Anisotropic Perspectives

…but in Canada.  Who’s the best lecturer?
BIG IDEAS

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Nicholas Carr comments on something I think we’ve all noticed.  Excellent read.
“Is Google Making Us Stupid?”

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In this third part of The Human Animal, ethologist Desmond Morris shares his views on the prehistoric tribal forces at play in modern cities.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6600330421430506831

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How did the early universe look and how did it start?  Here’s the Hartle–Hawking no-boundary proposal explained to a general audience at UC-Berkeley last year (extensive background is given).
Part 1 of 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFjwXe-pXvM

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What are ideas?  How do they spread?  Dan Dennett, the Tufts philosopher (and all-around interesting guy) spreads the controversial “meme” of memetics.
The official description:
Here’s one of those talks that can change your view of the world forever. Starting with the deceptively simple story of an ant, Dan Dennett unleashes a dazzling sequence of ideas, making a [...]

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Stephen Hawking on the beginning of the universe, alien life, and the survival of our species…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjBIsp8mS-c

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