lectures/ideas: 11/18/16

2016-11-18

Fossilised dinosaur brains

source: Cambridge University 2016年10月27日
An unassuming brown pebble, found more than a decade ago by a fossil hunter in Sussex, has been confirmed as the first example of fossilised brain tissue from a dinosaur.
The fossil, most likely from a species closely related to Iguanodon, displays distinct similarities to the brains of modern-day crocodiles and birds. Learn more here: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fo...

Andrei Linde - On Cosmos and Consciousness (Closer to Truth)

source: Closer To Truth 2016年10月21日
Cosmos and consciousness seem utterly different, cosmos encompassing the vast universe, consciousness emerging from tiny brains. Yet consciousness is the basis of religion, and some cosmologists speak quietly, profoundly, about consciousness.
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Andrei Linde - Why Explore Cosmos and Consciousness? 11:31
Andrei Linde - How Far Does the Cosmos Go? 8:50
Andrei Linde - Why Not Nothing? 7:34

Symposium on Architecture: “Anachronometrics”

source: Harvard GSD 2016年10月19日
“Anachronometrics” is a neologism denoting an act of temporal displacement in which one seizes on the future or past as a point of comparison, to emphasize differences. This series of talks and conversations will examine the relationships that contemporary architects and commentators on architecture have established between history and practice. Presentations by GSD faculty and guests will focus on selected objects of historical significance, exploring the modes of interpretation or repetition, states of anxiety, and other attitudes evoked by the objects. Students and recent graduates will respond to these talks and open a general discussion.This event, whose program is curated by public programs manager Shantel Blakely and research associate Collin Gardner, coincides with the concurrent exhibition Happening Now: Historiography in the Making, which features a selection of items from the archive, on display in Loeb Library. “Anachronometrics” is the final episode of the Symposium on Architecture “All that is Solid . . . ,” organized by Iñaki Ábalos, professor in residence of architecture, which has explored issues that architects face in the process of designing buildings. Previous panel discussions in the series, with speakers selected by department faculty, were “Design Techniques” (2013–14), “Organization or Design” (2015), and “Interior Matters” (2016).

Science on Saturdays: Prof. Jacques Gauthier - Birds are Living Dinosaur...

source: Yale University 2016年10月18日
Tastes like chicken you say - or should it be tastes like Apatosaurus? Professor Jacques Gauthier of Yale Geology & Geophysics tells us how we know the dinosaurs didn't really all disappear, they just learned to fly. Science on Saturdays is an award-winning lecture series that features scientists whose passion for their work inspires us all. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations by Yale college students. Science on Saturdays provides an opportunity for Yale scientists and residents of New Haven and beyond to come together over a shared sense of wonder.

David Graeber on the Value of Work

source: The RSA 2016年10月11日
David Graeber on the Value of Work. Does the world really need neuroadvertisers, PR researchers and branding consultants? Renowned academic and coiner of the ‘we are the 99%’ slogan, David Graeber is a passionate advocate for meaningful work. After famously condemning the 21st century phenomenon of ‘bullsh*t jobs’, in this short animation he investigates the philosophical underpinnings of employment, and calls for a reformulation of what work should be.
Watch the full talk (RSA Replay): https://youtu.be/7YynqVvgZYI
Voice: David Graeber
Illustration & animation: Jack Dubben (https://jackdubben.com/)
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Carbon storage: caught between a rock and climate change

source: The Royal Society 2016年10月12日
Bakerian Prize Lecture by Professor Herbert Huppert FRS Institute of Theoretical Geophysics at the University of Cambridge.
Fore more information: http://ow.ly/thXw3056Qs5

The Misdiagnosis of Mental Illness with Charles Whitfield

source: New Thinking Allowed 2016年3月21日
Charles Whitfield, MD, is a board certified internist who transitioned into psychiatry. He is author of the best-selling book, Healing the Child Within. His numerous other books include The Truth About Depression, The Truth About Mental Illness, Not Crazy: You May Not Be Mentally Ill, and – co-authored with his wife, Barbara Harris Whitfield, The Power of Humility.
Here he argues that most conditions that are labeled as mental illness are actually instances of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is properly viewed as a normal reaction to trauma. He points out that psychiatric drugs often precipitate side effects that result in further misdiagnoses. When patients stop using such inappropriate medications, sometimes the withdrawal symptoms results in yet more psychiatric misdiagnoses. For the most part, he suggests that therapy is a process of uncovering and healing the innocent, inner child. He maintains that self-help groups can be very effective in this process.

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 serves as dean of transformational psychology at the University of Philosophical Research. He teaches parapsychology for ministers in training with the Centers for Spiritual Living through the Holmes Institute. He has served as vice-president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, and is the recipient of its Pathfinder Award for outstanding contributions to the field of human consciousness. 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 March 1, 2016)

Seven Databases in Seven Weeks (Fall 2014, Carnegie Mellon University)

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source: CMU Database Group 2016年5月16日
More Info: http://db.cs.cmu.edu/seminar2014/
Sponsored by Yahoo! Labs

Ankur Goyal - MemSQL 1:01:15
Mike Zwilling - Microsoft Hekaton 1:08:59
Seth Proctor - NuoDB 1:06:16
Andrew Morrow - MongoDB 1:09:01
Bradley C. Kuszmaul - Tokutek 1:07:08
Ryan Betts - VoltDB 1:01:10

Architectural Structures II (Winter 2009 at U of Michigan)

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source: openmichigan 2009年9月1日
ARCH 324 - Architectural Structures II
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Design of Wood Beams - Lecture 1 37:31
Design of Wood Beams - Lecture 2 48:34
Engineered Wood Products 47:15
Columns - Lecture 1 26:53
Columns - Lecture 2 47:21
Combined Materials 50:01
Flitched Beams 49:40
Reinforced Concrete - Lecture 1 26:19
Reinforced Concrete - Lecture 2 46:20
Reinforced Concrete - Lecture 3 51:58
Steel Beams 46:18
Composite Sections 50:09
Reinforced Concrete by Ultimate Strength Design - Lecture 1 50:57
Reinforced Concrete by Ultimate Strength Design - Lecture 2 48:05
Reinforced Concrete by Ultimate Strength Design - Lecture 3 48:54
Reinforced Concrete by Ultimate Strength Design - Lecture 4 41:53
Deflection of Beams - Lecture 1 51:25
Deflection of Beams - Lecture 2 40:07
Structural Continuity - Lecture 1 47:28
Structural Continuity - Lecture 2 37:45
Combined Stress - Lecture 1 48:43
Combined Stress - Lecture 2 52:25
Tower Crash, Winter 2009 1:56

Jessica Tracy: "Take Pride" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google 2016年10月20日
Full book title: "Take Pride: Why the Deadliest Sin Holds the Secret to Human Success". Dr. Jessica Tracy is a researcher and professor of psychology at the University of British Colombia up in Vancouver, Canada, and the leading expert on the emotion of Pride.
A leading psychologist reveals how our most misunderstood emotion—pride—has shaped our minds and our culture, and shows how we can harness its power. Its dark, hubristic side is well known, but Tracy shows that pride is also essential for helping us become our best, brightest selves.
Get the book here: https://goo.gl/nv4iF7
Moderated by Peter Williamson.

Diet Tips from a Psychiatrist: Reconsider Supplements and Eat Real Food ...

source: Big Think 2016年10月18日
Most of the foods we consume are created for the supermarket shelf, not for our health, says psychiatrist Drew Ramsey. But you can boost your brain function and overall well-being with this one very low-tech, analogue tool: your grocery list. Ramsey's latest book is "Eat Complete: The 21 Nutrients That Fuel Brainpower, Boost Weight Loss, and Transform Your Health" (http://goo.gl/GSyJqj).
Read more at BigThink.com: http://bigthink.com/videos/drew-ramse...

Transcript - A lot of people like to talk about multivitamins and how they're an insurance policy. And it's always confused me as a doctor. Do you really think there's an insurance policy for not eating well or not exercising or moving your body or not living in a compassionate and peaceful way? There's no insurance policy for that. When you don't eat well you get sick. And that's one of the reasons that I really promote a food first philosophy that certainly if people have a deficiency, for example, if you have an illness like pernicious anemia where your body doesn't allow you to absorb B12, of course you have to take a B12 supplement. Or if you're severely iron deficient, take an iron supplement. But over the long term what we really want to see is that people are getting their nutrients from food.

So some of the reasons for this aren't about nutrition, they're about community, that when you're engaged when your food and your food supply, when, for example, you go to a farmers market or if you have kids if you take them to a farm and teach them about where our food comes from that really creates a different philosophy or a different mindset about nutrition and about how we nourish ourselves. Certainly you can live on a multivitamin and sipping on some coconut oil, but that to me doesn't create a great meal. And that's really where I think about my favorite healthy delivery system, it's the dinner table where as people sit around there's a lot more going on than just the food. My family we're talking and we're processing the day and we're trying something new. Even just engaging with your food the creative process of cooking, you take some of these wonderful food I just sort of picked up at the deli and I thought well we can just whip up a little quick salad, add in lots of fats and proteins with these nuts and seeds, s little leafy green with the watercress. I've never made a salad that has those ingredients but it's a creative and fun process in a way to engage. Read Full Transcript Here: https://goo.gl/sa4KbY.

Myths of the Modern American MInd: Education by Wesley Cecil

source: Wes Cecil 2015年3月22日
A lecture by Wesley Cecil PhD. delivered at Peninsula College. This lecture explores the power and problems associated with education and institutions throughout history and in America today. The sixth lecture in the Myths of the Modern American mind series. The graphs and quotes mentioned can be viewed here: https://sites.google.com/site/humanea...

David Hume - The Great Empiricist & Skeptic (BBC In Our Time)

source: Philosophical Overdose 2015年9月27日
A key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century, David Hume was an empiricist who believed that all ideas and knowledge must ultimately be based on sensory experience. This led him to conclude, not only that ideas about God and ultimate reality are without any genuine meaning or rational ground, but so too even for ideas of the self, substance, and causality (hence, his bundle theory and the problem of induction). Hume saw human nature as a manifestation of the natural world, rather than something above and beyond it. He gave a skeptical account of religion, which caused many to suspect him of atheism. He was also the author of a bestselling History of England. His works, beginning in 1740 with "A Treatise of Human Nature", have influenced thinkers from Adam Smith and Immanuel Kant, to Charles Darwin and Einstein, and today is regarded as one of the most important philosophers ever to write in English.
This is from the BBC Radio show "In Our Time". Melvyn Bragg discusses Hume with Peter Millican (Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford), Helen Beebee (Professor of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham), and James Harris (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of St Andrews).
For more on David Hume, check out: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

A. K. Sharma: Advanced Manufacturing Processes (IIT Roorkee)

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source: nptelhrd 2013年8月19日
Mechanical - Advanced Manufacturing Processes by Dr. A. K. Sharma, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Roorkee. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

Mod-01 Lec-01 Manufacturing and Manufacturing Systems 43:21
Mod-01 Lec-02 Manufacturing Trends and Challenges 45:17
Mod-01 Lec-03 Manufacturing Aspects, Selection and Classification 44:26
Mod-01 Lec-04 Description and Taxonomy of the Mfg. Processes 45:59
Mod-02 Lec-01 Metal Casting basics, Gating and Risering design 50:52
Mod-02 Lec-02 Evaporative Pattern Casting Process (EPC) 45:03
Mod-02 Lec-03 Continuous, Permanent mold, Centrifugal and Pressure Die Casting 43:57
Mod-02 Lec-04 Hybrid EPC Processes and Vacuum EPC Process 41:53
Mod-02 Lec-05 Set-up of VEPC and Investment Casting Processes 41:55
Mod-02 Lec-06 Ceramic Shell Investment Casting Process 43:26
Mod-02 Lec-07 Shell Molding Process 45:16
Mod-03 Lec-01 Abrasive Flow Machining 54:37
Mod-03 Lec-02 Mechanism of Material Removal in AFM and Variant processes in AFM 48:19
Mod-03 Lec-03 Abrasive Jet Machining (AJM) 33:47
Mod-03 Lec-04 Water Jet and Abrasive Water Jet Machining 53:18
Mod-03 Lec-05 Ultrasonic Machining Process (USM) 46:19
Mod-03 Lec-06 Mechanism, Processes Variants and applications of USM 46:08
Mod-03 Lec-07 Micro USM and advances in USM 48:37
Mod-03 Lec-08 Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) Process 48:22
Mod-03 Lec-09 Die-Sinker EDM and Wire Cut Electric Discharge Machining (WEDM) 36:09
Mod-03 Lec10 Variant Processes in EDM 49:37
Mod-03 Lec-11 Electro Chemical Discharge Machining (ECDM) 45:44
Mod-03 Lec-12 Laser Beam Machining (LBM) 46:17
Mod-03 Lec-13 Equipment and Process Parameters in LBM 48:07
Mod-03 Lec-14 Electrochemical Machining (ECM) 42:41
Mod-03 Lec-15 ECM Kinematics and Tool Design 34:38
Mod-03 Lec-16 The Subsystems in ECM, advantages and applications 49:32
Mod-03 Lec-17 Variant Processes in ECM: ECG, ECH, ECDe and STEM 46:29
Mod-03 Lec-18 Electron Beam, Plasma Beam and Ion Beam Machining 54:18
Mod-04 Lec-01 Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) 36:04
Mod-04 Lec-02 Resistance Welding Process 43:30
Mod-04 Lec-03 Solid State Welding processes 40:02
Mod-04 Lec-04 Friction Welding process 48:19
Mod-04 Lec-05 Electron Beam and Plasma Welding Processes 46:07
Mod-04 Lec-06 Laser Beam welding and Diffusion welding process 43:36
Mod-05 Lec-01 High Energy Rate Forming Processes 44:19
Mod-05 Lec-02 Rapid Prototyping Technology (RPT) 43:18
Mod-05 Lec-03 Rapid Manufacturing, applications and advancements 51:10
Mod-05 Lec-04 Microwave Processing of Materials 53:25
Mod-05 Lec-05 Applications and new trends in Microwave Material Processing 48:03

A. K. Sengupta: Prestressed Concrete Structures (IIT Madras)

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source: nptelhrd 2007年12月11日
Civil - Prestressed Concrete Structures by Prof. A.K.Sengupta. Department of Civil Engineering. IIT Madras.

Lecture 1 - Prestressing System 59:35
Lecture-2-Type of Prestressing 59:47
Lecture-3-Prestressing System and Devices(Pre-Tensioning) 59:41
Lecture-4-Prestressing System and Devices(Post-Tensioning) 59:13
Lecture-5-Concrete(Part-1) 59:08
Lecture-6-Concrete,Grout(Part-2) 59:16
Lecture-7-Prestressing Steel 59:27
Lecture-8-Losses in Prestress 59:29
Lecture-9-Friction&Anchorage Slip 59:19
Lecture-10-Creep,Shrinkage&Relaxation Losses 59:48
Lecture-11-Analysis of Members 53:23
Lecture-12-Analysis of Members Under Flexure 59:23
Lecture-13-Cracking Moment,Kern Point and Pressure Line 59:31
Lecture-14-Analysis of Rectangular sections 55:37
Lecture-15-Analysis of Flanged Sections 59:17
Lecture-16-Analysis of Partically Prestressed Section 1:00:56
Lecture-17-Design of Members 1:01:05
Lecture-18-Design of Members for Flexure (Type1 Members) 59:36
Lecture-19-Design of Members for Flexure (Type1 & Type3) 59:29
Lecture-20-Choice of Sections and Determination of Limiting 1:01:03
Lecture-21-Magnel's Graphical Method 58:35
Lecture-22-Detailing Requirements 59:36
Lecture-23-Analysis and Design for Shear and Torsion 59:47
Lecture-24-Design for Shear (Part 1) 1:00:49
Lecture-25-Design for Shear (Part 2) 59:26
Lecture-26-Analysis of Torsion 59:44
Lecture-27-Analysis of Torsion(Part -1) 1:00:31
Lecture-28-Analysis of Torsion(Part -2) 59:44
Lecture-29-Calculations of Deflection and Crack Width 59:46
Lecture-30-Transmission of Prestress 1:00:25
Lecture-31-Post-tensioned Members 59:42
Lecture-32-Cantilever Beams 1:01:15
Lecture-33-Continuous Beams(Part 1) 1:00:56
Lecture-34-Continuous Beams(Part 2) 59:48
Lecture-35-Composite Sections 59:36
Lecture-36-One-Way Slabs 59:21
Lecture-37-Two-Way Slabs(Part-1) 59:46
Lecture-38-Two-Way Slabs(Part-2) 59:44
Lecture-39-compression Members 59:31
Lecture-40-Circular Prestressing,Conclusion 59:46

Water & Wastewater Engineering (IIT Madras)

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source: nptelhrd 2007年12月20日
Civil - Water & Wastewater Engineering by Prof C. Venkobachar, Prof. Ligy Philip, Prof. B. S. Murty. Department of Civil Engineering. IIT Madras.

Lecture 1 Introduction to Water & Waste Water Engineering 56:11
Lecture 2 Water and WasteWater Quality Enhancement 57:47
Lecture-3 Water and WasteWater Quality Estimation 59:10
Lecture 4 Water and WasteWater Quality Estimation(Contd) 57:36
Lecture 5 Water and WasteWater Characteristics 56:12
Lecture 6 Water and WasteWater Characteristics(Contd) 57:31
Lecture 7 Water Treatment System Unit Operations 56:51
Lecture 8 Sedimentation 57:35
Lecture 9 Sedimentation(Contd) 59:42
Lecture 10 Coagulation and Flocculation 57:41
Lecture 11 Coagulation and Flocculation (Contd) 57:26
Lecture 12 Softening 1:01:33
Lecture 13 Filtration 57:32
Lecture 14 Filtration (Contd) 57:49
Lecture 15 Disinfection 57:53
Lecture 16 Introduction to Domestic Waste Water Treatment 57:39
Lecture 17 Physical Unit Processes for Waste Water Treatment 57:32
Lecture 18 Introduction to Microbiology 57:47
Lecture 19 Microbiology 57:51
Lecture 20 WasteWater Treatment Reactor Analysis 57:47
Lecture 21 Biological Unit Processes Activated Sludge Process 58:17
Lecture 22 Activated Sludge Process Modifications 57:48
Lecture 23 Activated Sludge Process (Contd) 57:29
Lecture 24 Aeration,Nitrification and Denitrification 56:33
Lecture 25 Natural WasteWater Treatment Systems:Ponds& Lagoo 59:55
Lecture 26 Attached Growth Aerobic Process 57:54
Lecture 27 Anaerobic Treatment 57:32
Lecture 28 Anaerobic Process(Contd) 56:53
Lecture 29 UASB (Contd) Sludge Treatment 59:44
Lecture 30 Sludge Treatment(Contd) 59:48
Lecture 31 Sludge Treatment(Continued) 59:48
Lecture 32 Wastewater Disposal and Reuse 59:17
Lecture 33 Advanced Wastewater Treatment 1:00:11
Lecture 34 Adsorption 59:49
Lecture 35 Ion Exchange,Advanced Oxidation Processes 59:45
Lecture 36 Industrial Wastewater Treatment 59:37
Lecture 37 Water Distribution Networks 57:06
Lecture 38 Sanitary Sewerage System 56:29
Lecture 39 Stormwater Sewerage System 59:28
Lecture 40 Intake structures and Pumping Installations 59:36

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