Is Not The Way: Jews, Judaism and Israel, which boldly explores a number of themes that interweave religion, politics, culture and identity in a way that is relevant to all of us, regardless of our cultural background or religious orientation. For many of us, caught as we are between love of tradition and the allure of contemporary liberal values, maintaining a coherent sense of personal identity is a highly delicate task indeed but Rabbi Goldberg has consistently been willing to meet the challenge head-on as explored in this thought-provoking discussion.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Chasing Ourselves, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. This Is Not The Way- Motivations and responses
II. Jewish Values- Freedom and Justice
III. Who is a Jew?- The logic of self-identification
IV. Cultural Judaism- Beyond religious sentiments
V. Ever Striving- Multiculturalism, tolerance and losing interfaith
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Astrophysical Wonders
A Conversation with Scott Tremaine
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Scott Tremaine, Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced Study and an internationally renowned expert in both galactic-scale and planetary-scale astronomy. Topics that are part of this extensive conversation include the process of scientific discovery, in particular related to comets, Pluto, planetary rings, shepherding satellites, exoplanets, chaos theory and the formation, stability and uniqueness of our solar system.
Further topics include galactic-scale astronomy, galaxy formation, dark matter, quasars, black holes, the large-scale structure of the universe and many outstanding open questions of contemporary astrophysics.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, On Butterflies and Fish, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Personal Reflections - Astrophysical origins and research-administration balance
II. Exoplanetary Insights - Looking beyond to assess our uniqueness
III. Puzzles and Solutions - Solar system formation and shepherding moons
IV. Rings, Comets and Pluto - Mysteries, discoveries and evolving definitions
V. Investigating Stability - Considering past and future
VI. Large-scale Issues - Colliding galaxies and dark matter
VII. Black Holes - Different types, different evidence and open questions
VIII. Fundamental Questions - The need to stay in contact with experiment
IX. Concluding Thoughts - Public policy and capitalizing on the moment
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website (https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/).
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The Limits of Consciousness
A Conversation with Martin Monti
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Martin Monti, Associate Professor in Psychology and Neurosurgery, Brain Injury Research Centre, UCLA. This extensive conversation examines Martin Monti's innovative work with patients who are in a vegetative state or minimally conscious state, which has led to some surprising results that might well prove to be integral to our development of a deeper understanding of consciousness.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Collective Unconscious, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Dualism and Science Journalism- Changing hearts and brains
II. Inside The Other- A constant concern
III. The Vegetative State- Evolving understanding
IV. Probing Vegetative States- Some experimental details
V. Beyond Reflex- A thin line
VI. Assessing Consciousness- Unlikely tennis players
VII. Extracting Information- Two types of controls
VIII. Quantifying Consciousness- Towards more rigorous models
IX. Interdisciplinary Interlude- Mathematics, cognitive science and other issues
X. Language and Thought- The Whorfian
Hypothesis and Italian football
XI. Structural Similarities? Comparing language, mathematics and music
XII. What Makes Us Human- In search of distinction
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Herculaneum Uncovered
A Conversation with Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Director of Research and Honorary Professor of Roman Studies in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. This wide-ranging conversation covers his fascinating archeological work done in Herculaneum and Pompeii, the politics of excavation, and life in the ancient Roman world.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Historical Value, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. What We Know - History and geology
II. Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie - Exploring historical motivations
III. Exploring Roman Society - Housing, slavery, citizenship and status
IV. Herculaneum vs. Pompeii - Different eyes on the past
V. The Future of the Past - Excavation, preservation and spending effectively
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.
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The Power of Sympathy: Politics and Moral Sentimentalism
A Conversation with Michael Frazer
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Michael Frazer, Senior Lecturer in Political and Social Theory at the University of East Anglia. After a detailed discussion of Michael Frazer's upbringing and intellectual journey, the conversation explores the core ideas behind the sentimentalist theory as outlined in Prof. Frazer's book called The Enlightenment of Sympathy.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, More Than Reasonable, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. New York Origins- A very Woody Allen beginning
II. Sympathy- And how to use it
III. Different Tracks- Hume, Smith and Herder
IV. Disciplinary Boundaries- Political philosophy as Kurdistan
V. Bringing It Home- Moral sentiments in the real world
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The Power of Principles: Physics Revealed
A Conversation with Nima Arkani-Hamed
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Nima Arkani-Hamed, faculty member at the renowned Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Nima Arkani-Hamed is one of today's leading particle physicists. In this extensive Ideas Roadshow conversation Nima discusses how we discover the laws of nature, the "scientific method", the relation between theory and experiment and how we can push our understanding well beyond where experiments can currently reach. With his unbridled enthusiasm and engaging eloquence, Nima takes us inside the world of a working theoretical physicist, sharing his frustration at some of the ways that physics is communicated to the general public while revealing how he and his colleagues hope to be steered towards the truth without experiment to guide them.
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Plato's Heaven: A User's Guide
A Conversation with James Robert Brown
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and James Robert Brown, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. This wide-ranging conversation addresses a central theme in current philosophy: Platonism vs. Naturalism and provides accounts of both approaches to mathematics. The Platonist-Naturalist debate over mathematics is explored in a comprehensive fashion and also sheds light on non-mathematical aspects of a dispute that is central to contemporary philosophy.
Thought experiments stand as a fascinating challenge to the necessity of data in the empirical sciences. Are these experiments, conducted uniquely in our imagination, simply rhetorical devices or communication tools or are they an essential part of scientific practice? This book also surveys the current state of this debate and explores new avenues of research into the epistemology of thought experiments.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Mathematical Metaphysics, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Introducing Platonism- An explanation for what mathematics really is
II. Attacks and Defenses- Platonism under fire
III. Seeing With the Mind's Eye- Two revealing examples
IV. Platonism Bounces Back- From quantum physics to the mind-body problem
V. The Philosophical Life- On sociological divides and being a team player
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In the Cards
A Conversation with Fred Gitelman
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Fred Gitelman, world-champion bridge player and co-founder of Bridge Base Online. This wide-ranging conversation provides behind-the-scenes insights into the world of professional bridge, the psychological stress of top-flight competition and how the human mind can compute amazing feats of memory.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Art of Competition, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Bridge Background- What it's all about
II. A Personal Perspective- Beginnings, partnerships, tournaments and memory
III. The Bridge Business- Educational software, online domination and special friends
IV. At the summit- Conquering the world and then reverting to type
V. Critical Times? -Demographics, gender and the future of bridge
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Autism: A Genetic Perspective
A Conversation with Jay Gargus
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Jay Gargus, Professor of Physiology, Biophysics and Pediatrics and Director of the Center for Autism Research and Translation at UC Irvine. This wide-ranging conversation examines the recent explosion in our genetic understanding and its implications for the future of medicine, together with the importance of understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms, in order to successfully treat a wide range of genetic disorders. Prof. Gargus focuses on autism, dispelling myths associated with the condition, advocating why a treatment should be actively pursued, and illustrating what we can learn from the recent breakthrough in cystic fibrosis research.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Machine Repair, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. The Lure of Genetics- Where the action was-and still is
II. Genetics 101- A basic overview
III. Towards Disease- Intervening in metabolic pathways
IV. Autism - Myths, current understanding and challenges
V. Pathways and Pleiotropy- Searching for mechanisms
VI. Reasons for Optimism- Streamlined bureaucracy and bold prognostications
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Vision and Perception
A Conversation with Kalanit Grill-Spector
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Kalanit Grill-Spector, Professor in Psychology and the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. Kalanit Grill-Spector is a vision specialist with a background in computational neuroscience. Her research examines how the brain processes visual information and perceives it. This extensive conversation explores how functional imaging techniques are used to visualize the brain in action and how it functions to recognize people, objects and places. Kalanit also discusses how the anatomical and functional properties of the brain change from infancy to childhood through adulthood, and how this development is related to improved visual recognition abilities.
Further topics include Kalanit Grill-Spector's discovery of a particular face-selective region in the brain, her groundbreaking research related to the neural processing of this particular region and the fascinating experiments that she has been involved with that suggest that there is indeed a strong causal link between that region and our facial recognition perception.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Facing Facts, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Neuroimaging - A transformative technology
II. Discovering Her Passion - A glimpse of the joy of vision
III. Vision Unveiled - Our current understanding
IV. Experimental Evidence - Many discoveries; even more to do
V. A Startling Result - Stumbling upon specialized hardware
VI. Neuroplasticity - Assessing flexibility
VII. The Road Ahead - Better measurements, better models, deeper understanding
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website (https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/).
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Apocalypse Then: The First Crusade
A Conversation with Jay Rubenstein
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Jay Rubenstein, Professor of History and Director of the Center for the Premodern World at the University of South Carolina, which provides us with fascinating insights into medieval society.
How did the First Crusade happen? What could have suddenly caused tens of thousands of knights, commoners and even nuns at the end of the 11th century to leave their normal lives behind and trek thousands of miles across hostile territory in an unprecedented vicious and bloody quest to wrest Jerusalem from its occupying powers?
Jay Rubenstein, historian of the intellectual, cultural, and spiritual worlds of Europe in the Middle Ages at USC, carefully explores those questions based on his extensive research while discussing the Apocalypse: the crusaders' sincere belief that the end of the world was approaching and their opportunity to participate in the last stage of the divine plan.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Glorious End, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Becoming a Medievalist - Suddenly fashionable
II. Guibert of Nogent - From overlooked to oversimplified
III. Armies of Heaven - Subheading
IV. Considering Impact - On history and historians
V. Moving On - Or perhaps not.
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A Matter of Energy: Biology From First Principles
A Conversation with Nick Lane
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry at University College London and bestselling author. After an inspiring story of Nick Lane's career path, this wide-ranging conversation covers his bioenergetic view of early, evolutionary history, the origin of life and how all complex life is composed of a very particular cell type that we all share, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Big Picture, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. A Long and Winding Road- Nick goes round the houses. II. Structuring Energy- Cells, membranes and a counterintuitive mechanism. III. Hydrothermal Vents- More than just chemistry. IV. Simulational Challenges- Making your own hydrothermal vent. V. Synoptic Justifications- Philosophers wanted. VI. Becoming Complex- From prokaryotes to eukaryotes. VII. Marvellous Mitochondria- Insights from a metabolic worldview. VIII. Open Questions- From the origin of life to consciousness.
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A Universe of Particles: Cosmological Reflections
A Conversation with Rocky Kolb
by Howard Burton
Part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Rocky Kolb, the Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. After an inspiring story of how Rocky Kolb became interested in science, this wide-ranging conversation covers topics such as the development of and his work on inflationary cosmology, the Standard Model of particle physics, dark matter, dark energy, Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), the Large Hadron Collider, advice for high-school teachers to ignite a passion for learning in students, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Passion Principle, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Cool Beginnings - From the local library to Caltech
II. Cosmic Inflation - Alan Guth causes a stir
III. Dark Matter - Finally recognized ignorance
IV. Dark Energy - Particularly hard to swallow
V. Motivational Insights - The importance of passion
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.