Description:
From genetics to cosmology to nanotechnology, science is on the brink of numerous and extraordinary mega-revolutions that will change the very nature of life. Closer to Truth brings together leading scientists, scholars and artists to debate many of today's fundamental issues. Today's panelists discuss how technology is forever changing life as we know it and how change and continuing growth are just as unstoppable as social change is inevitable. Joining host Robert Kuhn are geopolitical economist Francis Fukuyama; artificial intelligence expert Marvin Minsky; technological innovator George Kozmetsky; scientist and sci-fi novelist Gregory Benford; and biophysicist Gregory Stock.
Speaker(s):
Marvin Minsky, professor of media arts and science, co-founder/director, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Francis Fukuyama, professor, Johns Hopkins University
Gregory Stock, director, Medicine, Technology and Society Program, UCLA; author
George Kozmetsky, technological innovator
Gregory Benford, scientist and sci-fi novelist
Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Ph.D., UCLA; Closer to Truth host
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