Life/Future: Definitions of Life in the 21st Century & Beyond (Part of #ScholarFest)
SPEAKERS: David Grinspoon, Joshua Nall, Steven Dick, Neil Maher, George Chrousos, Charlotte Rogers, Jennifer Hochschild, Nara Milanich, Derrick de Kerckhove, Wendy Fok, Robin Lovin, Mark Anderson, Philip Gold & Fayth Parks.
EVENT DATE: 2015/06/11
RUNNING TIME: 91 minutes
TRANSCRIPT: View Transcript (link will open in a new window)
DESCRIPTION: Definitions of life in the 21st century and beyond from astrobiologists, scientists, psychiatrists, historians, literature scholars and technologists. Part of #ScholarFest, a two-day celebration of the 15th anniversary of The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Format: seven 10-minute "lightning conversations" followed by 20 minutes of Q&A.
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