Edge 244—May 7, 2008

THE THIRD CULTURE
RULES OF THE GAME
A Talk With Hans Ulrich Obrist
EDGE IN THE NEWS
The New Yorker: "In the Air: Who Says Big Ideas Are Rare?"
By Malcolm Gladwell
(5,340 words)

Edge 243—April 22, 2008

THE THIRD CULTURE
VENGEANCE IS OURS
Jared Diamond in The New Yorker
BREAKING THE GALILEAN SPELL
By Stuart A. Kauffman
THE REALITY CLUB
Kevin Kelly on "Eliza's World"
EDGE IN THE NEWS
Campaign: Web Secrets
(6,560 words)

Edge 242—April 10, 2008

THE THIRD CULTURE
ARE HUMAN BRAINS UNIQUE?
By Michael Gazzaniga
ELIZA'S WORLD
By Nicholas Carr
THE REALITY CLUB
Jaron Lanier on "Eliza's World"
(7,080 words)

Edge 239—March 4, 2008

THE EDGE DINNER — 2008
THE REALITY CLUB
Douglas Rushkoff, Alan Alda on Nicholas Christakis' "Social Networks Are Like the Eye"
(3,100 words)

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Edge 238—February 25, 2008

THE THIRD CULTURE
SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE LIKE THE EYE
A Talk With Nicholas A. Christakis
(7,500 words)

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Edge 237—February 19, 2008

THE THIRD CULTURE
ENGINEERING BIOLOGY
A Talk With Drew Endy
EDGE IN THE NEWS
The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia): What Are You Optimistic About?
By Frank Brunetti
Web Diary (Australia): What are you optimistic about?
By Craig Rowley
(7,000 words)

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Edge 235—February 6, 2008

THE THIRD CULTURE
LIFE: A GENE-CENTRIC VIEW
Craig Venter & Richard Dawkins
A Conversation in Munich
(Moderator: John Brockman)
Complete One-Hour Video & Transcript
BETTER THAN FREE
By Kevin Kelly
EDGE IN THE NEWS
Publico: Edição Lisboa: Cover Story, Sunday Magazine: When the world's great scientific thinkers change their minds
By Ana Gerschenfeld
Wall Street Journal: A Sense of the Future
By Paul Boutin
The New York Review of Books: The Triumph of Stephen Jay Gould
By Richard C. Lewontin
Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia): Boffins wax poetic about their passions; Mainstream media, readers seem scared despite fine writing, fascinating facts
By Barbara Julien
(15,9000 words)

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Edge 234—January 24, 2008

THE THIRD CULTURE
VENTER INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS CREATE FIRST SYNTHETIC BACTERIAL GENOME
LIVE IN NYC
WHAT ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
Borders Bookstore — Columbus Circle
January 29, 2008 7:00 PM
EDGE @ DLD
(Digital Life Design)
"LIFE: A GENE-CENTRIC VIEW"
A Conversation with Craig Venter & Richard Dawkins
(Moderator: John Brockman)
SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
The Future of Selection
(Die Zukunft der Selektion)
By Florian Kessler
DER SPIEGEL
Craig Venter wants to email life
(Craig Venter will Lebewesen e-mailen)
By Christian Stöcker
EDGE IN THE NEWS
Times Literary Supplement: In Brief: What Are You Optimistic About?
By James Joseph
(3,200 words)

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Edge 233—January 14, 2008

EDGE publishes "Life: What a Concept!"
transcript as downloadable pdf book
EDGE @ DLD (Digital, Life, Design)
10:00am, January 21, Munich
"LIFE: A GENE-CENTRIC VIEW"
Craig Venter & Richard Dawkins
(Moderator: John Brockman)
THE THIRD CULTURE
WHAT'S YOUR CONSUMPTION FACTOR?
By Jared Diamond
The Edge Annual Question — 2008
THE WORLD QUESION CENTER
WHAT HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT? WHY?
Press Coverage: Arts & Letters Daily; bloggingheads.tv; boingboing; Canberra Times; Corriere Della Sera; The Globe and Mail; The Guardian; Il Giornale; Infectious Greed; The Independent; El Mundo; National Review Online; The News & Observer; News@ORF.at; O'Reilly Radar; San Francisco Chronicle; Slashdot; Spiegel Online; Süddeutsche Zeitung; Sunday Tribune; The Telegraph; The Times; Toronto Star; The Wall Street Journal; The Washington Post; Die Zeit
THIRD CULTURE NEWS
The New York Times Magazine: Cover Story: The Moral Instinct
By Steven Pinker
EDGE IN THE NEWS
The New Republic: The TNR Q&A
By Isaac Chotiner
Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin): Think Positive
By Mary Bergin
The Age (Melbourne, Australia): Questions
By Lorien Kaye
(9,700 words)

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Edge 232—January 4, 2008

THE WORLD QUESION CENTER
The Edge Annual Question — 2008
WHAT HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT? WHY?
EDGE IN THE NEWS
Rocky Mountain News: Science Snubbed
By Vincent Carroll, Editor, Editorial Pages
The Mail On Sunday: What Are You Optimistic About?
Review by Harry Ritchie
The New York Times: Op-Ed Columnist: The Sidney Awards II
By David Brooks
(113,100 words)