Video links (archive.org samples, for example; Youtube.com; others...)
worldsfair | April 3, 2009With its Jack Kirby stylings, I thought this video was worth highlighting.
I've been seeing some of these aforementioned attributes a lot lately, when I've been to a number of public events on evolution and genetic manipulation in particular. Still, it's good to see something that tries to lay it out rationally - just in case, I may be guilty myself of being close minded.
worldsfair | April 2, 2009
So it's not often that someone can "guarantee" anything, but when I was first informed of helping out with an invited speaker, I had two individuals take the effort to tell me that his talk may quite possibly "be the best talk you'll ever hear" or "will change your life."
Strong words indeed, if not for the fact that the sources happen to be opinions I trust. Anyway, who are we talking about? Well, we're talking about a Sheldon Solomon.
His academic credentials essentially revolve around something called Terror Management Theory which wiki succinctly describes:
It looks at what…
worldsfair | February 12, 2009A few months back I had a chance to be involved with Dawkins' visit to Vancouver, and here we had a chance to record his speech. Not a bad way to spend an hour on this particular day.
Actually, Richard's presentation is very good (quite humourous at times) and definitely worth checking out. Click on the image below which should transport you to an enabled video site (the actual movie is protected to only play at terry.ubc.ca).
worldsfair | February 7, 2009(Earlier the video had server issues, so just reposting - this video is really worth checking out)
If you haven't heard of the Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (or UAEM), then put it on your to do list right now. Better yet, sit yourself down and watch Mike Gretes in this video for 20 minutes.
Making medicines for people, not for profit: Mike Gretes from terrytalks on Vimeo.
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Basically, this is one of many great student talks, I've got going up on our Terry talks site, but this one in particular I think is particularly relevant for those within the ScienceBlog readership,…
worldsfair | February 3, 2009If you recall, a while back we held a TED talk like event but with students front and centre. We called it Terry talks in concert with another project I'm involved with at UBC. In any event, all the student talks are now available for viewing (a la me figuring out how to use Final Cut).
Click here to go to the site, and then if you have a moment leave a comment or two here or there, it doesn't matter, but I'm curious what you think generally.
worldsfair | January 8, 2009For those of you at this year's Terry talks, you'll obviously be aware of our little YouTube experiment. In any event, I present to you the fruit of that labour below.
If you weren't at the conference, here is the gist: audience members were ask to participate by brainstorming, pitching, choosing, and then executing an activity amenable to recording via YouTube. This was done during the odd free 5 minutes here and there in the conference program. In total I think about 20 minutes in all was used to get the material for the video.
Big thank you to the all involved, and related to this (…
bcohen | December 17, 2008Although I'm starting to suspect the Talk of the Town will not be noting our stunning performance, and Publisher's Weekly made not give us a starred review, I will still admit that Dave and I gave the best performance --the best performance? -- the best performance of our lives at the Cornelia St. Cafe a few weeks ago. Vince LiCata was the instigator of the whole to-do, in league with Roald Hoffmann. While Vince will no doubt soon be most known for the prize-winning choreography that has just netted him top honors by the AAAS for dancing his research, I'll also make him known here for one…
bcohen | September 5, 2008Or thank whatever/whoever it is atheist readers thank. PZ I guess.
Required viewing below the fold.
From the 3 Sept 08 show.
worldsfair | August 19, 2008I just saw this video at McSweeney's (which in turn got it from Today's Big Thing). It's quite the stunner, watching the lightning seek out ground and then BOOM.
worldsfair | August 5, 2008Another score at TED talks. "Benjamin Zander: Classical music with shining eyes."
worldsfair | June 27, 2008This is actually very nicely done - a commencement speech by JK Rowling at Harvard a few weeks ago. I've embedded the movie file below the fold for convenience, but full details (as well as the transcript of the speech) can be found here
The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination - June 2008
bcohen | May 18, 2008Summarizing some points on local food, community supported agriculture (CSAs), and energy, here's a Youtube catch.
By virtue of its length (3 minutes) and forum (You Tube), it necessarily glosses over the structural issues that make food issues as complex as they are (things like economic opportunities, class and race-based contexts, trade policy, energy policy, and...wait for it...consumption patterns), but still, a good synopsis of some basic matters.
bcohen | February 13, 2008Watch to see if Cuke Skywalker joins (the genetically modified) Darth Tater to rule the grocery store. And don't blame us for the humor. Just the messengers, folks.
Be warned, spoiler below the fold...
Omigod-omigod-omigod...Darth Tater is Cuke's father!!
What? What? Too much?
bcohen | January 23, 2008Wilkins had a post that linked to a Monty Python sketch. So why not watch (or re-watch, if that be your angle) another sketch, pasted below for your viewing ease? Always good fun.
worldsfair | January 10, 2008What better way to keeping it real than showcasing a talk that discusses ways the Earth could end? This one is aptly titled, "10 ways the world could end"
First class starts tonight (woo hoo!)
bcohen | January 10, 2008Flight of the Conchords = Mr. Show + Tenacious D + Extras
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Somebody must have been given a Conchords DVD over the holidays, you think?
bcohen | November 10, 2006As far as transits across the sun, this was a good one. (It's a video link to NASA, who has several color variations at this main link -- just click "Hotshot" at the top.) As far as transits in general, it ranks right up there with other famous transits, like the ones astronomers would go on about, if left to their own devises and if they'd caught you at a cocktail party celebrating the announcement of a new galaxy or something, which is what I figure they have cocktail parties for.
Apparently, there have been 94 transits over the last seven centuries. And 2/3 of those come in November…
worldsfair | October 27, 2006Chances are, this 1952 film from Norman Mclaren cost less than $1.2 billion. Despite that, it won the Oscar for best animation that year.