Dara O'Brian - The Age Of Reason

robindch

Can't believe that I'm going to be out of the country for this, but there you go. Next Friday, the 13th, Dara Ó Briain presents The Age of Reason: How Logic Can Save Us…Again:

http://leviathan.ie/2012/06/28/dara-o-briain-presents-the-age-of-reason-how-logic-can-save-us-again/

The world in which we live faces the most serious challenges in almost every realm: social, economic, political, environmental…

Many of the horrendous problems that humanity has created for itself, and the planet we inhabit, have their roots in bad practice and bad ideas, based on bad thinking.

That is not to say ‘evil’ thinking, but rather thinking that is unscientific, illogical, and prone to fallacies of all sorts.

Dara Ó Briain and a panel of scientists and thinkers take an often humorous journey through logic, reason and scientific thinking to see how their use solved problems in the past including:

Dr. Aoife McLysaght, lecturer in genetics at Trinity College, Dublin

Michael John Gorman, director of the Science Gallery

Norah Casey, publisher, entrepreneur and panelist on TV’s Dragon’s Den

Brian Lucey, economist and associate professor of finance at Trinity College, Dublin.

They will also take a piercing look at where their absence has caused disaster and examine how we can all learn from those mistakes to fix things broken by bad thinking.

Plus a special musical contribution to scientific thought by Paddy Cullivan

Scientific thinking is not just for scientists, you know

Sarky

I asked one of the scientists on that list for a job last week.

They said no

chin_grin

Dara Ó Briain and a panel of scientists

They sound like some sort of crime-fighting team! Along the same lines of The Avengers, without the super powers or the charisma...or people skills.

I do hope it's nothing like his new (sh!te) show on Dave...the one about maths...F*ckin' boring.

Nodin

Sarky wrote: »

I asked one of the scientists on that list for a job last week.

They said no

Did you wear strides? The science fellas notice details like that.

Sarky

In retrospect, the CV written in Comic Sans was probably a mistake.

Real Life

Sarky wrote: »

In retrospect, the CV written in Comic Sans was probably a mistake.

just not their type

CerebralCortex

Sarky wrote: »

In retrospect, the CV written in Comic Sans was probably a mistake.

You have an MSc in Bionformatics right? If yes and if it's any consolation it baffles me as to why you haven't been given something yet.

Anyway back on topic, I'd love to go to this, thanks for the heads up.

mikhail

CerebralCortex wrote: »

You have an MSc in Bionformatics right? If yes and if it's any consolation it baffles me as to why you haven't been given something yet.

Anyway back on topic, I'd love to go to this, thanks for the heads up.

Bio-everything is oversubscribed, or so I was told recently by one of my former lecturers.

Daftendirekt

Sarky wrote: »

In retrospect, the CV written in Comic Sans was probably a mistake.

Burt Lancaster

How much is this one ?

fitz0

€10 I'd like to go but I'll have to see if I have the cash closer tot he date. By then it will probably be sold out.

Burt Lancaster

fitz0 wrote: »

€10 I'd like to go but I'll have to see if I have the cash closer tot he date. By then it will probably be sold out.

Is it for charity ?

Dave!

Midday during the week... I'll be in work. D'oh.

recedite

I'd love to go, but I never leave the house on Friday the 13th.

Jimoslimos

chin_grin wrote: »

I do hope it's nothing like his new (sh!te) show on Dave...the one about maths...F*ckin' boring.

I actually quite like that show

Though at the moment I could do with some of Sarky's super Bioinformatics problem-solving skills.

Sarky

Uh... Your infatuation is based on a physical attraction. Talk to the woman, and you'll soon realise you have nothing in common.

fitz0

Burt Lancaster wrote: »

Is it for charity ?

Well it's for the good of everyone in attendance but it's not for any specific institution. It's a part of the Dublin City of Science 2012 thing.

Kivaro

This topic gives me another opportunity to recommend "The Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine (1794); one of the most enlightening books I ever read.

"Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness with which more than half the bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we call it the word of a demon rather than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel."

pauldla

robindch wrote: »

Can't believe that I'm going to be out of the country for this, but there you go. Next Friday, the 13th, Dara Ó Briain presents The Age of Reason: How Logic Can Save Us…Again:

I'll actually be in the country for the first time in years, so I would be honoured to attend in your stead.

If I don't forget, that is....

MrGeneric

Anyone have any information regarding this being streamed or recorded? It would be a shame if it wasn't.

joseph brand

Purchased 2 tickets yesterday.

I'm 33 and I'll have to keep this a secret from the folks, as they will think I've gone mad and need to talk to someone. (no, not god)

"Son, are you depressed?"
"Nope. I've got cop on". :cool: