For thousands of years, we’ve searched to answer the question: Who are we? Today, science has brought us closer than ever to the answer. This hour, TED speakers share ideas on what makes us … us.
1. Sam Sternberg: How Will ‘Cut And Paste’ Technology Rewrite Our DNA?
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2. Steven Pinker: How Do Nature And Nurture Combine To Make Us Who We Are?
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3. Ze Frank: Are You Ready To Take the ‘Human’ Test?
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4. John Searle: Where Does Consciousness Come From?
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