Edge.org: OptimismClick to Listen to the Show (24 MB MP3) [1]

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[ Tue. Jan. 2. 2007 ]

With the new year comes new resolutions, and new questions, including the new Edge.org [4] question. The science super-hero club house that brought you dangerous ideas [5] in 2006 wants to bring you optimism [6] in 2007.

Extra-Credit Reading

 

Juan Enriquez [7], A Knowledge Driven Economy Allows Individuals to Lead Millions Out of Poverty In a Single Generation [8], The Edge Annual Question 2007, Edge [9]

Steven Pinker [10], The Decline of Violence [11], The Edge Annual Question 2007, Edge [9]

Clay Shirky [12], Evidence [13], The Edge Annual Question 2007, Edge [9]

Chris DiBona [14], Widely Available, Constantly Renewing, High Resolution Images of the Earth Will End Conflict and Ecological Devastation As We Know It [15], The Edge Annual Question 2007, Edge [9]

Paul Steinhardt [16], Bullish on Cosmology [17], The Edge Annual Question 2007, Edge [9]

James O’Donnell [18], Scientific Discoveries Are Surprisingly Durable [19], The Edge Annual Question 2007, Edge [9]

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