lectures/ideas: 08/22/16

2016-08-22

Forgotten Thinkers: Walter Kaufmann by Wesley Cecil

source: Wes Cecil 2016年1月21日
The Life and Work of Walter Kaufmann are explored in this lecture by Wesley Cecil PhD. Delivered at Peninsula College.
Walter Kaufmann was a translator, scholar and philosopher who made major contributions to our understanding of Nietzsche, Hegel, Kant and Goethe. He also promoted a deeply humane and passionate sense of the human condition.

Pragmatism & Its Founders (Hilary Putnam)

source: Philosophical Overdose 2013年6月16日
Hilary Putnam gives a talk at Boston College's Clough Center in April 2013. The views of Dewey, C.S. Peirce, and William James are discussed in relation to topics such as free will, the self, truth, meaning, belief, the fact-value dichotomy, and issues within the philosophy of science.

UFOs and the Paranormal with John B. Alexander

source: New Thinking Allowed 2016年8月1日
UFOs and the Paranormal
Dr. John Alexander, PhD, is a retired U.S. Army Colonel. He is author of The Warrior’s Edge, Future War, and UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities. He has served as a consultant to the National Intelligence Council, the CIA, U.S. Special Operations Command, and the Army Science Board.
Here he shares information about a UFO sighting he experienced. He was with a contactee at the time, who predicted the sighting moments before it occurred. He also discusses related paranormal experiences, including an instance in which he observed his wife, Victoria, enter into a powerful state of spirit possession while attending an Umbanda ceremony in Curitiba, Brazil. Much of the discussion focuses on the difficulty (and necessity) of distinguishing between factual information and misinformation in both the UFO and paranormal fields.

New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in "parapsychology" ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also past-president of the non-profit Intuition Network, an organization dedicated to creating a world in which all people are encouraged to cultivate and apply their inner, intuitive abilities.
(Recorded on June 5, 2016)

Rethinking Cholesterol: Drug Developments and Lifestyle Choices

source: Harvard University 2015年9月25日
For decades, statins have served as the “go-to” drug for patients with high cholesterol. Now, a new class of cholesterol-reducing drugs, PCSK9 inhibitors, just approved by the FDA, offers a possible alternative to statins. Adding to the changing landscape of cholesterol treatment are recommendations from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology, issued in 2013, that dramatically expanded the number of people who could potentially receive statins to prevent heart attack or stroke. Together,
these developments have renewed focus on cholesterol as a major health issue. What role might this new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs play? How might their cost impact access and insurance coverage? What lifestyle factors, especially dietary fats, influence the prevention and treatment of cholesterol-related risk factors?
Part of The Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forums, this webcast was presented September 24, 2015 in Collaboration with Reuters and in Association with Harvard Health Publications.
Watch the entire series from The Forum at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health at www.ForumHSPH.org.
Image Credit: iStockphoto.com l janulla

Must Farm Bronze Age settlement

source: Cambridge University 2016年7月14日
The exceptional site of Must Farm offers, in exquisite detail, a vivid picture of everyday life in the Bronze Age. Ten months of excavation have yielded Britain’s largest collections of Bronze Age textiles, beads and domestic artefacts. Together with timbers of several roundhouses, the finds provide a stunning snapshot of a community thriving 3,000 years ago.

How to Create a Political Party | Catherine Mayer | RSA Replay

source: The RSA 2016年7月18日
How to Create a Political Party. In the wake of a shock referendum result, and a campaign that exposed deep social, economic and political divisions, it’s clear that we need a new approach to democratic engagement.
Although the Labour party is experiencing perhaps the deepest soul-searching and facing the most serious potential rifts, this event will go beyond any single party’s current fortunes. Join us as we gather a panel of experts including Compass’ Neal Lawson and the Women’s Equality Party co-founder Catherine Mayer to explore the broader idea of what a modern party, in the sense of culture, engagement, and technology, might look like.

Heidi Grant Halvorson: "No One Understands You and What To Do About It" ...

source: Talks at Google 2016年7月18日
Have you ever felt you’re not getting through to the person you’re talking to, or not coming across the way you intend? You’re not alone.
That’s the bad news. But there is something we can do about it. Heidi Grant Halvorson, social psychologist and bestselling author, explains why we’re often misunderstood and how we can fix that.
Most of us assume that other people see us as we see ourselves, and that they see us as we truly are. But neither is true. Our everyday interactions are colored by subtle biases that distort how others see us—and also shape our perceptions of them.
http://www.heidigranthalvorson.com/
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S. K. Ray: Mathematics ( IIT Kanpur)

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source: nptelhrd 2008年1月29日
Lecture series on Mathematics-1 by Prof S. K. Ray, Department of Mathematics and Statistics. IIT Kanpur. For more details on NPTEl, visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

Lecture 1 - Real Number 57:00
Lecture 2 - Sequences I 54:49
Lecture 3 - Sequences II 44:03
Lecture 4 - Sequences III 52:03
Lecture 5 - Continuous Function 55:10
Lecture 6 - Properties of Continuous function 1:01:05
Lecture 7 - Uniform Continuity 59:47
Lecture 8 - Differentiable function 55:22
Lecture 9 - Mean Value Theorems 50:19
Lecture 10 - Maxima - Minima 54:45
Lecture 11 -Taylor's Theorem 53:10
Lecture 12 - Curve Sketching 46:05
Lecture 13 - Infinite Series I 53:53
Lecture 14 - Infinite Series II 51:26
Lecture 15 - Tests of Convergence 55:48
Lecture 16 - Power Series 53:20
Lecture 17 - Riemann integral 53:44
Lecture 18 - Riemann Integrable functions 59:43
Lecture 19 - Applications of Riemann Integral 52:05
Lecture 20 - Length of a curve 57:53
Lecture 21 - Line integrals 56:21
Lecture 22 - Functions of several variables 56:23
Lecture 23 - Differentiation 1:00:20
Lecture 24 - Derivatives 55:21
Lecture 25 - Mean Value Theorem 52:03
Lecture 26 - Maxima Minima 57:10
Lecture 27 - Method of Lagrange Multipliers 50:02
Lecture 28 - Multiple Integrals 52:17
Lecture 29 - Surface Integrals 59:55
Lecture 30 - Green's Theorem 52:34
Lecture 31 - Stokes Theorem 53:57
Lecture 32 - Gauss Divergence Theorem 36:42

Estimation of Signals and Systems by S. Mukhopadhyay (IIT Kharagpur)

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source: nptelhrd 2009年10月4日
Electrical - Estimation of Signals and Systems by Prof. S. Mukhopadhyay, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

Lec-1 Introduction 43:22
Lec-2 Probability Theory 46:03
Lec-3 Random Variables 53:26
Lec-4 Function of Random Variable Joint Density 55:06
Lec-5 Mean and Variance 54:11
Lec-6 Random Vectors Random Processes 48:38
Lec-7 Random Processes and Linear Systems 46:49
Lec-8 Some Numerical Problems 54:25
Lec-9 Miscellaneous Topics on Random Process 51:14
Lec-10 Linear Signal Models 58:37
Lec-11 Linear Mean Sq.Error Estimation 54:38
Lec-12 Auto Correlation and Power Spectrum Estimation 45:22
lec-13 Z-Transform Revisited Eigen Vectors/Values 52:08
Lec-14 The Concept of Innovation 53:33
Lec-15 Last Squares Estimation Optimal IIR Filters 50:48
Lec-16 Introduction to Adaptive FIlters 47:46
Lec-17 State Estimation 53:49
Lec-18 Kalman Filter-Model and Derivation 50:09
Lec-19 Kalman Filter-Derivation(Contd...) 54:08
Lec-20 Estimator Properties 49:01
Lec-21 The Time-Invariant Kalman Filter 52:26
Lec-22 Kalman Filter-Case Study 53:59
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Lec-24 Linear Regression-Recursive Least Squares 49:21
Lec-25 Variants of LSE 51:36
Lec-26 Least Square Estimation 51:32
Lec-27 Model Order Selection Residual Tests 53:00
Lec-28 Practical Issues in Identification 55:32
Lec-29 Estimation Problems in Instrumentation and Control 55:25
Lec-30 Conclusion 55:54

Digital Signal Processing by T. K. Basu (IIT Kharagpur)

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source: nptelhrd 2009年10月5日
Electrical - Digital Signal Processing by Prof. T. K. Basu, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

Lec-1 Discrete Time Signal and System 54:30
Lec-2 Discrete Time Signal and System(Contd...) 54:12
Lec-3 Discrete Time Signal and System(Contd...) 48:14
Lec-4 Frequency Domain Representation of Discrete Signals 53:45
Lec-5 Z-Transform 52:51
Lec-6 Z-Transform(Contd...) 54:59
Lec-7 Solution of Difference Equation 51:07
Lec-8 Tutorial on Discrete Time Signals&Their Transforms 58:13
Lec-9 Relation Between Discrete Time and Continuous Signals 52:46
Lec-10 Discrete Fourier Transform(DFT) 54:52
Lec-11 Discrete Fourier Transform(DFT) Contd... 55:07
Lec-12 Discrete Fourier Transform(DFT) Contd... 58:35
Lec-13 State Space Representation 57:55
Lec-14 Filters Introduction 56:14
Lec-15 FIR Filters 59:28
Lec-16 FIR Filters(Contd.) Introduction to IIR Filters 57:12
Lec-17 IIR Filters(Contd...) 55:42
Lec-18 IIR Filters(Contd...) 57:09
Lec-19 IIR Filters(Contd...) 57:45
Lec-20 Tutorial & Introduction to Computer Aided Design of Filters 57:26
Lec-21 Computer Aided Design of Filters 58:29
Lec-22 FFT and Computer Aided Design of Filters 57:31
Lec-23 Introduction to Lattice Filter 57:16
Lec-24 Lattice Filter(Contd...) 58:11
Lec-25 Effects of Quantization 57:49
Lec-26 Effects of Quantization(Contd...) 52:18
Lec-27 Effects of Quantization(Contd...) 50:02
Lec-28 Effects of Quantization(Contd...) 56:26
Lec-29 Random Signals 59:25
Lec-30 Relationship Between Real and Imaginary Parts of DTFT 54:43
Lec-31 Relationship Between Real and Imaginary Parts of DTFT 55:44
Lec-32 Relationship Between Real and Imaginary Parts of DTFT 55:25
Lec-33 Multi rate Signal Processing 55:17
Lec-34 Multi rate Signal Processing(Contd...) 59:15
Lec-35 Polyphase Decomposition 56:01

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