Lawrence Lessig on the next big idea

Marc Andreessen on Charlie Rose

Lots of tidbits on the world of the Internet and technology. Link

Charlie Rose interview with Malcolm Gladwell

This is a great interview with Malcolm Gladwell on his new book "Outliers".

Freud, Science, the Mind, and Psychotherapy

Found a wonderful discussion on Charlie Rose about how science is revealing the mind. Its also a delightful conversation among a very articulate and authentic group.

Charlie Rose Episodes

All of the Charlie Rose episodes seem to be free and available on Google Video. Here are some of my recent favorites:

Science Series Part Two (Human Genome)
Robert Rubin
Science Series Part One
Muhammad Yunus, Founder of The Grameen Bank
E.O. Wilson & James Watson on Charles Darwin
Charlie Rose returns to the show
MacArthur Fellowship recipients
John F. Burns of The New York Times

Fallibility

Watching a Charlie Rose interview with George Soros about his book “The Age of Fallibility” , I heard something I have believed so strongly since my escape from fundamentalist religion, and that is that we are incapable of knowing reality and must always be in a constant state of listening to the world and humbly changing our minds in the face of new information. The opposite of this philosophy is arrogantly believing that one knows the way the world works (or should work), and actively resist information that is contradictory to your view, especially when it is negative for you. Over and over between the peace makers and the instigators of conflict this idea emerges.