Archive for the ‘Intellect’ Category

Computer Brains

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in Intellect |

Here's a video on one of my favorite topics: our good friend the Singularity. Michio Kaku (the affable string theorist) presents, which means that it's on the lighter side but makes up for it in breadth. One ...

Beautiful

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Intellect |

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor describes the life/mind-altering experience of having a stroke. Do watch. (transcript) (thanks, Kottke)

Buckminster Fuller

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Intellect |

A truly wonderful man in all respects. But I'll let him convince you of that: You can find the rest (sadly, only 42 hours worth) here: Conversations with Bucky1 (thanks to the always-great smashing telly) 1I'm attempting to convince the chronicler to ...