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    Alina Chan, scientific adviser at the Board Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Matt Ridley, biologist and chair of the International Centre for Life (UK), discussed their investigation of the…

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    How Innovation Works

    Science writer Matt Ridley argued that America is experiencing what he calls an “innovation famine” and discussed how government policy can encourage and incentivize innovation. This event w…

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    The Evolution of Everything

    Matt Ridley talked about his book The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge, in which he investigates whether the theory of evolution applies to human society, particularly in terms …

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    The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

    Matt Ridley argues that people should be optimistic about the 21st Century because it will be more prosperous than prior centuries. He says that this advancement is due to the nature of huma…

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    Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code

    Matt Ridley talked about his biography, Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code, published by Eminent Lives. Mr. Ridley described the life of theorist and scientist Francis Crick. Cric…

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    Nature Via Nurture

    Matt Ridley discussed his book about the origins of human behavior, Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human, from HarperCollins. Published fifty years after the dis…

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    Mapping the Cosmos: Germs, Genomes, and the Big Bang

    Moderated by President Baltimore, authors discussed their books on gene mapping and the possibility of evolutionary design in humans and the cosmos. After their presentations they answered a…

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    Genome

    Mr. Ridley, author of Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, published by HarperCollins, and Mr. Baltimore held an on-stage conversation. They discussed current genetic resea…

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    Genome

    Mr. Ridley talked about his book Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, published by HarperCollins. He explained the Human Genome Project and the implications of genetic rese…

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    Structure of British Government

    C-SPAN profiled England’s structure of government, Parliament. Parliament is made up of the Queen, House of Lords, and the House of Commons. Scholars explained how their proceedings are cond…

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    British Parliament

    This program provided an introduction to the structure and function of the British Parliament.

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    Foreign Legislatures: Great Britain

    The legislative bodies of the British political system were examined. Mr. Ridley, Mr. Liebl, and Mr. Shroff began with discussion of current British politics, specifically analyzing the natu…

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    State Opening of Parliament

    Queen Elizabeth II addressed the Houses of Parliament in a historical ceremony and previewed the laws and regulations that they should pass that session. This was the first broadcast of the…

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    Queen's Address

    Guests talked about the Queen’s speech and the agenda she presented. They answered viewer questions.

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    State Opening of Parliament

    Matt Ridley talked about Queen Elizabeth II’s speech for the opening of the British Parliament and answered viewer questions.

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