yale university - PHIL 176: Death
start w/ video 2 imo, 1 is just the course intro

http://oyc.yale.edu/philosophy/death...class-sessions

I think Nielsio's post on evolution simulators lead to the two coolest YouTube videos out there on evolution:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/47...ftware-446345/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1rHS3R0llU&NR=1

extended artificial evolution video

TED talk on the behavioral economics of cheating:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/d...oral_code.html

I know alot of times people just gloss over links. I feel the need to go out of my way to tell people to watch this video. If you ever had any interest in evolution just watch it.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/s...tric_cars.html

Just released today on TED. This is a very good talk on setting up a new auto industry to support electric cars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVfmUfr8VPA

Incredible TED video on bacteria, how they communicate and a completely new approach to antibiotics.

PS - I prefer youtube links to TED so that i can favourite them

I freaking love bonnie. I got a chance to meet her a few times when she was wrapping up her work in mid 2005 and she's really funny, sarcastic, and doesn't take crap from anyone. She loves to tell the story of how for the most part the people around her were saying that studying why some random bacteria glows was stupid and a huge waste of resources. She basically gave a middle finger to the established scientists around her and proceeded with her vibro work. She just kept pressing on because she just believed in what she was doing and now may have solved one of the biggest impending crisises for medical science. The bit of anarchist in me just loves stuff like that.

Dr. Albert A. Bartlett's presentation on "Arithmetic, Population, and Energy

I thought it might also be nice to add SMP movie recommendations in here as this is the "video" collection. Some staples:

The matrix (omg if you have not seen this)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (less omg)
The Prestige (I went in with 0 expectations and came away with one of my all time favourites)

This guy (Nate Silver) is a 2p2er. He did a TED Video this Feb and it just got releaesd on the website today.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/n..._politics.html

I just want to register my appreciation for this thread. I don't think I'll have any wasted time for a while because I'll be coming back here when I have little to do. I have some links that I'll dig up and post later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujUQn...eature=related

A fantastic beat poem by the skeptical comic Tim Minchin possibly of low educational content but a witty justification of the scientific process and well worth 10 minutes of your time.

One of the best TED vid's Ive seen. And its not about science. Impressive.

Barry Schwartz on wisdom
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/b...of_wisdom.html

I loved it.

i am watching every video this guy has now, he is incredible

Absolutely loved this video.

Hi :

You may be interested in this thread from RichardDawkins.net forum : http://www.richarddawkins.net/forum/...hp?f=5&t=15585

It's similar thread to this one with many videos on science linked.
I think it's good idea to repost links here if someone finds some videos from there interesting. I just discovered it so I didn't have time to watch.

Take care
punter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1nMQq67VI

John Medina talks about neuroscience. More specifically about influence of exercises on brain functions and things that makes happy marriage. Interesting talk. Author is very passionate about the subject.
I recommend all authors at google series. Many interesting people summing up their books in 1 hour speeches.

ALONE- The Brain, Sensory Deprivation and Isolation

not videos but a lot of interesting lectures. http://www.astronomycast.com/archive/.

God I love Astronomy Cast. A really great podcast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lfTPTFN94o

Dawkins interviewing Dennett on evolution, really good

I'm only half way through it and its ****en amazing. I just searched this guy and found his homepage, and if you scroll down there are like 6 video links of his ... lectures etc.

http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incbios...d/dennettd.htm

Description:
Dinesh D'Souza, Christian and best-selling author, faced off against Tufts professor, author, and atheist Daniel Dennett in a debate on the existence of god. The resolution for the debate was as follows: "God is a manmade invention." Daniel Dennett argued the affirmative, and Dinesh D'Souza the negative.


Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw7J15TeDG4


Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7MGyayvAa8

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgK6M3WRFcc

Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzUUnjcTkQg

Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnGGOKDGLYw

Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcunc_hQ8U8

Part 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SryFVhNfvow

Part 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8puuM-C9XIY

Part 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Ts_kPn5Tg

Part 10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMEu_pGCCU0

Part 11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqpumHZGx7c

Part 12:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rae3EUR-W4s

Part 13:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADLjLcS2kJs

Part 14:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KgVtKKgoks

Part 15:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM5mv-g2kUU