Why do cats act so weird? - Tony Buffington

source: TED-Ed    2016年4月26日
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-cats...
They’re cute, they’re lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos of them, one thing is certain: cats are very entertaining. But their strange feline behaviors, both amusing and baffling, leave many of us asking: Why do cats do that? Tony Buffington explains the science behind some of your cat’s strangest behaviors.
Lesson by Tony Buffington, animation by Chintis Lundgren.

Ozark Henry & Ronald Prent: "Paramount" Immersive Sound | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google    2016年3月30日
UN Goodwill Ambassador and MTV Europe Music Award nominee Ozark Henry just might have done the impossible: producing a recording that captures the essence of a live performance and placing the audience in the centre of the action. This groundbreaking achievement has earned international acclaim, with Vogue Italia crowning Henry a “quiet revolutionary”.

For this ambitious project, appropriately named Paramount, he teamed up with the 90 piece National Orchestra of Belgium, recording and mixing engineer Ronald Prent and mastering engineer Darcy Proper, 3 time Grammy Award winner. Together they created an album in 3D immersive sound. Henry is the first artist in the world to use this brand new technology on this scale.
Watch the full Ozark Henry documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VfBu...

Eric Brechner: "Agile Project Management with Kanban" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google   2016年4月6日
There's a way to organize your work, stay focused, avoid mistakes, and be hyper-productive that you can learn in five minutes using sticky notes and markers. It's been used by Toyota to make cars, by Xbox to build software, and by individuals to maintain sanity. It’s called Kanban, and Eric Brechner, an Xbox development manager, has been using it with multiple teams for the past four years.

Eric’s new book, Agile Project Management with Kanban, has a quick start guide, with illustrations and online spreadsheets to get you productive fast. Other chapters help you estimate work, meet deadlines, deploy results, evolve from Scrum or traditional Waterfall, and integrate Kanban into large projects. Attend this talk in person, and you’ll create your own Kanban board, applying this simple technique to the work you do every day.

Glimpses into Existence: Eleven Key Existentialist Writers by Gregory B. Sadler

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source: Gregory B. Sadler 2014年1月27日/上次更新：2014年12月28日
This is a set of monthly lectures on Existentialist philosophers, novelists, and poets, given at the Kingston Public Library in 2014. (Twelve monthly lectures in a series on Existentialist Philosophy and Literature hosted by the Kingston Library.)

Gregory B. Sadler is the president and co-founder of ReasonIO. The content of this video is provided here as part of ReasonIO's mission of putting philosophy into practice -- making complex philosophical texts and thinkers accessible for students and lifelong learners. If you'd like to make a contribution to help fund Dr. Sadler's ongoing educational projects, you can click here: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/web...

Lecture 1: "What is Existentialism?" 1:01:19
Lecture 2: "Lessons of Socrates and Abraham - Søren Kierkegaard 1:13:17
Lecture 3: Underground Men, Inquisitors, and Saints - Fyodor Dostoevsky 1:23:19
Lecture 4: Overcoming Nihilism After The Death of God - Friedrich Nietzsche 1:32:21
Lecture 5: Poetry and Solitude - Rainer Maria Rilke  1:37:50
Lecture 6: Everything is Possible. . . Even God - Lev Shestov  1:04:08
Lecture 7: Trials, Castles, Insects, and Other Horrors: Franz Kafka 1:27:15
Lecture 8: In Quest of the Human, and of Being - Martin Heidegger 1:31:18
Lecture 9: Does My Freedom Make You Nauseous? -- Jean-Paul Sartre 1:23:09
Lecture 10: Becoming The Other -- Simone de Beauvoir 1:30:05
Lecture 11: Revolt in the Face of the Absurd - Albert Camus 1:23:23
Lecture 12: Existentialist Faith, Hope and Charity - Gabriel Marcel 1:40:04

Harvard Design: Chicago, Technologies Presentation and Discussion

source: Harvard GSD    2016年2月18日
Adaptive Architectures and Smart Materials Conference Day 2: a discussion on the interest in the surfaces of architecture as sites of expression, thermal performance, and material invention. Speakers include Chuck Hoberman, Hanif Kara, Dennis Shelden, and Marc Simmons. Moderated by Mariana Ibañez.

Harvard Design: Chicago, Materials Presentations and Discussion

source: Harvard GSD    2016年2月18日
Adaptive Architectures and Smart Materials Conference Day 2: a panel discussion examining the emergence of a new approach to materials—moving from a more traditional view of their evocative qualities to a contemporary focus on performance. Featuring Gail Peter Borden MArch ’00, Sheila Kennedy MArch ’84, Jan Knippers, Monica Ponce de Leon MAUD ’91, and Skylar Tibbits. Moderated by Kiel Moe MDesS ’03.

Harvard Design: Chicago, Histories Presentation and Discussion

source: Harvard GSD    2016年2月19日
Adaptive Architectures and Smart Materials Conference Day 1: a panel discussion with Aaron Betsky, Eve Blau, Blaine Brownell, Todd Gannon, and Terence Riley that examines contemporary material innovations within the context of historic investigations.

Harvard Design: Chicago, Keynote Discussion

source: Harvard GSD    2016年2月18日
Adaptive Architectures and Smart Materials Conference Day 1:Keynote by Elizabeth Diller, Professor of Architecture at Princeton University and founding partner of Diller, Scofidio + Renfro.

Harvard Design: Chicago, Ecologies Presentation and Discussion

source: Harvard GSD    2016年2月18日
Adaptive Architectures and Smart Materials Conference Day 2: a presentation and discussion which links projects that incorporate new materials, systems and strategies, including smart glass, kinetic envelopes, and innovative building systems. Panelists for the discussion include Frank Barkow MArch ’90, Jeanne Gang MArch ’93, Martin Henn, Michael Meredith MArch ’00, and Matthias Schuller. Moderated by Florian Idenburg.

Harvard Design: Chicago, Adaptive Architectures and Smart Materials Conference

source: Harvard GSD    2016年2月18日
Harvard Design: Chicago kicks off with the “Adaptive Architectures and Smart Materials Conference,” which will investigate the potential of innovative processes and technology for architecture and industry. Made possible through the generous support of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, the Conference features over 20 thought leaders, academics, building scientists, and practitioners as presenters and discussion participants. For more information, visit http://www.groundedvisionaries.org/ev...