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How autonomous weapons will be utilized in our military is uncertain. Paul Scharre shares why their future use on the battlefield should be carefully considered.
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Today's video is part of a series on female genius, in proud collaboration with 92Y's 7 Days of Genius Festival.
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Scientific advancement is more than a series of experiments: it is often a debate among scientists with fundamentally different points of view. Niels Bohr knew this firsthand thanks to Einstein.
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Adam Smith hated greed. He'd likely be horrified to see how his name is now used. And any Smith fans who believe selfishness is a virtue distort what Smith called his best work.
Picasso didn’t fight in World War I, but he still struggled with how that war influenced his art and life.
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It's no longer car companies innovating the future of the automobile. Driving is becoming a computerized technology, says Brad Templeton, who consulted Google on its autonomous cars.
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Today's video is part of a series on female genius, in proud collaboration with 92Y's 7 Days of Genius Festival.
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