Ben Hoo is just awesome. Warm, dark, groovy, electronica music.
Check out Ben Hoo’s SoundCloud.
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Steven Pinker talking about how language helps scientists understand cognition.
Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understand the Brain
Nicholas Christakis talks about important revolutions in understanding the social sciences.
Nicholas Christakis: The Sociological Science Behind Social Networks and Social Influence
Benoit Mandelbrot interview, talking about fractals.
Big Think Interview with Benoit Mandelbrot
Richard Dawkins interview, talking about evolution and other related topics.
Richard Dawkins – Evolutionary Biologist – Big Think – discussing a multitude of scientific topics
First time I have heard about Stewart Brand; really smart and wise guy.
Big Think Interview With Stewart Brand
This series focuses on the geographic and biological evolution of the Australian continent since the formation of the Earth. Dr. Richard Smith narrates the entire series, starting with the formation the first lifeforms on Earth, up until the modern time. Good series and worth a watch.
Ancient Computer, recently released on NOVA, investigates in detail the Antikythera mechanism. This device is really stunning. Charles Babbage is usually credited with the first computer — his difference engine. However, the Antikythera mechanism shows that the first known computer was actually developed in ancient times. Perhaps even more ancient humans, like the Babylonians or Egyptians, had such machines, their devices lost or destroyed. YouTube link.
underset, aka Paul Volkanov, from Krasnodar, Russia does a nice job at creating electronic music. Mostly deep or progressive house and techno, I suggest listening to the following playlist:
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