The Neurobiology of the Parental Brain

source: University of California Television (UCTV)   2017年2月4日
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) From mice to primates to humans, Harvard University's Catherine Dulac provides a fascinating account of research that reveals the specific factors in the brain that govern parenting behavior that are shared by all mammals. Recorded on 12/02/2016. Series: "Influence of Early Experience on Adult Brain Organization and Function - Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind Symposium" [Science] [Show ID: 31761]

(français / in French) Philosophie: Thèmes Divers (Philosophy: Themes)

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source: La Lucarne et la Nuit    2015年9月22日-
Métaphysique • Morale • Ontologie • Structuralisme • Esthétique • Politique • Musicologie • Temporalité • Cybernétique • Existentialisme • Épistémologie • Logique • Transhumanisme • Phénoménologie • Thanatologie • Pessimisme, scepticisme • cynisme • nihilisme etc...

(français / in French) Philosophie Contemporaine (Contemporary Philosophy)

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source: La Lucarne et la Nuit    2015年9月22日-
Écoles contemporaines : Déconstruction • Empirisme logique • École de Francfort • Existentialisme • Herméneutique • Logicisme • Marxisme • Néokantisme • Personnalisme • Phénoménologie • Philosophie analytique • Positivisme • Pragmatisme • Spiritualisme • Utilitarisme • Pessimisme • nihilisme

The University of Chicago (videos: 02/02-02/28/17)

source: The University of Chicago
1:33:25 Urban Labs Innovation Challenge: Delhi Awards Announcement At the UChicago Center in Delhi, winners of Urban Labs Innovation Challenge were announced and awarded.
1:13:15 Prejudice, Stigma, Discrimination: Combatting Exclusions Through Policy and Law At the UChicago Center in Delhi, scholars and faculties from UChicago and other universities presented their papers on Prejudice, Stigma, and Discrimination.
55:58 Disarming Dialogues: Reviving Humanities in Medical Education (RHiME) 2016 Workshop (Part 3) At the UChicago Center in Delhi, doctors & professors from UChicago and various Indian institutes gathered for three days conference on Reviving Humanities in Medical Education.
21:20 Disarming Dialogues: Reviving Humanities in Medical Education (RHiME) 2016 Workshop (Part 2) At the UChicago Center in Delhi, doctors & professors from UChicago and various Indian institutes gathered for three days conference on Reviving Humanities in Medical Education.
46:41 Disarming Dialogues: Reviving Humanities in Medical Education (RHiME) 2016 Workshop At the UChicago Center in Delhi, doctors & professors from UChicago and various Indian institutes gathered for three days conference on Reviving Humanities in Medical Education.
0:59 Sustaining the Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults Fred Beuttler, the Graham School’s Associate Dean of Liberal Arts, speaks about upcoming fundraising initiatives for the Basic Program.
1:32:24 Academic Freedom and Diversity Panelists talked about academic freedom and diversity on college campuses. Panelists included a documentary filmmaker, authors, and professors from Yale University and the Universities of Michigan ...
1:36 Basic Program's Dedicated Staff and Students Basic Program instructor Adam Rose shares how the dedicated staff and students contributed to the program's success.
4:44 UChicago Urban Labs As cities grow more rapidly than ever before, the University of Chicago’s five Urban Labs seek to address some of the world’s most daunting urban problems. UChicago Urban Labs design and test the m...
49:19 Thomas Cavanaugh - Double Duty Thomas Cavanaugh, PhD - Double Duty: Ethical Considerations Concerning Palliative Sedation.
October 14, 2016, Friday, University of Chicago Divinity School
1:46 Reasons to Visit UChicago This Winter Looking for a stimulating activity this winter? Here are a few of our favorite ways to savor a snowy day at UChicago. For more, go to http://visit.uchicago.edu.
1:03 Montaigne in his own words as read by Prof. Philippe Desan An excerpt from Prof. Philippe Desan's book "Montaigne: A Life" (Princeton University Press)
30:07 Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago: Applying Medical Humanism in Patient Care. At the UChicago Center in Delhi, Dr. Monica Peek shares data from various surveys and results of the patient care workshops conducted by her in Chicago.
25:33 Bilingual Literary Readings (Part 2) At the UChicago Center in Delhi, poets and translators came together and showcased their work in the languages of Hindi, Bangla and Urdu.
32:58 Bilingual Literary Readings (Part 1) At the UChicago Center in Delhi, poets and translators came together and showcased their work in the languages of Hindi, Bangla and Urdu.
2:32 John Banville on writing sequel to Henry James’ The Portrait of a Lady Irish writer John Banville talks about channeling Henry James in writing ‘Mrs Osmond,’ his sequel to the masterpiece ‘The Portrait of a Lady’—a literary endeavor that he admits is ‘arrogant, foolha...
53:30 Douglas Farrow - Reckoning with the Last Enemy Douglas Farrow, PhD - Reckoning with the Last Enemy: “Thereupon he advanced even as far as death itself.”
October 14, 2016, Friday, University of Chicago Divinity School
50:34 Farr Curlin - Palliative Sedation Farr Curlin, MD -- Palliative Sedation: Clinical Facts and Ethical Questions.
October 14, 2016, Friday, University of Chicago Divinity School
53:27 Daniel Sulmasy - The Last Sweet Murmurs of the Dead Daniel Sulmasy, MD, PhD -- The Last Sweet Murmurs of the Dead: Should a Physician Aim at Relieving Suffering by Rendering a Patient Unconscious Until Death?
October 14, 2016, Friday, University of...
38:08 Gilbert Meilaender - The Ethics of Palliative Sedation Gilbert Meilaender, PhD -- The Ethics of Palliative Sedation.
October 14, 2016, Friday, University of Chicago Divinity School
47:41 Henk ten Have - Palliative Sedation Henk ten Have, MD, PhD -- Palliative Sedation: European Perspectives.
October 14, 2016, Friday, University of Chicago Divinity School
1:30:32 What Good Are The Humanities Talbot Brewer's talk, titled “What Good are the Humanities?” is part of a research project that brings together scholars from around the world to study the facts that lead to happiness and the mean...
1:23 Exciting New Initiatives to Increase Basic Program's Accessibility Basic Program Chair Zoë Eisenman explains how the new initiatives will help make the discussions more vibrant and valuable as they will help bring greater variety of perspectives to our community.

GreshamCollege (videos of the past month: 02/01-02/28/17)

source: GreshamCollege
56:12 Respecting and Transcending Nature - Professor Alister McGrath One of the most distinctive characteristics of human beings is their capacity to alter their environments through technology. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/respecting-......
45:22 The Christian Singer: Charlemagne and Beyond - Professor Christopher Page In the year 754 the first pope ever to cross the Alps came to a small chapel in what is now northern France and prostrated himself before the king of the Franks, beseeching him for military aid. Th...
46:59 Crime and Punishment: When Legal Worlds Collide - Ruth Kirby This lecture will explore and explain the difference in outcomes between cases in Crime and Care, considering the framework of Beyond reasonable doubt versus the balance of probabilities and the co...
43:16 Affairs of the Heart: An Exploration of the Symbolism of the Heart in Art - Professor Martin Elliott A celebration of the heart for St Valentines Day. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/affairs-of-...
How is it that a simple pu...
57:15 Under the Sea: What's Happening in Our Oceans - Professor Carolyn Roberts Oceans have been the least well-known major component of the Earths environment. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/under-the-s...
Whilst deep ocean explora...
2:12 The movement of ponytails, ships and the Millennium Bridge - Professor Raymond E. Goldstein A question from the lecture 'Leonardo, Rapunzel and the Mathematics of Hair' by Professor Raymond E. Goldstein https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/leonardo-ra......
47:53 Should We Trust a Theory? - Professor Joseph Silk FRS Can a scientific theory ever be confirmed? https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/should-we-t...
Must a scientific theory be falsifiable? These are deep questions that have fasci...
53:40 From Test-Tube to YouTube - Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff  This lecture explains how my participation in making some videos for the University of Nottinghams test-tube YouTube channel led to collaboration with the video-journalist Brady Haran, and the crea...
59:41 How Much Mathematics Can You Eat? - Professor Chris Budd OBE We all eat and have an interest in food! https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/how-much-ma...
Indeed food and beverage processing is the worlds largest manufacturing industry w...
35:58 Apprenticeship: Politics, Education, or Reality Television? - Dr Andrew Parmley International competition drives schools and universities around the world as never before, and an increasingly complex world places more demands for evidence of qualifications and standards.
http...
51:15 The Dilemmas of Privacy and Surveillance - Professor Martyn Thomas CBE In the battle between the spooks and the geeks, who will win? And who should win? https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-dilemma...
Cyberspace must not be an u...
49:36 The History of Local Anaesthesia - Dr William Harrop-Griffiths Most equate anaesthesia with general anaesthesia. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-history...
This is likely because the introduction of general anaesthesia (18...
46:00 Macroeconomics, Capitalism and Inequality - Professor Jagjit Chadha Rapid economic growth in the emerging worlds has taken many families out of poverty but has placed downward pressure of manufacturing wages in the advanced world. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures...
54:49 The Right Stuff: How Do We Make Moral Choices? - Professor Gwen Adshead In this lecture, I will present and review developments in moral psychology over the last two decades. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-right-s... Sp...
54:46 Perfection or Pastiche? New Buildings in Old Places - Professor Simon Thurley CBE Can we reconcile old and new in our historic cities? https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/perfection-...
The blight of the concrete municipal buildings...
2:10 Did the SS Great Eastern ever sail to Australia? - Elliott Wragg
A question from the lecture 'From Sail to Steam: London's Role in a Shipbuilding Revolution' by Elliott Wragg https://www.gresham.ac.uk/short/did-the-ss-great-eastern-...
The t...
2:21 When did they really start trusting steam and get rid of the masts? - Elliott Wragg A question from the lecture 'From Sail to Steam: London's Role in a Shipbuilding Revolution' by Elliott Wragg https://www.gresham.ac.uk/short/when-did-they-really-star......
56:51 Cheats, Liars and Fornicators: The Hidden Face of Mother Nature - Professor Steve Jones Many creatures manipulate their fellows, their partners, their enemies and even their friends in an attempt to gain advantage for themselves. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cheats-li...
1:41 When did the Royal dockyards come into being? - Elliott Wragg A question from the lecture 'From Sail to Steam: London's Role in a Shipbuilding Revolution' by Elliott Wragg https://www.gresham.ac.uk/short/when-did-the-royal-dockya...
The tran...
1:37 What part did commercial companies play in stimulating engineering design? - Elliott Wragg A question from the lecture 'From Sail to Steam: London's Role in a Shipbuilding Revolution' by Elliott Wragg https://www.gresham.ac.uk/short/what-part-did-the-commerc......
54:47 America's Advents - Professor Alec Ryrie The United States in the early nineteenth century was one of Christian history's great moments of sectarian creativity. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/americas-ad...
The religiou...
56:13 Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Use of Personification - Professor Belinda Jack 'When well-appareled April on the heel/ Of limping winter treads'. A calendar month cannot dress, nor can a season walk. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/shakespeare......
1:51 The role of literary creative writing in exploring religious issues - Lord Richard Harries A question from the lecture 'The Beauty and the Horror: Searching for God in a Suffering World' by Lord Richard Harries and Professor Alister McGrath https://www.gresham.ac.uk/short/the-role-of-lit...
3:05 Is religion an extension of psychology? - Lord Richard Harries and Professor Alister McGrath A question from the lecture 'The Beauty and the Horror: Searching for God in a Suffering World' by Lord Richard Harries and Professor Alister McGrath https://www.gresham.ac.uk/short/is-religion-an-...
53:38 Is Reality Limited to What Science Can Uncover? - Professor Alister McGrath Is science complete in itself, or does it act as a pointer or signpost to matters beyond its boundaries?
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/is-reality-......

What happened to trial by jury? - Suja A. Thomas

source: TED-Ed    2017年3月2日
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happen...
In the United States today, juries decide less than 4% of criminal cases and less than 1% of civil cases filed in court. At the same time, jury systems in other countries are growing. So what happened in the US? And could the disappearance of juries be a good thing? Suja A. Thomas explores both sides of this dilemma.
Lesson by Suja A. Thomas, animation by Globizco.

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (videos: 02/02-02/23/17)

source: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
2:32 Neutron Star Facts: Victoria Kaspi at Perimeter Institute Victoria Kaspi (McGill University) explains ___ during her 2016 public lectures at Perimeter Institute, "The Cosmic Gift of Neutron Stars." Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/6UG9hoeLcHo Watch m...
1:01 The Life Cycle of a Star: Victoria Kaspi at Perimeter Institute Victoria Kaspi (McGill University) explains ___ during her 2016 public lectures at Perimeter Institute, "The Cosmic Gift of Neutron Stars." Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/6UG9hoeLcHo Watch m...
4:49 The Music of Neutron Stars: Victoria Kaspi at Perimeter Institute Victoria Kaspi (McGill University) plays "music from the heavens" during her 2016 public lectures at Perimeter Institute, "The Cosmic Gift of Neutron Stars." Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/...
1:11 Gravitational Waves from Neutron Stars: Victoria Kaspi at Perimeter Institute Victoria Kaspi (McGill University) explains the effort to detect gravitational waves from neutron stars during her 2016 public lectures at Perimeter Institute, "The Cosmic Gift of Neutron Stars." W...
0:40 The Lifetime of a Pulsar: Victoria Kaspi at Perimeter Institute Victoria Kaspi (McGill University) explains the lifespan of neutron stars during her 2016 public lectures at Perimeter Institute, "The Cosmic Gift of Neutron Stars." Watch the full talk: https://yo...
3:05 Some exoplanets discovered so far: Sara Seager at Perimeter Institute During a 2015 talk at Perimeter Institute, MIT professor Sara Seager describes some of the most fascinating exoplanets discovered so far. Watch the full talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnlG4l...
0:57 The Quest for Exoplanets: Sara Seager Interview at Perimeter During a 2015 interview at Perimeter Institute, Sara Seager (Professor of Planetary Science and Physics, MIT) explains why exoplanet research is at a tipping point. Watch her full lecture at Perime...
49:40 Convergence Public Lecture – Sara Seager: Exoplanets and the Search for Habitable Worlds Thousands of exoplanets are known to orbit nearby stars, with further evidence that every star in our Milky Way Galaxy has planets. Beyond their discovery, a new era of “exoplanet characterization”...
0:43 Innovation150 : Concours #DansChaqueClasse Dirigé par l’Institut Périmètre, Innovation150 est un programme d’une durée d’un an qui offre partout au pays des expériences inspirantes sur la science, la technologie et l’innovation, à l’occasio...
0:39 Innovation150: #InEveryClass Contest Led by Perimeter Institute, Innovation150 is a year-long program offering awe-inspiring experiences in science, technology, and innovation across the country for Canada’s 150th anniversary. As part...
1:17 The Neural Network: How artificial intelligence is fuelling “Phasebook” Roger Melko, a researcher at Perimeter Institute and the University of Waterloo, describes the ways in which machine learning and condensed matter physics can work together to drive breakthroughs. ...
1:46 A New Era in Astronomy: Amber Straughn Public Lecture Trailer On March 1, 2017, join NASA's Amber Straughn for an inside look at the James Webb Space Telescope, which launches in 2018 and will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble. How to watch the live Peri...
1:24:18 The Physics of Wall Street In his Perimeter Institute Public Lecture, James Weatherall tells the story of how, in the aftermath of World War II, some innovative physicists and mathematicians saw surprising connections betwee...