The Crackdown: The Global Suppression of Protest
The International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations released a report about the crackdown on peaceful protests in democracies around the world – the tactics include excessive (sometimes deadly)...
View ArticleLegal theory must incorporate discoveries from biology and behavioral sciences
Some recent discoveries in evolutionary biology, ethology, neurology, cognitive psychology and behavioral economics impels us to rethink the very foundations of law if we want to answer many questions...
View ArticleSome Monkeys Have Conversations That Resemble Ours
The sounds of marmoset monkeys chattering may hint at the mysterious origins of human language. A new study shows that marmosets exchange calls in a precisely-timed, back-and-forth fashion typical of...
View ArticleIs the PR Industry Buying Influence Over Wikipedia?
We all know that Wikipedia can be subverted – it’s an inevitability of an open platform that some people will seek to abuse it, whether to gain some advantage or just for a laugh. source
View ArticleCommunication with similar people stronger than believed
People’s tendency to communicate with similar people is stronger than earlier believed, which restricts the flow of information and ideas in social networks. source
View ArticleReich & Radiohead
Steve Reich on “Radio Rewrite” and meeting Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead which inspired the piece.
View ArticleMozart: Symphony No. 40 (BSO/Bernstein)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 40 as performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein
View Article13 misconceptions about global warming
More Veritasium. More good information about global warming/climate change.
View ArticleSend your name to Mars (again)
Sign-up for putting your name on the Orion mission closes on October 31, 2014. The launch is scheduled for December 4.
View Article3D flight over chaotic Martian terrain
Via ESA: Among the most interesting landforms on Mars are features referred to as ‘chaotic terrain’. Dozens or even hundreds of isolated mountains up to 2000 m high are scattered in these extensive...
View ArticleReading Marx’s Capital Volume 1 with David Harvey
An open course consisting of a close reading of the text of Volume I of Marx’s Capital in 13 video lectures by Professor David Harvey Ebook of Capital Vol. 1 More on David Harvey
View ArticleRiding Light
In our terrestrial view of things, the speed of light seems incredibly fast. But as soon as you view it against the vast distances of the universe, it’s unfortunately very slow. This animation...
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50 Recent Last.fm Loved tracks
50 Recent Last.fm Loved music tracks of user richpr via RSS
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Robert Jay Lifton – Genocidal Mentality: Nazi Doctors and the Holocaust
The video is somewhat funky (video flashes), but the audio is fine, though slightly out of sync. The embedded version skips the introduction. Lifton’s book, The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the...
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John Adams – Fearful Symmetries
Various video performances of John Adams' Fearful Symmetries
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