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Das Kapital – Karl Marx

On February 17, 2014

In anthropology, capitalism, das kapital, david harvey, didier sornette, economics, friedrich engels, karl marx, robert prechter

Das Kapital – The three volume set by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels may contain the theoretical underpinnings for the observations of R. N. Elliott. The fundamental interactions involved in economics via social relationships between commodities lead to the development of Elliott Waves — later expanded upon by Prechter, Sornette, and others. More on this possible connection in a future post. Regardless, based on what I have read so far, I think this will be an interesting intellectual read. The well-worn hardback copy version I am reading, from a Boston library, was published in 1902; I wonder who has read this copy in the past 112 years?

Volume 1 – Capital: Critique of Political Economy
Volume 2 – Capital: The Process of Circulation of Capital
Volume 3 – Capital: The Process of Capitalist Production as a Whole

Ebook and PDF versions: here and here

Also, for some lectures and commentary on the book see David Harvey’s website.

Possible conception for The Organism which Marx refers to:

YouTube Channel and Playlist – bloublouxp

By anautonomousagent

On February 9, 2014

In bloublouxp, music, sound, video, youtube

It has been a number of months since I last posted an entry on music. Well, I think the following playlist will definitely be worth the wait. Some of the best songs I have heard in a long time. Thank you bloublouxp for this list.

Playlist: Amazing song

NOVA – Alien Planets Revealed; Journey of the Universe (2011)

By anautonomousagent

On February 9, 2014

In astronomy, documentary, education, kepler, movie, nova, science, telescope, universe, video

I have listed a few of the better movies/shows which I have watched in the past month.

Nova – Alien Planets Revealed – Documentary about the discoveries of the Kepler Planet Hunter Telescope

Journey of the Universe (2011) – Grand overview and insights into all of science. Quote from synopsis:

Using his skills as a masterful storyteller, Swimme connects such big picture issues as the birth of the cosmos 14 billion years ago to the invisible frontiers of the human genome as well as to our current impact on Earths evolutionary dynamics. Through his engaging and thoughtful observations audiences everywhere will discover the profound role we play in this intricate web of life.

Brain Pickings

By anautonomousagent

On February 7, 2014

In blog, book, brain pickings, maria popova, website

Brain Pickings is a blog with good posts on a variety of subjects. Also, they have a “book pickings” with lists of interesting books to browse through.

Here is a quote from the About section of the website:

“Brain Pickings is the brain child of Maria Popova, an interestingness hunter-gatherer and curious mind at large, who has also written for Wired UK, The New York Times, Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab, and The Atlantic, among others, and is an MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow.
Brain Pickings is a human-powered discovery engine for interestingness, a subjective lens on what matters in the world and why, bringing you things you didn’t know you were interested in — until you are. Founded in 2006 as a humble email digest and eventually brought online, the site was included in the Library of Congress permanent web archive in 2012. Here’s a little bit about the 7 most important learnings from the journey so far.”

Beautiful 3D Brain Scans

By anautonomousagent

On February 6, 2014

In anthropology, biology, brain, science, video

Fascinating video showing scientists mapping the brain’s neurons in 3D.