2016-09-28

1905: The Philosophical Landscape (Ray Monk)


source: Philosophical Overdose    2016年8月23日
Another talk by Ray Monk. The talk concentrates on the work of Bertrand Russell regarding the foundations and philosophy of mathematics which led to the birth of analytic philosophy...

What was happening in Philosophy in 1905? This lecture seeks to answer that question by picking out some of the most influential works of philosophy that were published in or shortly before that year, describing both those works themselves and their intellectual context. The works discussed will include Henri Poincaré's Science and Hypothesis, Edmund Husserl's Logical Investigations, Gottlob Frege's Fundamental Laws of Arithmetic and Bertrand Russell's On Denoting. The hope is to bring out how the seminal works of that period established the tone and content of twentieth century philosophy and drew the battlelines of the great philosophical disputes of the last hundred years: Intuitionism versus Logicism, Phenomenology versus Analytic Philosophy, etc.
This talk is from the 2005 EinsteinFest at the Perimeter Institute (which is perhaps why the talk begins with Einstein).

Philosophy, Mysticism, Spirituality, and Science with Vernon Neppe


source: New Thinking Allowed    2016年5月26日
Vernon Neppe, MD, PhD, FRSSAf, is a neuropsychiatrist and head of the Pacific Neuropsychiatric Institute in Seattle. He is author, with physicist Edward Close, of Reality Begins with Consciousness: A Paradigm Shift that Works. He is also author of Déjà Vu Revisited, Déjà Vu: A Second Look, Déjà Vu: Glossary and Library, Cry the Beloved Mind: A Voyage of Hope, and Innovative Psychopharmacotherapy. His professional publications number over 700. Dr Neppe has amplified many of his concepts in two of the websites linked with his work. On www.Brainvoyage.com, his books are amplified. www.VernonNeppe.org is his gateway and includes more information on the Neppe-Close model of the Triadic Distinction Vortical Paradigm.
Here, Dr. Neppe notes that, while science and mysticism might seem antithetical to each other, this need not be the case. Many ancient philosophers had a deep interest in mysticism. In spite of modern prejudices, this is still the case for many great thinkers in both science and philosophy. Neppe describes his own approach, which involves a “unified monism”. This means, among other things, that the discrete world of finite reality is one with the continuous domain of infinity. The implication of this unity are significant for science and mathematics as well as for spiritual development.

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 April 17, 2016)

The monsoon and its variability by Sulochana Gadgil (IISc Bangalore)

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source: nptelhrd     2014年10月16日
Atmospheric - The monsoon and its variability by Prof. Sulochana Gadgil, Department of Atmospheric Science, IISc Bangalore. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.ac.in

Mod-01 Lec-01 Preamble and Introduction to the Indian Monsoon 54:19
Mod-01 Lec-02 Nature of the variability of the Indian Monsoon 53:42
Mod-01 Lec-03 Monsoon variability through the eye in the sky, 50:10
Mod-02 Lec-04 Background about the atmosphere and rotating systems 48:02
Mod-03 Lec-05 Rainfall and clouds over the tropics 52:12
Mod-03 Lec-06 Organization of clouds over mesoscale, synoptic scale and planetary scales 50:56
Mod-04 Lec-07 The Indian monsoon: is it a gigantic land-sea breeze? 50:45
Mod-04 Lec-08 Monsoons and the seasonal variation of tropical circulation and rainfall 51:24
Mod-04 Lec-09 Evolution of the ideas about the basic system 50:34
Mod-04 Lec-10 Evolution of the ideas about the basic system 54:43
Mod-05 Lec-11 Tropical Convergence Zones and the Indian monsoon - Part 1 50:17
Mod-05 Lec-12 Tropical Convergence Zones and the Indian monsoon - Part 2 49:51
Mod-06 Lec-13 Variability of organized convection over the tropical oceans 53:41
Mod-07 Lec-14 Heat lows and the TCZ 1:04:34
Mod-07 Lec-15 Monsoonal regions of the world 51:50
Mod-08 Lec-16 Seasonal transitions -Part 1: spring to summer transition 45:53
Mod-08 Lec-17 Seasonal transitions - Part 2: : spring to summer transition 52:33
Mod-08 Lec-18 Seasonal transitions - Part 3: Advance and retreat of the summer monsoon 50:30
Mod-08 Lec-19 Climatic clusters of the Indian region 53:51
Mod-09 Lec-20 Active-weak spells and breaks in the monsoon - Part 1 50:02
Mod-09 Lec-21 Active-weak spells and breaks in the monsoon - Part2 57:02
Mod-09 Lec-22 Intraseasonal variation and intraseasonal oscillations 53:02
Mod-10 Lec-23 The tropical oceans 55:23
Mod-11 Lec-24 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Part 1 56:05
Mod-11 Lec-25 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Part 2 52:51
Mod-11 Lec-26 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Part 3 50:03
Mod-11 Lec-27 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Part 4 52:17
Mod-11 Lec-28 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Part 5 51:25
Mod-11 Lec-29 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Part 6 52:32
Mod-12 Lec-30 Indian Ocean and the monsoon - Part 1 48:56
Mod-12 Lec-31 Indian Ocean and the monsoon - Part 2 51:29
Mod-12 Lec-32 Indian Ocean Dipole - Part 1 54:01
Mod-12 Lec-33 Indian Ocean Dipole - Part 2 54:13
Mod-13 Lec-34 Interannual variation of the Indian summer 52:30
Mod-14 Lec-35 Monsoon Variability and Agriculture - Part 1 52:03
Mod-14 Lec-36 Monsoon Variability and Agriculture - Part 2 51:50
Mod-14 Lec-37 Monsoon Variability and Agriculture - Part 3 52:40
Mod-14 Lec-38 Monsoon Variability and Agriculture - Part 4 53:58
Mod-14 Lec-39 Indian Summer Monsoon, GDP and Agriculture 51:05
Mod-15 Lec-40 Monsoon Prediction – Part 1 50:16
Mod-15 Lec-41 Monsoon Prediction - Part 2 49:37
Mod-16 Lec-42 Concluding Remarks 14:29

Computer Architecture by Mainak Chaudhuri (IIT Kanpur)

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source: nptelhrd     2014年12月16日
Computer - Computer Architecture by Dr. Mainak Chaudhuri, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.ac.in

01 Introduction, Amdahl's law, CPI equation 42:12
02 CPI equation, research practices, instruction set architecture 51:24
03 Instruction set architecture 45:09
04 Instruction set architecture 47:23
05 Instruction set architecture, case study with MIPS-I 49:06
06 Case study with MIPS-I 51:32
07 Case study with MIPS-I 47:21
08 Binary instrumentation for architectural studies: PIN 52:59
09 Binary instrumentation for architectural studies: PIN 43:13
10 Basic pipelining, branch prediction 49:27
11 Basic pipelining, branch prediction 36:38
12 Basic pipelining, branch prediction 55:23
13 Basic pipelining, branch prediction 56:33
14 Basic pipelining, branch prediction 57:35
15 Basic pipelining, branch prediction 53:49
16 Basic pipelining, branch prediction 1:01:45
17 Basic pipelining, branch prediction 56:37
18 Basic pipelining, branch prediction 53:40
19 Basic pipelining, branch prediction 58:02
20 Dynamic scheduling, speculative execution 49:41
21 Dynamic scheduling, speculative execution 54:35
22 Dynamic scheduling, speculative execution 57:38
23 Dynamic scheduling, speculative execution 1:00:51
24 Dynamic scheduling, speculative execution 44:19
25 Virtual memory and caches 56:46
26 Virtual memory and caches 53:37
27 Virtual memory and caches 1:44:36
28 Topics in memory system, DRAM and SRAM technology 49:11
29 Topics in memory system, DRAM and SRAM technology 52:54
30 Topics in memory system, DRAM and SRAM technology 51:14
31 Case study: MIPS R10000 45:09
32 Case study: MIPS R10000 55:00
33 Case study: Alpha 21264 47:34
34 Case study: Intel Pentium 4 47:33
35 Input/Output 1:04:26
36 Simultaneous multithreading, multi-cores 46:41

Proteomics: Principles and Techniques by Sanjeeva Srivastava (IIT Bombay)

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source: nptelhrd    2013年6月5日
Biotechnology - Proteomics: Principles and Techniques by Prof. Sanjeeva Srivastava, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Bombay. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

01 Introduction to Proteomics Course 1:03:26
02 Central Dogma: Basics of DNA, RNA, Proteins 48:57
03 Genomics and Transcriptomics: Why proteomics? 45:42
04 Proteins: Amino acids and structural levels of proteins 52:53
05 Proteins: Folding and misfolding 47:45
06 Protein Purification and Peptide Isolation using Chromatography 38:39
07 Enzymes: Basic concepts, Catalytic and Regulatory strategies 56:10
08 Proteomics and Systems Biology 1:12:45
09 Sample preparation for proteomics applications 48:52
10 Sample preparation for proteomics applications: Serum and bacterial proteome 55:24
11 Sample preparation for proteomics applications 51:26
12 Gelbased Proteomics 55:39
13 Gel-based Proteomics Two-dimensional electrophoresis(continued) 49:05
14 Gel-based Proteomics Two-dimensional electrophoresis Workflow 57:36
15 Two-dimensional electrophoresis: Image processing and data analysis 1:05:57
16 Two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D DIGE) 45:19
17 Difference gel electrophoresis (continued) Discussion and data analysis 45:14
18 Applications of two dimensional electrophoresis 44:34
19 Applications of 2-DE and DIGE 45:24
20 Fundamentals of mass spectrometry 47:05
21 Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) 55:01
22 Liquid chromatography-Mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) 51:41
23 Hybrid-MS/MS Configurations 41:27
24 Quantitative Proteomics: Stable Isotope Labeling by Amino Acids in Cell Culture(SILAC) 50:56
25 Quantitative Proteomics: iTRAQ and TMT 43:49
26 Interactomics: Yeast Two-Hybrid Immunoprecipitation Protein microarrays 53:11
27 Microarray workflow: Label-based detection techniques 44:20
28 Microarray related concepts: Recombinational cloning Cell-free expression 56:11
29 Cell-free synthesis based protein microarrays 56:23
30 Generating Protein Microarrays: Focus on Nucleic Acid Programmable Protein Array 59:14
31 Microarray work-flow: Image scanning and processing 55:48
32 Microarray work-flow: Data analysis 1:02:11
33 Applications of protein microarrays 53:13
34 Applications of cell free protein microarrays 59:10
35 Label-free techniques: SPR and SPRi 48:25
36 Label-free techniques: SPRi, Ellipsometry, Interference 41:34
37 Surface Plasmon Resonance: Biacore SPR and data analysis 43:36
38 Nanotechniques in proteomics 52:09
39 Detection System: Diffraction-based biosensors 52:57
40 Proteomics: Advances and Challenges 1:07:38

Intisar A. Rabb | Qāḍī Justice || Radcliffe Institute


source: Harvard University     2016年1月12日
As part of the 2015–2016 Fellows’ Presentation Series at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Intisar A. Rabb RI ’16 investigates the significance of the procedures taken in early Islamic courts and the challenges they pose to our understanding of the meaning and operation of early Islamic law.

Intisar A. Rabb is the 2015–2016 Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at Radcliffe and a professor of law at Harvard Law School, where she is also the director of the Islamic Legal Studies Program.

Tensor Calculus and the Calculus of Moving Surfaces by Pavel Grinfeld

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source: MathTheBeautiful    2014年2月3日
Textbook: http://bit.ly/ITCYTNew Solutions: http://bit.ly/ITACMS_Sol_Set_YT Errata:http://bit.ly/ITAErrata
McConnell's classic: http://bit.ly/MCTensors
Weyl's masterpiece: http://bit.ly/SpaceTimeMatter
Levi-Civita's classic: http://bit.ly/LCTensors
Linear Algebra Videos: http://bit.ly/LAonYT
Table of Contents of http://bit.ly/ITCYTNew

Tensor Calculus: What Tensors Are For! 1:01:39
1: The Rules of the Game 40:05
2: The Two Definitions of the Gradient 36:05
2a: Two Geometric Gradient Examples 11:56
3: The Covariant Basis 37:01
3a: Change of Coordinates 39:13
4: The Tensor Notation 1:28:39
4squeeze: Fundamental Objects in Euclidean Spaces 29:41
4a: A Few Tensor Notation Exercises 18:50
4b: Quadratic Form Minimization 11:43
4c: Decomposition by Dot Product 13:25
4c+: The Relationship Between the Covariant and the Contravariant Bases 6:07
4d: Index Juggling 25:49
5: The Tensor Property 1:42:05
5b: Invariants Are Tensors 9:56
6a: The Christoffel Symbol 21:06
6b: The Covariant Derivative 50:11
6c: The Covariant Derivative 2 43:52
6d: Velocity, Acceleration, Jolt and the New δ/δt-derivative 43:11
7a: Determinants and Cofactors 1:08:49
7b: Relative Tensors 18:02
7c: The Levi-Civita Tensors 9:41
7d: The Voss-Weyl Formula 20:07
8: Embedded Surfaces and the Curvature Tensor 34:42
8b: The Surface Derivative of the Normal 32:44
8c: The Curvature Tensor On The Sphere Of Radius R 30:57
8d: The Christoffel Symbol on the Sphere of Radius R 12:33
8e: The Riemann Christoffel Tensor & Gauss's Remarkable Theorem 50:04
9a: The Equations of Surface and the Shift Tensor 59:42
9b: The Components of the Normal Vector 16:53
10a: The Covariant Surface Derivative in Its Full Generality 50:19
10b: The Normal Derivative 31:13
10c: The Second Order Normal Derivative 17:04
11a: Gauss' Theorema Egregium, Part 1 36:27
11b: Gauss' Theorema Egregium, Part 2 23:08
12a: Linear Transformations in Tensor Notation 18:47
12b: Inner Products in Tensor Notation 6:41
12c: The Self-Adjoint Property in Tensor Notation 11:16
13a: Integration - The Arithmetic Integral 8:30
13b: Integration - The Divergence Theorem 20:13
14a: Non-hypersurfaces 12:53
14b: Examples of Curves in 3D 11:23
14c: Non-hypersurfaces - Relationship Among The Shift Tensors 10:46
14d: Non-hypersurfaces - Relationship Among Curvature Tensors 1 12:08
14e: Non-hypersurfaces - Relationship Among Curvature Tensors 2 16:00
14f: Principal Curvatures 17:52
15: Geodesic Curvature Preview 13:57
Derivative of a Basis Vector Illustrated (e_r in polar coordinates) 0:20

中級法語 / 法語浪漫二 (160講次): 楊淑娟 / 國立教育廣播電台

中級法語 / 法語浪漫二 (160講次): 楊淑娟
source: 國立教育廣播電台

中級法語 / 生活法語二 (104 講次): 楊淑娟 / 國立教育廣播電台

生活法語二 (中級法語) 104 講次: 楊淑娟/孟尼亞
source: 國立教育廣播電台

中級法語 / 生活法語一: VOCABULAIRE en dialogues (104 講次): 楊淑娟 / 國立教育廣播電台

生活法語一 / 中級法語 VOCABULAIRE en dialogues (104 講次): 楊淑娟
source: 國立教育廣播電台

中級法語 / 法語浪漫--Festival (151講次): 楊淑娟 / 國立教育廣播電台

中級法語 / 法語浪漫--Festival (151講次): 楊淑娟
source: 國立教育廣播電台

初級法語 (BIEN JOUE) 156 講次--皮嘉莉 / 國立教育廣播電台

法語初級 (BIEN JOUE) 156講次--皮嘉莉
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初級法語 (REFLETS) 234講次: 楊淑娟 / 國立教育廣播電台

法語初級 (REFLETS): 楊淑娟主講 (共 234 講次)
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Introducing the Octobot


source: Harvard University    2016年8月24日
Developed by Harvard researchers, the first autonomous, untethered, entirely soft robot — nicknamed the octobot — could revolutionize how humans interact with machines.

Stanford experiment shows speech recognition writes texts more quickly than thumbs


source: Stanford    2016年8月24日
In a recent experiment, Stanford researchers found that Baidu’s speech recognition software composes text messages three times faster and is more accurate than human typists. For more info:http://stanford.io/2bNYo86
Music: "Rolling" by Boxcat Games
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Curt Ellis: "FoodCorps: Raising Adventurous Eaters" | Talks at Google


source: Talks at Google    2016年8月15日
Curt Ellis, CEO of the national nonprofit FoodCorps, offers tips, tricks, and success stories about how to get our kids excited about healthy food. He shares the remarkable story of how the young leaders in FoodCorps are turning schools into places that put students on a path toward health, happiness, and fulfillment of their potential.
Curt Ellis is the co-creator of the documentary, King Corn.

‘Hey Bill Nye, Do You Believe in Ghosts and the Afterlife?’ #TuesdaysWit...


source: Big Think    2016年8月23日
Bill Nye tackles a tough question that every person alive has been hung up on – what happens after we die? Where does our life energy go?
Do you want to ask Bill a question for a future "Tuesdays with Bill?" Click here to learn how to submit: (http://goo.gl/Joiqzo).
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Transcript - Marsalina: Hi Bill Nye. My name is Marsalina. This is my son Ohenu. And we have a question about your perspective on ghosts and also what do you think happens to your life energy that ceases after you die? Is it just pushing daisies? Thank you.
Bill Nye: Marsha. Greetings. People have wondered about life after death since there have been people. It goes way, way back. We started with ghosts. I’ll tell you I don’t think there’s any such thing. I don’t think there’s anything to be afraid of when it comes to ghosts. I’m a member of both the skeptics and the counsel for scientific inquiry and we have looked and looked for haunted houses, for ghosts in cemeteries, for psychics who believe they’re in touch with people who are dead. And there’s absolutely no credible evidence. There’s no reason to believe that there are ghosts or life after death. People have tried and tried. And you may know that Houdini the famous magician said if anybody can come back from the dead it’s me man. I’m coming. And he never got in touch with anyone. No one ever heard from him. He had a secret word between he and his mother that he said I’ll give you the secret word when I come back. And do you know what the secret word is? Nobody knows, it was secret and he never came back. Read Full Transcript Here: http://goo.gl/vkVOdL.