The Third Culture

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The Third Culture

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Coming from C. P. Snow's The Two Cultures, the "Third Culture" is a group of prominent scientists and intellectuals who are changing the landscape of both the sciences and humanities. The term was coined by John Brockman in his book The Third Culture: Beyond The Scientific Revolution.

Official Website:
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/who3c.html

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Rodney Brooks Scientist 30-Dec-1954 Robotics and artificial intelligence researcher

Richard Dawkins Biologist 26-Mar-1941 Zoologist and evolutionary biologist

Daniel C. Dennett Philosopher 28-Mar-1942 Leading Darwinist and philosopher

Murray Gell-Mann Physicist 15-Sep-1929 Quarks and strangeness

Stephen Jay Gould Biologist 10-Sep-1941 20-May-2002 Evolutionary scientist

Chris Langton Biologist 1948 Father of Artificial Life

Marvin Minsky Scientist 9-Aug-1927 Father of Artificial Intelligence

Roger Penrose Mathematician 8-Aug-1931 Theory of cosmic censorship

Steven Pinker Linguist 18-Sep-1954 The Language Instinct

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