October 2006

Micah Garen and Marie Helene Carlton went to Iraq in 2004 to make a movie about the looting of archeological sites. Garen’s photos of looted… Read More »Kidnap and release in Iraq

Richard Dawkins is giving a drive-by talk, arriving, speaking and darting out again. “Drive-by” isn’t a bad description of the tone of the talk –… Read More »“It’s about time we start criticizing faith” – Richard Dawkins

Martin Marty knows a litte something about the world of religion, especially about religious fundamentalism. The dangerous idea Professor Marty shares with us: “You are… Read More »Dr. Marty on Science and Faith

Tom Barnett spoke at Pop!Tech two years ago, when I spoke here. His talk literally electrified the room – whether it insired people, challenged them… Read More »Two hours of Tom Barnett in twenty – thirty? – minutes

Kwame Appiah, a philosophy professor at Princeton, offers us a classically philosophical question: “What are we talking about when we talk about western identity and… Read More »Appiah’s Golden Nuggets

The Yes Men – who Andrew Zolli explains are “not identity thieves, but identity correctors” – credit Will Wright for helping start The Yes Men.… Read More »Playing Make Believe with the Yes Men