Is there a limit to technological progress? - Clément Vidal

source: TED-Ed     2016年12月19日
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-...
Many generations have felt they’ve reached the pinnacle of technological advancement. Yet, if you look back 100 years, the technologies we take for granted today would seem like impossible magic. So — will there be a point where we reach an actual limit of technological progress? And if so, are we anywhere near that limit now? Clément Vidal consults Kardashev’s scale to find out.
Lesson by Clément Vidal, animation by CUB animation.

Our window on the Universe (by Jo Dunkley)

source: The Royal Society    2016年11月17日
Rosalind Franklin Lecture 2016 by Professor Jo Dunkley.
The night sky is fascinating to humans, giving us a window on space beyond our home on Earth. In this lecture, Professor Dunkley will describe how we have come to better understand our Universe, and some of the big questions about space and time that we are trying to answer. She will talk about her research in this area, studying distant light coming from the earliest moments in time, in a quest to understand the Big Bang, the ingredients of the Universe, and the fundamental laws of nature.
Professor Dunkley will also talk about the goal of engaging more young women to pursue physics, and about some of the scientists who have inspired and guided her.
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The Notion of Gender

source: Philosophical Overdose     2016年11月19日
There is, in the Zeitgeist, discussion of gender as both a social construct, as well as some innate part of one's very identity. But these two ideas of gender are in obvious conflict and cannot both be right. Rebecca Reilly-Cooper discusses such issues of gender with Joe Gelonesi on the Philosopher's Zone, arguing against gender as an innate feature of identity. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/p...

Paying the penalty: the sporting prison - UCL Lunch Hour Lecture

source: UCL Lunch Hour Lectures    2016年11月11日
Speaker: Dr Nick Piercey, UCL Dutch, Thursday 3rd November 2016 #ucllhl
Bring your lunch and your curiosity! UCL Lunch Hour Lectures, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Darwin Lecture Theatre, 1.15 - 1.55pm (term time)
How do sporting cultures help shape the world around us? And how do the stories historians tell about them shape the present and future? This talk will examine how the history of early Dutch football can be intimately linked to discourses of values that aimed to construct more disciplined, useful and docile citizens.
Free to attend, live stream or watch online
More info : http://events.ucl.ac.uk/lhl
Join the conversation on Twitter at #UCLLHL

Coping with Trauma with Stanley Krippner

source: New Thinking Allowed     2016年11月17日
Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Saybrook University, is a Fellow in five APA divisions, and past-president of two divisions (30 and 32). Formerly, he was director of the Maimonides Medical Center Dream Research Laboratory, in Brooklyn NY. He is co-author of Haunted by Combat: Understanding PTSD in War Veterans, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Biographies of Disease), Dream Telepathy, Extraordinary Dreams and How to Work with Them, and The Mythic Path, and co-editor of Debating Psychic Experience: Human Potential or Human Illusion, Healing Tales, Healing Stories, Varieties of Anomalous Experience: Examining the Scientific Evidence, Advances in Parapsychological Research and many other books. He is a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, and has published cross-cultural studies on spiritual content in dreams.
Here Stanley Krippner explains that he was motivated to research the question of combat trauma, because of his childhood experiences with a cousin who was traumatized during WWII. He describes post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a healthy response to an unhealthy event. He notes that many people diagnosed with PTSD are inappropriately prescribed psychiatric medications that do little good. However, there are several evidence-based forms of psychotherapy that work well in dealing with trauma. In particular, Krippner focuses on the treatment of PTSD-based nightmares.

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 May 13, 2016)

Aga Khan Program Lecture: Zhang Ke, “Rethinking Basics: From Tibet to Be...

source: Harvard GSD    2016年11月16日
Zhang Ke, the Aga Khan Design Critic in Architecture in fall 2016, will present and discuss the work of his Beijing-based firm, ZAO/standardarchitecture, including the Micro Yuan’er project, which involves the conservation and adaptive reuse of a historic Hutong courtyard in the center of Beijing, close to a mosque and other buildings used by the Muslim community.Born in 1970, Zhang Ke founded his studio ZAO/standardarchitecture “标准营造” in 2001. With a wide range of realized works over the past 15 years, the studio has emerged as one of the most critical and innovative protagonists among the new generation of Chinese architects. Recent works by the studio include the Novartis Campus Building in Shanghai, the main pavilion for the Garden Expo in Suzhou, a number of Hutong and courtyard transformation projects in the city center of Beijing, and various buildings imbedded in the landscape of Tibet.In 2015, the prestigious Aedes Architekturforum in Berlin presented a solo-exhibition on the works of ZAO/standarchtarchitecture. Zhang Ke’s work has been featured at the Venice Architecture Biennale, the MAK in Vienna, the DAM in Frankfurt, the V&A in London, and published in Casabella, a+u, Domus, MARK, Detail, and the Architectural Record, amongst others.Zhang Ke has lectured at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Universidad Católica de Chile, and the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona. He was a key speaker at the Architecture 2.0 Symposium in Rotterdam, Milan Design Week, Helsinki Design Week, the CERASIE in Bologna, and the Forum Architektur-Fenster-Fassade in Nuremberg.Many honors have been awarded to Zhang Ke and his studio, including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 2016; International Award Architecture in Stone, Verona, 2011; the Design Vanguard (Architecture Record), 2010; China Architecture Media Award (CAMA), Best Young Architect Prize, 2008; and WA Chinese Architecture Award, Winning Prize, 2010 and 2006.Zhang Ke received his Master of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1998 and his Master and Bachelor of Architecture from Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Plenary Session by Sarah Lynn: Brain-Based Approaches to Teaching | The ...

source: The New School     2016年11月17日
Sponsored by the Literacy Assistance Center and the Department of Language Learning and Teaching at The New School (http://www.newschool.edu/public-engag...). What does recent research say about the mind, memory, and learning? How can we, as educators, translate these findings into engaging and enriching student learning? In this session you will learn hands-on teaching techniques to enhance student learning, strengthen student memory, and develop student resilience.
Meeting Challenges, Exploring Solutions in the Adult ESOL Classroom - Plenary Session: Brain-based Approaches to Teaching by Sarah Lynn
Sarah Lynn is an ESOL instructor, teacher trainer, and curriculum developer from Boston, MA. Currently at the Bridge Program, at Harvard University’s Center for Workplace Development, she teaches ESOL classes and leads the student-oriented Smart Learning initiative. As a teacher trainer Ms. Lynn has led workshops on: brain-based teaching practices, self-directed learning, the multilevel classroom, learner persistence, and 21st Century Skills. As a curriculum developer, Ms. Lynn has contributed to numerous teacher-resource books and student textbooks for English language learners including Future and Project Success (both published by Pearson ELT).
THE NEW SCHOOL | http://www.newschool.edu
Location: The Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall
Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 10:00 am to 10:45 am

Google Test Automation Conference (Nov 15, 2016)

source: GoogleTechTalks    2016年11月15日
The Google Test Automation Conference (GTAC) is an annual test automation conference hosted by Google. It brings together engineers from industry and academia to discuss advances in test automation and the test engineering computer science field. It is a great opportunity to present, learn, and challenge modern testing technologies and strategies. The first GTAC was held at the Google London office in 2006.
GTAC 2016 will be held on Nov 15-16 at Google Sunnyvale.

Sri M: "Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master - A Yogi's Autobiography" | Ta...

source: Talks at Google    2016年11月16日
Sri M is a spiritual guide, social reformer and educationist. His transformational journey – from a young boy to a living yogi – is a fascinating story. He recently completed Walk of Hope – A 15 month long padayatra (walking on foot) in 2015-16, from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, spanning 7500 kms across 11 states of India for peace, harmony and tolerance.
In his talk at Google he describes his journey, learnings and gives practical techniques for Mindfulness.

Jill Fellows: Judith Butler, Antigone's Claim (07/10/2013)

source: Arts One Open    2013年10月7日
Lecture by Jill Fellows for the "Remake/Remodel" theme. For more, see http://artsone-digital.arts.ubc.ca/ju....

Jon Beasley-Murray: Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks (03/02/2014)

source: Arts One Open    2014年2月3日
Lecture by Jon Beasley-Murray for the "Remake/Remodel" theme. For more, see http://artsone-open.arts.ubc.ca/frant....
For a version of this video with slides, go to http://mediasitemob1.mediagroup.ubc.c....
See also Renisa Mawani's video on The Wretched of the Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYgGt....

Microecenomics Theory I (Fall 2015 at Bilkent U) by Ayşe Özgür Pehlivan

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source: BilkentUniversitesi   2016年1月29日
Microecenomics Theory I - ECON 203
This course is the first part of an intermediate level microecenomics sequence. Consumer theory, theory of the firm, and partial equilibrium theory are studied in depth. Applications of the partial equilibrium model to public finance and trade are also covered.
http://ayseozgurpehlivan.weebly.com/

Lecture 01 Introduction 43:38
Lecture 02 Economic Models 44:38
Lecture 03 Economic Models 46:44
Lecture 04 Preferences and Utility 46:25
Lecture 05 Preferences and Utility 40:23
Lecture 06 Utility 40:33
Lecture 07 Utility 50:36
Lecture 08 Utility Functions 37:42
Lecture 09 Utility Functions 47:53
Lecture 10 Indifference Curves/Convexity (Continued) & Some Specific Utility Functions 43:50
Lecture 11 Some Specific Utility Functions (Continued) 40:19
Lecture 12 Homogeneity and Homotheticity of (Utility) Functions 42:16
Lecture 13 Homothetic Utility Functions 44:26
Lecture 14 Utility Maximization 39:30
Lecture 16 Indirect Utility Function 43:43
Lecture 17 Lump - Sum Principle / Examples 37:46
Lecture 18 Expenditure Minimization 47:41
Lecture 19 Expenditure Minimization 36:31
Lecture 20 Income and Substitution Effects 37:45
Lecture 21 Income and Substitution Effects 42:29
Lecture 22 Uncompensated / Compensated Demand Curve 58:38
Lecture 23 Slutsky Equation  45:45
Lecture 24 Elasticity 46:54
Lecture 25 Elasticity / Production 39:26
Lecture 26 Production 39:11
Lecture 27 Production 43:41
Lecture 28 Cost Minimization 48:52
Lecture 29 Cost Minimization 33:01
Lecture 30 Cost Functions / Short Run - Long Run 1:09:21
Lecture 31 Short Run Cost Curves and Long Run Cost Curves 42:00
Lecture 32 Profit Maximization 40:23
Lecture 33 Profit Maximization / Short Run Supply Decision 1:04:31
Lecture 34 Profit Maximization / Short Run Supply Decision 35:32
Lecture 35 Profit Function 29:48
Lecture 37 Shifts of Demand and Supply 1:08:07
Lecture 38 Long Run Competitive Equilibrium 57:09
Lecture 39 Tax Incidence 47:44

Computer System Engineering (Spring 2005) by Samuel Madden, Hari Balakrishnan, and Hal Abelson at MIT

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source: MIT OpenCourseWare     2008年4月24日
MIT 6.033 Computer System Engineering, Spring 2005
View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/6-033S05
More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms
More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
This course covers topics on the engineering of computer software and hardware systems: techniques for controlling complexity; strong modularity using client-server design, virtual memory, and threads; networks; atomicity and coordination of parallel activities; recovery and reliability; privacy, security, and encryption; and impact of computer systems on society. We will also look at case studies of working systems and readings from the current literature provide comparisons and contrasts, and do two design projects. Students engage in extensive written communication exercises. Enrollment may be limited. This course is worth 4 Engineering Design Points.

Lec 4  Naming 48:00
Lec 5  Fault Isolation with Clients and Servers 50:28
Lec 6 Virtualization, Virtual Memory 49:47
Lec 7 Virtual Processors Threads and Coordination 50:51
Lec 8 Performance 48:45
Lec 9 Introduction to Networks 50:30
Lec 10 Layering and Link Layer 47:36
Lec 11 Network Layer, Routing 50:57
Lec 12 End to end Layer 50:23
Lec 13 Congestion Control 53:37
Lec 14 Distributed Naming 51:44
Lec 15 Reliability 49:08
Lec 16 Atomicity Concepts 50:29
Lec 17 Recoverability 50:49
Lec 18 Isolation 51:08
Lec 19 Transactions and Consistency 47:09
Lec 20 Multi-site Atomicity 50:49
Lec 21 Security Introduction 50:59
Lec 22 Authentication 51:44
Lec 23 Authorization and Confidentiality 39:32
Lec 24 Advanced Authentication 50:03

Lec 25 Complex, Trusted Systems 48:47

Language of the Gods, Part Two: Reality or Illusion, with Debashish Banerji

source: New Thinking Allowed     2015年12月29日
Debashish Banerji, PhD, is Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Philosophical Research in Los Angeles as well as an adjunct faculty member at Pasadena City College and the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is also the former director of the East West Cultural Center in Los Angeles. He is author of Seven Quartets of Becoming: A Transformative Yoga Psychology Based on the Diaries of Sri Aurobindo and also The Alternative Nation of Abanindranath Tagore, a book about his great grandfather. He edited an anthology about his great uncle, Rabindranath Tagore in the Twenty-First Century.
Here he describes the concept of Maya, a goddess who is thought to project the world of illusion in which humans find themselves. He notes that there are several schools of thought regarding the nature of this illusion. Maya can be viewed as a creative power that has the ability to show us its truth. In the Vedanta tradition, one gains knowledge of something by identifying with it and becoming one with it in contemplation. This is possible because there is one conscious being, Brahman, that is, in fact, the entire universe. The Atman, or innermost self of each individual, is ultimately identical with Brahman. In this sense, the Hindu tradition is monotheistic in spite of having many deities. There are forms of meditation by which we can come into communion with objects – and with the divine. In ancient India, there was a culture of yoga that was quite powerful culturally dominant.

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 December 19, 2015)

Signals and Systems by K. S. Venktesh (IIT Kanpur)

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source: nptelhrd      2012年3月5日
Electronics - Signals and Systems by Prof. K. S. Venktesh, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.ac.in

Lecture-01 Signals 29:36
Lecture-02 Domain & Range of signal 47:13
Lecture-03 System Introduction 34:51
Lecture-04 Signal Properties 57:04
Lecture-05 Frequently used continuous signals 48:32
Lecture-06 Frequently used discrete time signals 30:12
Lecture-07 Transformations on time & Range 29:36
Lecture-08 System Properties 1:06:08
Lecture-09 System Properties 1:05:45
10 Communiction Diagram As a Test For Linearity & Time Invariance 1:00:11
Lecture-11 LTI system 51:48
Lecture-12 Representation of Discrete Time Convolution 27:09
Lecture-13 Representation Of Continuous Time Convolution 53:36
Lecture-14 Properties of Convolution  51:35
Lecture-15 Differential Equations 41:24
Lecture-16 Solving Differential Equation 41:59
Lecture-17 Physical System Relation With Differential Equation 44:20
Lecture-18 System Described by Differential Equation 56:42
Lecture-19 System Described by Differential Equation 45:19
Lecture-20 Difference Equation Intro 1:06:29
Lecture-21 LTI Systems Described By Difference Equation 57:30
Lecture-22 Filters 1:01:58
Lecture-23 Implementation with Integrators 41:15
Lecture-24 Theory of Signal Representation 1:05:00
Lecture-25 Representation of Periodic Signal 1:03:13
Lecture-26 Fourier Series 1:01:01
Lecture-27 Fourier Spectrum 55:24
Lecture-28 Fourier Transform 57:32
Lecture-29 Properties of CTFT 52:03
Lecture-30 Properties of CTFT 53:15
Lecture-31 Frequency Response of Continuous System 53:15
Lecture-32 Discrete Signals & System Representation 55:18
Lecture-33 Discrete Time Fourier Transform 54:14
Lecture-34 Properties of Discrete Time Fourier Transform 54:52
Lecture-35 Frequency Response of Discrete LTI System 28:48
Lecture-36 Ideal Sampling 56:58
Lecture-37 Flat Top Sampling 32:00
Lecture-38 Faithful Sampling 32:58
Lecture-39 Interpolation 51:33
Lecture-40 Laplace Transform 45:26
Lecture-41 Inverse Laplace Transform 1:11:10
Lecture-42 Properties of Laplace Transform 37:26
Lecture-43 Z-Transform 50:38
Lecture-44 Inverse Z Transform 1:03:41
Lecture-45 Properties of Z Transform 31:35