How do glasses help us see? - Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert

source: TED-Ed   2016年4月5日
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-glas...
Today, glasses help millions of people with poor vision be able to see clearly. But how? Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert help unravel the answer by explaining refraction — the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water, or the eye, to change the direction of light passing through it.
Lesson by Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert, animation by Andrew Foerster.

Medieval Philosophy: Anselm by Gregory B. Sadler

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source: Gregory B. Sadler      上次更新：2016年5月11日
Videos dealing with the great Medieval philosopher and theologian, Anselm of Canterbury -- some of them invited or conference presentations I've given, some of them course lectures, and some of them shorter Core Concept videos. At the end of the playlist, you'll also find a more personal video, where I discuss how I became a scholar who works on St. Anselm's thought

In this presentation from the 6th Annual Felician Ethics Conference, held at Felician College, Dr. Gregory B. Sadler raises and explores the question: What kind of moral theory does St. Anselm hold? Is it a deontological theory? A Divine Command theory? Something more like Natural Law Theory? Or is it really a Virtue Ethics? We engage in some pointed Q&A after the main presentation.

What Kind of Moral Theory Does St. Anselm Hold? Conference Presentation  47:21
An Anselmian Account of the Grounding of Morality Conference Presentation 34:33
An Overlooked Medieval Occasion: Anselm on Moral Inquiry, Justice, Virtues and Vices 57:08
Intro to Philosophy: Anselm of Canterbury, On Truth Anselm's work, On Truth 1:00:48
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, On Truth, ch. 12: The Nature of Justice specifically on ch. 12 of On Truth 33:08
Intro to Philosophy: Anselm, Proslogion, ch. 2-4 Anselm's work, The Proslogion 1:03:11
Intro to Philosophy: Anselm's Proslogion, ch. 1, 5-end Anselm's work, The Proslogion 1:03:10
Philosophical Development and Committments: How I Became an Anselm Scholar 58:25
St. Anselm on Marriage, Congugal Love, and Sexual Desire 35:52
Justice as a Degree of Ontological Dignity: An Anselmian Investigation 39:52
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, The Doctrine of Participation in the Monologion 14:49
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, Degrees of Being in the Monologion 14:21
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, Arguing to the Supreme Good in the Monologion 14:19
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, Arguing to the Supreme Being in the Monologion 10:23
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, The Supreme Being's Existence Per Se 16:01
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, Creation Ex Nihilo in the Monologion 13:53
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, Things Existing in the Divine Word in the Monologion 13:36
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, Three Kinds of Expression in the Monologion 12:01
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, What Can Be Affirmed of the Divine in the Monologion 18:36
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, Divine Simplicity in the Monologion 10:21
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, Divine Eternity in the Monologion 23:12
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, Divine Ubiquity in the Monologion 16:02
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, Divine Substance and Other Substances in the Monologion 12:18
Philosophy Core Concepts: Anselm, Divine Word as Utterance and Essence in the Monologion 14:38

Margaret McCurry Lecture: Ross Lovegrove

source: Harvard GSD 2016年3月28日
3/24/16
Ross Lovegrove is a designer and visionary whose work is widely considered to be the very apex of his field, stimulating a profound change in the physicality of our three-dimensional world. Inspired by the logic and beauty of nature, his designs embrace technology, materials science, and intelligent organic form, creating what many industry leaders regard as the aesthetic expression of the 21st Century. Lovegrove's designs reflect his deeply human and resourceful approach; he strives to imbue everything he designs—from cameras to cars to trains, aviation, and architecture—with optimism, innovation, and vitality. His work has been published widely in design journals and he is author of Supernatural: The work of Ross Lovegrove (Phaidon, 2004) with essays by Greg Lynn, Tokujin Yoshioka, and Cecil Balmond. Lovegrove has won numerous international awards and his work has been exhibited internationally for over twenty years, including shows at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Guggenheim Museum NY, Axis Centre Japan, Pompidou Centre, Paris and the Design Museum, London.

Emma Seppälä: "The Happiness Track" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google    2016年3月4日
In her new book "The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success," Emma Seppälä draws on the latest research in the fields of cognitive psychology and neuroscience to argue that happiness is the key to fast tracking our professional and personal success.

We are taught that getting ahead means doing everything that’s thrown at us (and then some) with razor-sharp focus and iron discipline, that success depends on our drive and talents, and that achievement cannot happen without stress. Seppala debunks the outmoded attitudes that shape our modern approach to success to show that finding happiness and fulfillment may, in fact, be the most productive thing we can do to thrive professionally. Filled with practical advice on how to apply these scientific findings to our daily lives, "The Happiness Track" is a life-changing guide to fast tracking our success and creating the anxiety-free life we want.

Seppala is the Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, founder and editor-in-chief of Fulfillment Daily -- a news site dedicated to the science of happiness -- and a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and Psychology Today. She holds a B.A. and Master’s in East Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford.

Art History of Games 2010

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source: Georgia Tech       Last updated on 2014年6月24日
Games, a creative form "older than culture," have served humanity in such diverse ways as entertainment, education, exercise, conflict resolution, ritual and self-expression. But not until the 20th century did games and the play experiences they provide start to be perceived as an art form as well. With nods to the past and future, and with an open acknowledgment of all the awkwardness, bravado and measured successes thus far, The Art History of Games seeks to more clearly articulate the importance of games as a form of art.

The Art History of Games was a three-day public symposium organized by Georgia Tech Digital Media and SCAD Atlanta, where members of the fields of game studies, art history and related areas of cultural studies gathered to investigate games as an art form. Leading game theorists and historians from around the world gathered in the High Museum of Art's Rich Auditorium on the campus of the Woodruff Arts Center, in midtown Atlanta in February 2010.

What is an Art History of Games? 55:48
Masters Among Us 55:22
Play's the Thing: Games as Fine Art 43:44
Art History of Games Panel Discussion with Jesper Juul, Frank Lantz and John Sharp 47:29
Art History of Games Panel Discussion with Jay David Bolter, Celia Pearce and Henry Lowood 46:53
Players are Artists Too 42:20
Videogames & the Two Avant-Gardes 50:10
The Pure Game: A Short History of Video Game Aesthetics 46:08
Doorknobs and Butterflies: Games After Art 44:35
The Art History of Games 49:19
Keynote Panel Discussion: John Romero, Christiane Paul, Harvey Smith, Richard Lemarchand 55:32
Image Games 47:07
One Falls for Each of Us: The Prototyping of Tragedy 41:02
Over Games 35:42
Interactive Storytelling is our Project Xanadu 44:57
Sixteen Tons 44:42
Art History of Games Panel Discussion (see description for details) 42:32

Documents, Constelations, Prospects - Lecture, Homi K. Bhabha: Age of Insecurity

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Nikhil Goyal: "Schools On Trial" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google     2016年3月1日
Nikhil Goyal stops by Google NYC to chat about his book: "Schools On Trial: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice."
A journalist and activist all of twenty years old whom the Washington Post has dubbed a “future education secretary” offers both a scathing indictment of our teach-to-the-test-while-killing-the-spir­it educational assembly line and maps out a path for all of our schools to harness children’s natural aptitude for learning by creating an atmosphere conducive to freedom and creativity. He prescribes an inspiring educational future that is thoroughly democratic and experiential, and one that utilizes the entire community as a classroom.
Moderated by Sunni Yuen and Manushi Shah.