Why the insect brain is so incredible - Anna Stöckl

source: TED-Ed    2016年4月14日
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-the-ins...
The human brain is one of the most sophisticated organs in the world, a supercomputer made of billions of neurons that control all of our senses, thoughts, and actions. But there was something Charles Darwin found even more impressive: the brain of an ant, which he called “one of the most marvelous atoms of matter in the world.” Anna Stöckl takes us inside the tiny but mighty insect brain.
Lesson by Anna Stöckl, animation by Studio Gal Shkedi.

'A mass of obscenity'?: the prosecution and banning of D.H.Lawrence (Hugh Stevens - 24 Nov 2015)

source: UCL Lunch Hour Lectures   2015年12月1日
Speaker: Dr Hugh Stevens
UCL English
The Rainbow is recognised as one of the major works of British modernism. However, following its initial publication in 1915, the novel was judged obscene and banned in the UK. Dr Hugh Stevens explores the reasons behind its banning and the disastrous consequences for its author.

19th Cent. Philosophy: Soren Kierkegaard by Gregory B. Sadler

# automatic playing for the 11 videos (click the up-left corner for the list)

source: Gregory B. Sadler   2012年6月5日/上次更新：2014年5月24日
In this lecture, we begin study of the great early Existentialist philosopher and writer Soren Kierkegaard, by working through several main themes of his essay "The Present Age. We look in particular at his understanding of what for him was the Present Age -- in relation to its past -- and we ask whether the conditions he criticizes are also characteristic of the present age we inhabit.

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Existentialism: Soren Kierkegaard, "The Present Age" a good work to start one's study of Kierkegaard through 54:16
Intro to Philosophy: Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling a very basic introduction to Fear and Trembling 1:01:49
Existentialism: Soren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling (part 1) part 1 of a major work, Fear and Trembling 1:01:54
Existentialism: Soren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling (part 2) part 2 of a major work, Fear and Trembling 1:03:26
Existentialism: Soren Kierkegaard, Philosophical Fragments (part 1) part 1 of another major work, Philosophical Fragments 1:03:37
Existentialism: Soren Kierkegaard, Philosophical Fragments (part 2) part 2 of another major work, Philosophical Fragments 59:02
Existentialism: Soren Kierkegaard, Philosophical Fragments (part 3) part 3 of another major work, Philosophical Fragments 1:01:05
Existentialism: Soren Kierkegaard, Philosophical Fragments (part 4) part 4 of another major work, Philosophical Fragments 59:27
Existentialism: Soren Kierkegaard, Philosophical Fragments (part 5) part 5 of another major work, Philosophical Fragments 51:19
Existentialism: Soren Kierkegaard, Philosophical Fragments (part 6) part 6 of another major work, Philosophical Fragments 1:11:33
Existentialism: Soren Kierkegaard, Philosophical Fragments (part 7 and end) part 7 of another major work, Philosophical Fragments 52:40

Lawrence Krauss - Why is the Universe Expanding?

source: Closer To Truth   2013年1月8日
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We know our universe is expanding—this is one of humankind's seminal discoveries. What caused such colossal expansion? We call it the Big Bang, but what were the forces involved?

What does an Expanding Universe Mean? (Closer to Truth)

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source: Closer To Truth 上次更新: 20160404

Alan Guth - What Does an Expanding Universe Mean? 5:37
Andrei Linde - What Does an Expanding Universe Mean? 9:27
Saul Perlmutter - What Does an Expanding Universe Mean? 3:08
George Ellis - What Does an Expanding Universe Mean? 12:48

張慈錦：夜晚的天空為何是黑的？ — 從靜態宇宙到動態宇宙 (探索14-4講座)

source: 臺大科學教育發展中心 影音平台   2015年11月18日
說明廣義相對論是理論學家利用宇宙中的質能分佈，鋪陳時空變化的一種方式，不但描述了­宇宙過去的演化歷程，也預測了宇宙未來的命運。天文觀測則是我們了解廣義相對論最直接­的方式，就連提出廣義相對論的愛因斯坦，也是根據觀測結果修正理論，使我們更加貼近宇­宙的真相。宇宙如何誕生？又會如何演化？張慈錦老師在這次講座中，將引領大家從天文觀­測的角度出發，不但能增進對廣義相對論的理解，也可在這個恰到好處的時間點，認識這個­無比繽紛的宇宙。
活動官網：http://case.ntu.edu.tw/ex/Einstein
2015/11/14 pm2：00 ,臺灣大學應用力學館國際會議廳

Johannes Freiesleben: "Science of Organisational Happiness" | Talks at G...

source: Talks at Google    2016年3月25日
Dr. Johannes Freiesleben is a business researcher who focuses on Organizational Reviews, Organizational Design and Humanistic Management. Prior to becoming Professor of Business Administration in 2013, he had a varied career in both industry and academia, encompassing different leadership positions in both fields. Between 2006 and 2007 he was Visiting Scholar at Stanford University and has recently been Vice-Rector and General Manager of the first German University in South America. He is currently establishing his own research center devoted to the topic of Organizational Happiness.
Organizational Happiness, a term coined by Dr. Freiesleben, deals with the structural elements of increasing employee well-being in the workplace. The focus of his talk will be on the concept of happiness in the business world and on a new organizational model companies can use to increase their employees´ happiness.

Hewitt Heiserman: "Ben Graham and the Growth Investor" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google   2016年3月8日
Hewitt Heiserman authored "It's Earnings That Count" and is finishing his second book, “The Checklist Investor”. He is a member of the Boston Security Analyst Society and CFA Institute. He has written for several investing publications.. He graduated from Kenyon College and received the Faculty Award for Distinguished Achievement. He is an Ironman finisher, and is active in open land preservation.
The slides to pair with this talk can be found at: https://goo.gl/kg1BtL

5 Minute Life Lessons With Author Adam Grant

source: The RSA    2016年3月17日
This exclusive, backstage access short interview with New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant reveals how personality psychology changed the way he saw the world, explains why we should all experience vuja de, and why his mother's advice made him the person that he is today.
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Speaker: Adam Grant, author and Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Animation and design: Rich Alderson (http://richalderson.com/)
Watch Adam Grant's talk 'How Non-Conformists Change the World': https://youtu.be/YYpDBzyY9wU

Jean Piaget's Cognitive Development

source: Dexter Balajadia   2012年8月21日
Module 7 - Ed 102 CAD - Aug. 23, 2012

The German Intellectual Tradition Phase 3

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source:Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan 上次更新日期：2016年2月16日

Part I - Martin Heidegger: Session II - Lecture by Professor Aniket Jaaware 1:21:25
Part I - Martin Heidegger: Session I - Lecture by Professor Aniket Jaaware 1:21:25  
Part II - Friedrich Nietzsche: Session I - Lecture by Dr. Shyamasree Bhattacharyya Session 1 1:32:40
Part II - Friedrich Nietzsche: Session I - Lecture by Dr. Shyamasree Bhattacharyya Session 2  1:20:23