Why should you read “The Master and Margarita”? - Alex Gendler
Get to know the Russian classic “The Master and Margarita,” a genre-defying blend of political satire and occult mysticism about a visit from the Devil. -- The Devil has come to town. But don’t worry– all he wants to do is stage a magic show. This absurd premise forms the central plot of
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"Waiting for Godot" Explained with Philosophy | Philosophy Tube
Samuel Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece “Waiting for Godot” is one of the most famous pieces of 20th Century Theatre – but what are the philosophical questions it raises? How does the story of its creation tie in with Albert Camus, and the Nazi invasion of France? Subscribe! http://tinyurl
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Simone Göttlich: Traffic flow models with non-local flux and extensions to networks
We present a Godunov type numerical scheme for a class of scalar conservation laws with nonlocal flux arising for example in traffic flow modeling. The scheme delivers more accurate solutions than the widely used Lax-Friedrichs type scheme and also allows to show well-posedness of the mode
From playlist Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
Leo Tolstoy was a remarkable novelist in part because he believed in the novel as a tool for social reform, something that would enable us to become kinder, more thoughtful and more generous towards others. If you like our films take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): http://theschool
From playlist GREAT IDEAS
On convection-diffusion-reaction and transport-flow modeling sedimentation – R. Bürger – ICM2018
Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing | Mathematics in Science and Technology Invited Lecture 15.3 | 17.3 On convection-diffusion-reaction and transport-flow problems modeling sedimentation Raimund Bürger Abstract: The sedimentation of a suspension is a unit operation widely used i
From playlist Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
On convergence of numerical schemes for hyperbolic systems of conservation – S. Mishra – ICM2018
Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing Invited Lecture 15.9 On the convergence of numerical schemes for hyperbolic systems of conservation laws Siddhartha Mishra Abstract: A large variety of efficient numerical methods, of the finite volume, finite difference and DG type, have been
From playlist Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
18. Weber on Traditional Authority
Foundations of Modern Social Thought (SOCY 151) We return to Weber's idea of domination, Herrschaft. Herrschaft has been translated into English as "authority" and as "domination." The translation into domination highlights the elements of power and legitimacy that are co-mingled in t
From playlist Foundations of Modern Social Theory with Iván Szelényi
History Lists: Who Is Vladimir Putin? | History
Get the facts about Russian President Vladimir Putin and his rise to power. Newsletter: https://www.history.com/newsletter Website - http://www.history.com /posts Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/History Twitter - https://twitter.com/history HISTORY Topical Video Season 1 Episode 1 W
From playlist Examine the Past | History
3 The True Fathers of Romanticism (Isaiah Berlin 1965)
Isaiah Berlin gives the 3rd lecture in a series of 6 on Romanticism and its roots. All 6 lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE_9uxkmfSIt2JJK6oKbXmd- For Berlin, the Romantics set in motion a vast, unparalleled revolution in humanity’s view of itself. They destroyed
From playlist Isaiah Berlin
Numerical Hydrodynamics: Part 2 by Ian Hawke
PROGRAM: GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS : Parameswaran Ajith, K. G. Arun, Sukanta Bose, Bala R. Iyer, Resmi Lekshmi and B Sathyaprakash DATE: 18 May 2020 to 22 May 2020 VENUE: Online Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the original program has been cancelled. Howe
From playlist Gravitational Wave Astrophysics (Online) 2020
The Many Deaths of Tsarevich Dmitry
During Russia's "Time of Troubles" at the turn of the seventeenth century, a prince just wouldn't stay dead. The History Guy remembers the many death of Tsarevich Dmitry. This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and
From playlist Europe
Rurikid Dynasty Family Tree | Rurik the Viking to Ivan the Terrible
Buy the poster: https://usefulcharts.com/products/european-royal-family-tree-north-east Ivan the Terrible video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOX4PJ33etk CREDITS: Chart: Matt Baker Script/Narration: Jack Rackam https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaQzyr4MWn1b9W4TdpxxeKw Intro animation:
From playlist Royal Family Trees
Coadjoint Orbits and Liouville Bulk Dual by Gautam Mandal
11 January 2017 to 13 January 2017 VENUE: Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS, Bengaluru String theory has come a long way, from its origin in 1970's as a possible model of strong interactions, to the present day where it sheds light not only on the original problem of strong interactions, but
From playlist String Theory: Past and Present
1 Romanticism - In Search of a Definition (Isaiah Berlin 1965)
Isaiah Berlin gives the 1st lecture in a series of 6 on Romanticism and its roots. All 6 lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE_9uxkmfSIt2JJK6oKbXmd- For Berlin, the Romantics set in motion a vast, unparalleled revolution in humanity’s view of itself. They destroyed
From playlist Social & Political Philosophy
2 Romanticism - First Attack on Enlightenment (Isaiah Berlin 1965)
Isaiah Berlin gives the 2nd lecture in a series of 6 on Romanticism and its roots. All 6 lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE_9uxkmfSIt2JJK6oKbXmd- For Berlin, the Romantics set in motion a vast, unparalleled revolution in humanity’s view of itself. They destroyed
From playlist Isaiah Berlin
The Russian Revolution of 1917
In this lecture, Dr Andy Willimott (Queen Mary, University of London) explores the events of 1917 in Russia, focusing in particular on: (i) why Russia fared so badly in the First World War, and why Tsar Nicholas II became personally associated with Russian military failures; (ii) the mount
From playlist History
Plato: Biography of a Great Thinker
The Greek philosopher Plato was a student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristotle. He wrote on a wide variety of topics including Politics, Aesthetics, Cosmology, and Epistemology. To this day, we refer to “Platonic Love” and “Platonic Ideals.” Plato’s search for knowledge and truth formed t
From playlist It Starts With Literacy
Schemes 13: The functor of points
This lecture is part of an online algebraic geometry course on schemes, based on chapter II of "Algebraic geometry" by Hartshorne. We discuss two themes in Grothendieck's work on schemes. The first one is that one should focus on morphisms of schemes rather than schemes. The second is that
From playlist Algebraic geometry II: Schemes
This lecture is part of an online algebraic geometry course on schemes, based on chapter II of "Algebraic geometry" by Hartshorne.. We use the fiber product define last lecture to define group schemes, and give a few non-classical examples of them.
From playlist Algebraic geometry II: Schemes
Immanuel Kant was acutely aware of living in an age when philosophy would need to supplant the role once played by religion. This helped him to arrive at his most famous concept: the ‘categorical imperative.’ If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.
From playlist WESTERN PHILOSOPHY