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Bertrand Russell at 87 – Spry, mischievous, articulate

At 89, two years after this interview, Berty Russell was arrested at an anti-nuclear sit-in in parliament square, and sentenced to 7 days in jail.

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Hitchens and Fry vs. Ann Widdecombe on The Ten Commandments

I just don’t understand. What kind of person goes out and votes for Ann Widdecombe? (That look Hitchens is giving her is priceless. “Woman, are you for real?”)

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Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop

Wish you were here.

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Howl!

From Reed College @ iTunes U, here‘s “Howl” (and other poems) by Allen Ginsberg.

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Expand Your Mind: Getting a Grasp on Consciousness

An interesting talk by Shulgin, Koch, Churchland, and Flatow at MIT World. Flatow not only manages to mispronounce Koch’s name when he introduces him, he also mocks his (german) accent by saying “he will be back” after Koch leaves the … Continue reading

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Christopher Hitchens debates Jay Richards

This is the first part of a long debate – go to youtube for the rest, I couldn’t be bothered. Jay Richards is a bullshitter. It is clear that he willfully misinterprets and manipulates the relevant science and philosophy to … Continue reading

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Hitchens, Harris, Dennett vs Boteach, D’Souza, Taleb

Truly remarkable. … See, I new that “Black Swan” guy was up to no good. By the way, you can view this on HD on youtube.

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Rupert Murdoch versus the Google

Rupert Murdoch just doesn’t get it. He will loose lots & lots of money. Which is a good thing. The world will be a better place once he’s out of the game.

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Intelligence Squared

… or how Hitchens and Fry annihilated the arrogant defenders of the catholic church.

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John Irving on Russia Today

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Not what I had in mind…

… but, yes, the robots are coming!

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Hell’s Angel

Hell’s Angel: Mother Teresa; 1 of 3door metoowahchef Hell’s Angel: Mother Teresa; 2 of 3door metoowahchef Hell’s Angel: Mother Teresa; 3 of 3door metoowahchef

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Shrink Rap: Billy Connolly

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N U C L E A R

The funny thing? If you look up “nucular” on wordnik, you’ll get these examples: Folksy Sarah Palin with her gonnas and shouldas and nucular is a scary prospect for the English language. — Shuck and Jive America will burn, she … Continue reading

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