2016-06-21
What makes something "Kafkaesque"? - Noah Tavlin
source: TED-Ed 2016年6月20日
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The term Kafkaesque has entered the vernacular to describe unnecessarily complicated and frustrating experiences, especially with bureaucracy. But does standing in a long line to fill out confusing paperwork really capture the richness of Kafka’s vision? Beyond the word’s casual use, what makes something "Kafkaesque"? Noah Tavlin explains.
Lesson by Noah Tavlin, animation by TED-Ed
Does ESP Reveal the Nonphysical? (Closer to Truth)
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source: Closer To Truth 2016年5月23日
Some claim their scientific study of ESP overturns the worldview of science. Should we take these startling pronouncements seriously?
David Brin - Does ESP Reveal the Nonphysical? 7:21
Marilyn Schlitz - Does ESP Reveal the Nonphysical? 2:39
Susan Blackmore - Does ESP Reveal the Nonphysical? 3:03
source: Closer To Truth 2016年5月23日
Some claim their scientific study of ESP overturns the worldview of science. Should we take these startling pronouncements seriously?
David Brin - Does ESP Reveal the Nonphysical? 7:21
Marilyn Schlitz - Does ESP Reveal the Nonphysical? 2:39
Susan Blackmore - Does ESP Reveal the Nonphysical? 3:03
Ling-Ling Chen, “Biogenesis of Long Noncoding RNAs with New Formats”
source: Yale University 2016年4月18日
Presentation by Dr. Ling-Ling Chen at the Sidney Altman Symposium held on March 24, 2016 at the Greenberg Center, Yale University.
Summer Science Exhibition 2016: Plastic inside us
source: The Royal Society 2016年6月7日
From antibacterial devices to degradable drug carriers,; how designer plastics could save your life.
Plastics are an essential part of 21st century life and can be found everywhere you look. They’re even used increasingly within the human body, due to being highly suited to a diverse range of medical applications.
This exhibit shows how doctors and scientists are working together to develop new plastics that may one day help to keep you well.
Our free, week-long festival (Monday 4 July - Sunday 10 July) features 22 curated exhibits and a series of inspiring talks and activities for all ages.
https://royalsociety.org/events/summe...
2015 Millstein Governance Forum: The ALI Principles of Corporate Governance 2.01
source: Columbia 2016年2月8日
Professor John Coffee, Governor John Engler, Steven Rattner, Damon Silvers, and Lynn Stout discuss the American Law Institute’s Principles of Corporate Governance Section 2.01, and what the appropriate standard should be for the objective and conduct of corporations.
To learn more about the Center and the 2016 Millstein Governance Forum on December 7, 2016, visithttp://bit.ly/1QC9j2X
"The Carmichael Show" | Talks at Google
source: Talks at Google 2016年5月27日
The cast and creative team behind "The Carmichael Show" on NBC come to Google to Talk about their show and addressing topical issues facing today's culture.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Inspired by the life of comedian Jerrod Carmichael, the series follows Jerrod and his opinionated North Carolina family as they navigate topics that all families face today in America. Nothing is too uncomfortable to explore, including police protests, guns and religion. Jerrod often finds himself debating such issues with his old-school father, Joe (David Alan Grier), his devoutly religious mother, Cynthia (Loretta Devine), his progressive live-in girlfriend, Maxine (Amber Stevens West), his recently separated brother, Bobby (Rel Howery), and Bobby's estranged and outspoken wife, Nekeisha (Tiffany Haddish). And somewhere in the middle of all of their disagreeing is the heart of this family.
Jerrod Carmichael is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Carmichael is best known for creating and playing the lead role in the NBC television series The Carmichael Show.
Amber Stevens West is known for her role as Ashleigh Howard on the ABC Family series "Greek" as well as starring in "22 Jump Street" as Maya.
Ari Katcher is a co-creator of "The Carmichael Show"
Ravi Nandan serves as an executive producer on NBC’s “The Carmichael Show” and in television development for A24.
The Carmichael Show airs Sundays at 9/8c on NBC
Moderated by Dara Wilson
Produced by Dana Han-Klein
Andrea Bocelli | Talks at Google
source: Talks at Google 2016年6月3日
Andrea Bocelli stops by the Googleplex for a conversation with Daniel Alegre.
Maestro Bocelli is an internationally-acclaimed musician, whose classical albums are among the biggest-selling of all time. In 2011, he founded the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, whose goal is to enable the less fortunate to have the possibility of a better future "full of beauty and opportunities". He will talk about his foundation and the impact it has had around the world.
Andrea sang the following songs, accompanied by Eugene Kohn.
Schubert: Ave Maria
Tosti: Serenata
Tosti: L'alba separa dalla luce
Brodsky: Be My Love
Liberal vs. Conservative: A Neuroscientific Analysis with Gail Saltz
source: Big Think 2016年5月29日
What the difference in brain structure between liberals and conservatives? And where do our political convictions come from: rational deliberation, or biological determinism? Psychiatrist Gail Saltz explains. Read more at BigThink.com: http://bigthink.com/videos/gail-saltz...
Transcript - So I think what’s really fascinating is that there have been a number of recent studies looking at brain structural differences between liberals and conservatives. And what’s been found in several studies is that liberals tend to have a larger anterior cingulate gyrus. That is an area that is responsible for taking in new information and that impact of the new information on decision making or choices. Conservatives tended on the whole to have a larger right amygdala. Amygdala being a deeper brain structure that processes more emotional information - specifically fear based information. So it’s really responsible for the flight or fright response. And this isn’t everybody. It’s not black and white and of course then, you know, what about all of the people in the middle? But basically the study showed that if you just based it on brain structural size different you could predict who would be a conservative and who would be a liberal with frequency of 71.6 percent.
71.6 percent is a pretty high ability to predict who is a conservative and who is a liberal just from brain structure. When you look at what your parents were in terms of predicting what you might be in terms of conservative versus liberal, that enabled you to predict in studies at a rate of 69.5 percent. So very close. Not quite as good and why is that interesting? It’s because the brain is plastic. So the question as to whether you have a brain structure to start with that informs whether you will be a liberal or conservative or whether the formation of certain thoughts from your parents for example shapes your brain structure. Because the brain is plastic and ever changing, particularly in youth. So does thinking certain thoughts or predominantly let’s say utilizing your right amygdala versus your anterior cingulate gyrus inform the growth of those areas and therefore help you predict later who is liberal and who is conservative.
So in terms of interpreting the meaning of different sized structures for a liberal versus a conservative I think you have to look at what that area is predominantly responsible for. So for instance for conservatives if you’re right amygdala is enlarged and that’s the fear processing area you would expect maybe choices or decisions or character and personality to be more informed by a response to a fearful situation. So for example conservatives in fact in personality studies do tend to rate higher in areas of stability, loyalty, not liking change, being more religiously involved in terms of decision making, having that rate higher for them in making certain choices. And if you look at liberals from a personality character standpoint you’re going to find stronger ratings in terms of liking change wanting to actually base decision making on new information, on science information. And so those differences are not surprising in light of these brain structural differences.
Being a liberal or being a conservative really is not black and white. It’s really a bell shaped curve where, you know, someone who considers themselves conservative may be far less conservative so to speak than someone else who still calls themselves a conservative. And that bell shaped curve continues all the way through where in the middle there may be a large group that calls themselves independents.
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