Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Quoting Dalai Lama on Modern Education
I'm not a big fan of Dalai Lama or his teachings. The idea of absolute peace and harmony is dysfunctional. The world simply does not work that way. Well, that's a whole discussion - one not very attractive to me right now. But here is a pretty accurate quote from him on modern education - I could not have agreed more, at least on the first part:
Modern education is premised strongly on materialistic values. It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect to educate their hearts, a key element of which has to be the nurturing of our compassionate nature.For those interested, here is Dalai Lama's Google+ page.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
The Femto-Camera - watch light travel
Taking pictures at a rate of 1 trillionth of a second may not sound like a huge deal, but that's the point. It has nothing to do with what you hear, it is all about what you see. This new technology actually makes it possible to capture the motion of a photon (light 'particle') as it travels through space! You have to watch this video to have any resemblance of an idea of what I am talking about.
And later in the video, the speaker throws the bomb! The technology can be used, as his team at MIT has experimentally shown, to see around corners! How does that work? Just watch it!
Honestly I don't care about the promises of numerous practical applications in road safety, medical science or any other field this technology may usher in. I just love the idea of sitting in front of a screen and bathing in the joy of watching events that we can never imagine capturing with the naked eye, yet these events are as regular as the sun rising and setting every day.
And later in the video, the speaker throws the bomb! The technology can be used, as his team at MIT has experimentally shown, to see around corners! How does that work? Just watch it!
Honestly I don't care about the promises of numerous practical applications in road safety, medical science or any other field this technology may usher in. I just love the idea of sitting in front of a screen and bathing in the joy of watching events that we can never imagine capturing with the naked eye, yet these events are as regular as the sun rising and setting every day.
How a word gets into the dictionary
Ever wondered how a word gets into the dictionary? Here's a little video from the editor/s of Merriam-Webster Online on this:
A comment below the video on youtube says: Does a word ever come out of a dictionary? Inquisitive, eh? But I think the answer is simple and obvious. Maybe they'll make a video on that some time. Oh well, they did:
A comment below the video on youtube says: Does a word ever come out of a dictionary? Inquisitive, eh? But I think the answer is simple and obvious. Maybe they'll make a video on that some time. Oh well, they did:
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