Neurophilosophy, Geoengineering, and the Merits of Capitalism v. Socialism

2009-04-11 00:00:00

David Brooks on neurophilosophy. The mainstreaming of legal (albeit medical) marijuana in California. Jamais's Five Laws of Robotics. The sudden discussion of geoengineering at highest levels of science policy-making. Younger Americans and U.S. Democrats are almost evenly divided on desirability of "socialism" vs. "capitalism," and even some Republicans are beginning to wonder. (MP3)

David Brooks on neurophilosophy. The mainstreaming of legal (albeit medical) marijuana in California. Jamais's Five Laws of Robotics. The sudden discussion of geoengineering at highest levels of science policy-making. Younger Americans and U.S. Democrats are almost evenly divided on desirability of "socialism" vs. "capitalism," and even some Republicans are beginning to wonder. (MP3)

http://www.archive.org/download/CSRNewsoftheFuture-20090411/20090411nof.MP3