Sean Carroll

A Response to Critics

Sam Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sam Harris

Among the many quandaries a writer must face after publishing a controversial book is the question of how, or whether, to respond to criticism.

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Eureka! Science Belongs On Stage

Lauren Gunderson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lauren Gunderson

Science is built for the stage. The very act of scientific discovery is one of the most dramatic in the human experience. Dramatic because it changes everything.

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Toward a Science of Morality

Sam Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sam Harris

Science's failure to address moral questions has made it seem like little more than an incubator for technology. It has also given faith-based religion -- that great engine of ignorance and bigotry -- a nearly uncontested claim to being the only source of moral wisdom.

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Stephen Colbert Author Interview: Sean Carroll On 'From Eternity To Here' And The Mysteries Of Time (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sean Carroll, a theoretical cosmologist, was on "The Colbert Report" last night to talk about his new book "From Eternity to Here" and the quest to fi...

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