BostonTalks: What If?
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Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2017 · Education
What if there is life in space? What if technology is having a negative impact our lives? What if the concept of junk food didn't exist? WGBH News reporter Craig LeMoult (@clemoult) hosts a night of exploration into some big questions. Mo Lotman (@thetechnoskep), author and The Technoskeptic magazine publisher, takes a critical look at our relationship with technology and asks what would happen if we rethought this bond. Chew founder & CEO Adam Melonas (@adamchef) challenges our perceptions of health and junk food. What if we purchased food based on flavor and format instead of degrees of harm inflicted? MIT astronomer and Exoplaneteer Jenn Burt (@astrojennb) explains her work searching for planets and life in space. You can always add your comments to this talk on Twitter with #BostonTalks. WGBH Forum Network ~ Free online lectures: Explore a world of ideas Connect with us: http://facebook.com/wgbhforum | http://twitter.com/ForumNetwork See our complete archive here: http://forum-network.org
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