Une introduction au dilemme du Trolley

Voici une brève vidéo introduisant au célèbre dilemme du Trolley (en anglais). De quoi fournir des sujets de discussion pendant les interminables repas de famille.

Here is a video introduction to the most famous Trolley dilemma. At last, you'll have something interesting to talk about in family dinners.

Chomsky at Google

Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor emeritus of linguistics at MIT and the author of numerous books.This lecture took place on April 22, 2008 at the Google Cambridge office, as a part of the Authors@Google series. (Video, 54 mn.)

Steven Pinker on Language and Thought

Steven Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Until 2003, he taught in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. He conducts research on language and cognition, and is the author of several books.
Here is a nice video I found on TED, about Language and thought.

Steven Pinker est Professeur à l'Université de Harvard. Il travaille sur des questions de cognition, de linguistique et de psychologie évolutionniste.
Voici une vidéo sur le langage et la pensée (source:TED).

Steven Pinker on the "Blank Slate"

Steven Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Until 2003, he taught in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. He conducts research on language and cognition, and is the author of several books.
Here is a nice video I found on TED.

Steven Pinker est Professeur à l'Université de Harvard. Il travaille sur des questions de cognition, de linguistique et de psychologie évolutionniste.
Voici une vidéo où il présente l'un de ses livres: The Stuff of thought (source:TED).