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Brian Cox - The Arrow of Time . Entropy at Perito Moreno glacier in Patagonia, Argentina | BBC
Professor Brian Cox uses the Perito Moreno glacier in Patagonia, Argentina to help explain the Arrow of Time; a concept that tells us why sequences happen in the order they do. "The Arrow of Time dictates that as each moment passes, things change, and once these changes have happened, they are never undone. Permanent change is a fundamental part of being human. We all age as the years pass by — people are born, they live, and they die. I suppose it’s part of the joy and tragedy of our lives, but out there iCollected in Science Mar 31, 2012 -
James Geary, metaphorically speaking | TED
"Aphorism enthusiast and author James Geary waxes on a fascinating fixture of human language: the metaphor. Friend of scribes from Aristotle to Elvis, metaphor can subtly influence the decisions we make, Geary says. Lost jobs, wayward lovers, wars and famine -- come to think of it, just about any of life's curveballs -- there's an aphorism for it, and James Geary's got it." http://www.ted.com/talks/james_geary_metaphorically_speaking.htmlCollected in Science Mar 30, 2012 -
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The Best Mind Since Einstein - Richard Feynman Biography | PBS: NOVA documentary (1993))
A profile of the late Richard Feynman - atomic bomb pioneer, Nobel prize-winning physicist, acclaimed teacher and all-around eccentric, who helped solve the mystery of the space shuttle Challenger explosion.Collected in Science Mar 29, 2012 -
Richard Feynman - The Last Journey Of A Genius | PBS’ NOVA documentary
"I'm an explorer okay, I get curious about everything and I want to investigate all kinds of stuff." The Quest For Tannu Tuva[1988] "In 1989, PBS’ NOVA aired The Last Journey of a Genius, a television film that documents the final days of the great physicist Richard Feynman and his obsession with traveling to Tannu Tuva, a state outside of outer Mongolia, which then remained under Soviet control. For the better part of a decade, Feynman and his friend Ralph Leighton schemed to make their way to Tannu Tuva,Collected in Science Mar 29, 2012 -
Stephen Colbert At The 2006 White House Correspondents Association Dinner (on G.W. Bush)
Collected in Politics Mar 28, 2012 -
Gerard’t Hooft - Nobel laureate, theoretical physicist on What Is Information? | World Science Festival
"What is information? While it is a good question, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Gerard ’t Hooft thinks it misses a fundamental point. Instead of asking about the physical world as we currently understand it, one should ask how it came to be that way in the first place and how it evolves with time. To solve this problem, ’t Hooft suspects scientists will have to look beyond quantum physics—to a “pre-quantum theory”—and into a level of reality in which information in a three-dimensional world is lost beneathCollected in Science Mar 27, 2012 -
Touring the Earth from Space (What an Astronaut's Camera Sees)
"A new way to see the world. Give NASA seven minutes, and they’ll show you the Earth’s most impressive landscapes — as seen from space, in HD. The coasts of Namibia, Tunisia and Madagascar, they’re all on the itinerary, along with Sicily, China, Iran, and Utah. Plus you will see a giant hurricane over the Atlantic ocean. Not to be missed."Collected in Science Mar 25, 2012 -
Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson on The Most Astounding Fact about the Universe | TIME
Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked in an interview with TIME magazine, "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?" This is his answer. Neil goes on to say "For me, that is the most profound revelation of 20th century astrophysics and I look forward to what the 21st century will bring us, given the frontiers that are now unfolding." Narration: TIME Magazine's "10 Questions for Neil Degrasse Tyson" youtube.com/watch?v=wiOwqDmacJoCollected in Science Mar 25, 2012 -
World premiere: New piano piece by W.A. Mozart - Allegro Molto in C Major: Florian Birsak
"A piano work experts attribute to Mozart as a child prodigy was performed for the first time Friday since it was found last year after apparently being left in an attic for centuries. The lively 84-bar passage — marked “allegro molto,” or “very quick” — was played Friday on the composer’s piano in a room of his Salzburg home by virtuoso Florian Birsak. (...) The manuscript was found last summer as part of a 160-page book of handwritten piano music as the musty attic of a house in Tyrol was being cleared fCollected in Music Mar 24, 2012 -
Lisa Ekdahl - It's Oh So Quiet
It's, oh, so quiet Shhhh, Shhhh It's, oh, so still Shhhh, Shhhh You're all alone Shhhh, Shhhh And so peaceful until... You fall in love Zing boom The sky up above Zing boom Is caving in You've never been so nuts about a guy You wanna laugh you wanna cry You cross your heart and hope to die 'Til it's over and then Hmmm, Hmmm It's nice and quiet But soon again Starts another big riot You blow a fuse zing bam The devil cuts loose zing bam So what's the use Of falling in love You blow a fuse The devil cutsCollected in Music Mar 21, 2012 -
Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong "The miracle of your mind is that you can see the world as it isn't" | TED
"Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we're wrong about that? "Wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility. Kathryn Schulz is the author of "Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error," and writes "The Wrong Stuff," a Slate series featuring interviews with high-profile people about how they think and feel about being wrong." More: http://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong.htmlCollected in Science Mar 21, 2012 -
“The miracle of your mind is that you can see the world as it ISN’T.” TED2012 remixed: It's Time for TED
John Boswell, of the "Symphony of Science," came to TED2012 and made this remix of the speakers onstage (and on TED.com).Collected in Science Mar 20, 2012 -
How to live given the certainty of death - Prof. Kagan lecture | Yale University
In this lecture, Professor Kagan invites students to pose the question of how one should live life knowing that it will certainly end in death. He also explores the issue of how we should set our goals and how we should go about achieving them, bearing in mind the time constraints. Other questions raised are how this ultimately affects the quality of our work and our accomplishments, as well as how we decide what is worth doing in life. 00:00 - Chapter 1. How Carefully Should We Live? 11:21 - Chapter 2. TiCollected in Science Mar 19, 2012 -
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The Road We've Traveled - Barack Obama's presidency. Hollywood's storytelling
"Remember how far we've come. From Academy Award®-winning director Davis Guggenheim: "The Road We've Traveled". This film gives an inside look at some of the tough calls President Obama made to get our country back on track. Featuring interviews from President Bill Clinton, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Elizabeth Warren, David Axelrod, Austan Goolsbee, and more."Collected in Politics Mar 17, 2012 -
Michael Schneider - Constructing The Universe
Red Ice Radio, interview by Henrik Palmgren (July 2010) - theduderinok's archive - - We look into numbers, structure, patterns, geometry, math and how the universe is constructed using the most simple yet energy efficient means. We'll discovering the geometric code of nature with Michael S Schneider, author of "A Beginner's Guide to Construction the Universe - the Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art and Science - A Voyage from 1 to 10". Michael S. Schneider is an educator and writer who encourage a "loveCollected in Science Mar 14, 2012 -
How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries - Adam Savage on TED
Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in 1849.Collected in Science Mar 13, 2012 -
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amipress Professor Brian Cox uses the Perito Moreno glacier in Patagonia, Argentina to help explain the Arrow of Time; a concept that tells us why sequences happen in the order they do. "The Arrow of Time dictates that as each moment passes, things change, and once these changes have happened, they are never undone. Permanent change is a fundamental part of being human. We all age as the years pass by — people are born, they live, and they die. I suppose it’s part of the joy and tragedy of our lives, but out there i
Mar 31, 2012