lectures/ideas: 06/03/16

2016-06-03

The pleasure of poetic pattern - David Silverstein

source: TED-Ed 2016年6月2日
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-pleasur...
Humans are creatures of rhythm and repetition. From our breath to our gait: rhythm is central to our experience, and often brings us pleasure. We can find pleasure in the rhythm of a song, or even the rows of an orchard. Of course, too much repetition can also backfire. David Silverstein describes what poetic repetition is and why it works.
Lesson by David Silverstein, animation by Avi Ofer.

Robin Wilson: Non-Western Mathematics

source: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 2016年1月19日
Date: Monday 18 January 2016
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Robin Wilson
Chair: Professor Jan van den Heuvel
Explore the mathematics of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and the Mayans.
Robin Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Pure Mathematics at the Open University and a Visiting Professor in the Department of Mathematics, LSE.
Jan van den Heuvel (@JanvadeHe) is Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, LSE.
The LSE Department of Mathematics is internationally recognised for its teaching and research in the fields of discrete mathematics, game theory, financial mathematics and operations research.

The Life Project: the extraordinary story of 70,000 ordinary lives

source: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 2016年4月1日
Date: Tuesday 22 March 2016
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Dr Helen Pearson
Chair: Professor Mike Savage

On 5th March 1946 a survey began that is, today, the longest-running study of human development in the world, and has grown to encompass six generations of children and over 70,000 people. They have become some of the best-studied people on the planet. The simple act of observing human life has changed the way we are born, schooled, parent and die, and irrevocably altered our understanding of inequality and health. In this lecture Helen Pearson will talk about her new book, The Life Project: The Extraordinary Story of 70,000 Ordinary Lives, which is the tale of these studies, the scientists who created and sustain them, the discoveries that have come from them. The envy of scientists around the world, they are one of Britain's best-kept secrets.

Helen Pearson (@hcpearson) is a science journalist and editor for the international science journal Nature. She has been writing for Nature since 2001 and her stories have won accolades including the 2010 Wistar Institute Science Journalism Award and two Best Feature awards from the Association of British Science Writers.

Mike Savage (@MikeSav47032563) is Martin White Professor of Sociology, head of the department of Sociology and Co-Director of the LSE International Inequalities Institute.
The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today.

Seth Lloyd - The Physics of Eternity

source: Closer To Truth 2016年4月4日
'Eternity'—time that goes on and on and does not end—used to be the province of philosophy, even theology, with no real evidence.
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Immanuel Kant Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics

Math Mornings at Yale: Infinity, with Yair Minsky

source: Yale University 2015年8月20日
Math Mornings is a series of public lectures aimed at bringing the joy and variety of mathematics to students and their families. Speakers from Yale and elsewhere talk about aspects of mathematics that they find fascinating or useful. The talks will usually be accessible to students from 7th grade and up, although occasionally some familiarity with high-school subjects will be helpful. Math Mornings lectures will take place on three Sundays each semester, at Davies Auditorium, 10 Hillhouse Avenue.
Math Mornings is partially funded by grants from the National Science Foundation. It is part of Yale's Science Outreach program. To find out more see http://yale.edu/scienceoutreach
On Sunday, November 10, Yair Minsky gave his talk, "Infinity," exploring popular questions: How many guests can come into an infinite hotel? How many ping pong balls fit into an infinite barrel? What is 1/0? What is infinity minus infinity? Is 1 = 0.999999999.....? Can anything be infinitely large or infinitely small? Are there different sizes of infinity? In a finite world, why should we even care about this?

Healthcare Policy and the Future of Laboratory Practice

source: UWTV 2016年1月29日
The US is in the midst of a dramatic change in the way healthcare is delivered and financed - a move from volume- to value-based care and reimbursement. The transition from a fee for service model to one that rewards quality and good outcomes is complicated. For those in the laboratory industry, understanding the implications of the complex legislative and regulatory framework driving this transition is particularly difficult, since most of the changes are targeted towards patient-facing providers, particularly those engaged in primary care. This talk provides an overview of the current legislative and regulatory environment as it applies to the unique specialty of pathology and laboratory medicine, and attempts to provide a conceptual framework for understanding (to the extent possible) what all this means for us moving forward.
Steven Kroft, MD, professor and executive vice chair, director of Clinical Pathology and Hematopathology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Jeff Jacobs, MA, senior vice president, Institute for Science, Technology and Policy, American Society for Clinical Pathology
01/06/16
http:uwtv.org

Yu-kai Chou: "A Framework on Actionable Gamification" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google 2016年4月20日
As a Gamification Pioneer, Author, and International Keynote Speaker, Yu-Kai Chou explains the reason why so many products are function-focused (as opposed to human-focused) and fail to become an engaging experience. Chou explains the 8 Core Drives that are behind our behaviors to create an engaging user journey all the way into the Endgame.

Chou started his work in the gamification industry in 2003. In 2015, he was rated #1 among "Gamification Gurus Power 100" by RISE, and was also awarded "Gamification Guru of the Year Award" for both 2014 and 2015 by the World Gamification Congress based in Europe. Yu-kai is the Author of the acclaimed book Actionable Gamification - Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards. He has helped a variety of companies, from seed stage startups to Fortune 500 companies such as eBay, Huawei, Fidelity, Verizon, HP, Cisco, and Wells Fargo. His work has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, PBS, and more.

Anne Yoder: "Madagascar’s mouse lemurs and speciation, climate change, & (possibly) Alzheimer's"

source: Talks at Google 2016年4月21日
Dr. Anne Yoder, Director of the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, NC, presents a talk on Madagascar’s mouse lemurs.
This talk focuses on the integrative approach that Yoder takes to understanding the biological history of Madagascar through the lens of lemur evolution. She has been obsessed with mouse lemurs for the past 20 years, first becoming involved with study of their fascinating patterns of cryptic speciation. As Director of the Duke Lemur Center, she has been working to communicate the appeal of mouse lemurs (and their lemur kin) for a broad spectrum of basic science disciplines including aging, cognition, and specifically, Alzheimer’s disease. In parallel, she and the Duke Lemur Center are intimately involved with conservation efforts in Madagascar. She has recently discovered the power of Google Earth for informing her studies of forest corridors, and some day, hopes to take advantage of Project Loon. Not only would it be very handy for her personally to be able to connect with the rest of the world while in the depths of Madagascar’s forests, Project Loon has the potential to empower generations of Malagasy scientists and conservation activists.
The Duke Lemur Center through its living laboratory advances science, scholarship, and biological conservation through interdisciplinary research on lemurs. By engaging scientists, students and the public in new discoveries and global awareness, the Center promotes a deeper appreciation of biodiversity and an understanding of the power of scientific discovery. http://lemur.duke.edu

【台大探索第二期】2009星空協奏曲

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source: 臺大科學教育發展中心 2009年10月27日/上次更新：2013年9月2日
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