What is McCarthyism? And how did it happen? - Ellen Schrecker
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-mccarthyism-and-how-did-it-happen-ellen-schrecker In the 1950s, as part of a campaign to expose suspected Communists, thousands of individuals were aggressively investigated and questioned before government panels. Named after its most n
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Logic: The Structure of Reason
As a tool for characterizing rational thought, logic cuts across many philosophical disciplines and lies at the core of mathematics and computer science. Drawing on Aristotle’s Organon, Russell’s Principia Mathematica, and other central works, this program tracks the evolution of logic, be
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Quantum Mechanics -- a Primer for Mathematicians
Juerg Frohlich ETH Zurich; Member, School of Mathematics, IAS December 3, 2012 A general algebraic formalism for the mathematical modeling of physical systems is sketched. This formalism is sufficiently general to encompass classical and quantum-mechanical models. It is then explained in w
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Hunting the Communists! - Joseph McCarthy l THE COLD WAR
Joseph McCarthy rose to fame during the 1950s fighting communism on American soil. The ever lingering fear of Soviet spies spreading un-Americanism in the US during the cold war hit a nerve and quickly made him popular in the republican political field. With time though more and more incon
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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
Art is for everyone! What is ROMANTICISM?
A quick definition of "Romanticism." Art Lover: Louise McCartney Director: Michael Harrison Written and Produced by Kimberly Hatch Harrison ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Ways to support our channel: ► Join our Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/socratica ► Make a one-time PayPal donation: https://www.pay
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This is Why Minimalism is a Thing
In this video I talk about why minimalism is a thing people follow in today's society. There is a reason, and it's a good one.
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John McCarthy (1927-2011): Artificial Intelligence (complete) - Thinking Allowed -Jeffrey Mishlove
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26C3: Privacy & Stylometry 3/6
Clip 3/6 Speaker: Mike Brennan Practical Attacks Against Authorship Recognition Techniques Authorship recognition based on linguistics (known as Stylometry) has contributed to literary and historical breakthroughs. These successes have led to the use of these techniques in criminal i
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Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt? - Elizabeth Cox
Dig into the burden of proof fallacy, which assumes that something is true unless proven false and relies on arguments from ignorance. -- It’s 1950. Anti-communist sentiment in the United States is at an all-time high. Senator Joseph McCarthy claims he has a list of communists who are in
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Is It Better to Be Polite or Frank?
We live in an age that thinks highly of frankness and directness. But there are – nevertheless – a few reasons why politeness remains a hugely important quality. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/hMBQQs FURTHER READING “For most of hu
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History of Science and Technology Q&A for Kids and Others (Jan. 14, 2021)
Stephen Wolfram hosts a live and unscripted Ask Me Anything about the history of science and technology for all ages. Originally livestreamed at: https://twitch.tv/stephen_wolfram Outline of Q&A: 0:00 Stream starting 2:33 Stephen begins the Q&A 3:33 Begin discussing the history of LISP 8
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History of Science and Technology Q&A (Apr. 7, 2021)
Stephen Wolfram hosts a live and unscripted Ask Me Anything about the history of science and technology for all ages. Originally livestreamed at: https://twitch.tv/stephen_wolfram/ Outline of Q&A 0:00 Stream starts 2:28 Stephen begins the stream 3:00 History of Lisp 40:40 What was ctrl+en
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Portraits of Power - Eisenhower - Years of Caution Narrated by Herny Fonda Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied
From playlist Portraits of Power - Those who shaped the Twentieth Century
The American Novel Since 1945 (ENGL 291) In this review session for the final exam, Professor Hungerford fields practice questions in an open forum so that students know what will be expected of their performance. She offers study advice from her own experience, and gratifies students'
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Writing NLP papers | Stanford CS224U Natural Language Understanding | Spring 2021
For more information about Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence professional and graduate programs, visit: https://stanford.io/ai To learn more about this course visit: https://online.stanford.edu/courses/cs224u-natural-language-understanding To follow along with the course schedule and s
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Is There an Alternative to Political Correctness?
Political correctness aims for some very nice results, but its means have a habit of upsetting a lot of people. Might there be an alternative to it? We think there is, and it’s called Politeness. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/iVqWJ1 Joi
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GoRuCo 2013 - To Know A Garbage Collector by Mike Bernstein
It started as an obsession with making the web application used at my day job faster, and ended with trying to implement new Garbage Collection algorithms in a notoriously insane codebase. Garbage collection is an epic hack and a triumphant abstraction that supports various programming par
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4 The Restrained Romantics - Kant, Schiller & Fichte (Isaiah Berlin 1965)
Isaiah Berlin gives the 4th 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