Theseus and the Minotaur is a type of logic maze designed by Robert Abbott. In this maze, the player acts as Theseus, the king of Athens who is attempting to escape the Labyrinth. The main difference between this and the standard type of labyrinth, beyond the fact that it is set on a grid, is the fact that the maze is not empty, but also contains a Minotaur who hunts the player down, taking two steps for every one the player takes. While the Minotaur is faster than the player, his moves are predictable and often inefficient: they are determined by checking to see if he can get closer to the player by moving horizontally, then checking to see if he can get any closer by moving vertically. If neither move would place him closer to the player, the Minotaur skips his turn. Theseus may also skip his turn. This type of maze was first published in 1990 in Robert Abbott's book Mad Mazes. The idea was later published in the British magazine Games & Puzzles. (Wikipedia).
The scientific origins of the Minotaur - Matt Kaplan
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-scientific-origins-of-the-minotaur-matt-kaplan The myth of the Minotaur tells the story of an enraged beast forever wandering the corridors of a damp labyrinth, filled with a rage so intense that its deafening roar shakes the earth. But is t
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Perseus and Medusa | Ancient Greek Mythology Stories
Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. Perseus and Medusa | Greek Mythology Stories Perseus, in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa and the rescuer of Andromeda from a sea monster. ... Because the gaze of Me
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THE TITANOSAUR | Dinosaur Animation
A short animation, featuring dinosaurs doing dinosaur stuff. After getting my hands on some new technology and software, I really wanted to push the limits of what I'm capable of in animation, and this is the result. The 'Titanosaur' in this video isn't necessarily meant to be any one spe
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Mysteries of vernacular: Clue - Jessica Oreck
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mysteries-of-vernacular-clue-jessica-oreck Clue or clew? Before the word clue became associated with mystery novels, it meant a ball of string or thread, a definition dating back to Greek mythology. Jessica Oreck unravels this mystery of the ver
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Solving The Mysterious SCRIPTUM CUBE Puzzle Box!!
Today I'm going to attempt to solve The Scriptum Cube Puzzle Box by NKD Puzzles. It is based off of an ancient greek tale from Homer's Odyssey where Thesseus Must slay the Minotaur within the Labyrinth. A beautiful Puzzle. MY SHOP: https://www.1st.shop/ SCRIPTUM CUBE: https://nkd-puzzle.c
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Who am I? A philosophical inquiry - Amy Adkins
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-am-i-a-philosophical-inquiry-amy-adkins Throughout the history of mankind, the subject of identity has sent poets to the blank page, philosophers to the agora and seekers to the oracles. These murky waters of abstract thinking are tricky to
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7 The "Self" & Synthetic Unity of Apperception - Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Dan Robinson)
Dan Robinson gives the 7th lecture in a series of 8 on Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. All 8 lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE_OdgqNgL0AJX9-gwr4tmLw Kant argues that: "The synthetic unity of consciousness is... an objective condition of all knowledge.
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Medusa and Athena - Ancient Greek Goddesses - Greek Mythology
Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. Medusa and Athena - Ancient Greek Goddesses - Greek Mythology In later myths (mainly in Ovid) Medusa was the only Gorgon to possess snake locks because they were a punishment from A
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5 David Hume on Personal Identity - Reid's Critique of Hume (Dan Robinson)
Professor Dan Robinson gives the fifth in a series of 8 lectures on Thomas Reid's critique of David Hume at Oxford in 2014. “There are some philosophers who imagine we are every moment intimately conscious of what we call our self; that we feel its existence and its continuance in existenc
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9. Illusions and visual prosthesis
MIT 9.04 Sensory Systems, Fall 2013 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/9-04F13 Instructor: Peter H. Schiller This lecture demonstrates various illusions and analyzes theories for their explanation. Additionally, the instructor discusses the requirements of visual prostheses and
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How Much Of You Is ACTUALLY Alive?
Follow me to Out of Our Elements! ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp-FsXHVFoU We’re on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ You’re alive right now… at least I’m pretty sure you are. But you’re not TOTALLY alive. Bits
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Anchiornis - four-winged feathered dinosaur | Curiosities about dinosaurs | History of Life
Anchiornis is a genus of small, four-winged paravian dinosaurs, with only one known species, the type species Anchiornis huxleyi, named for its similarity to modern birds. The Latin name Anchiornis derives from a Greek word meaning "near bird". @EARTHPLANET is the great source of nature
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Dandelions and Civilization: A Forgotten History
Dandelions are among the most populous and widespread plants on earth. The secret to their success has to do both with their unique characteristics, and their inextricable connection to humans. The history of humans and dandelions is forever linked in ways that may surprise you. This is
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The Surprising History of the Mullet
A July 2022 edition of the newspaper The Mirror notes: “Mullet 'Back in Fashion' as 80s Haircut Soars in Popularity Among Men and Women.” That grim news has understandably left many of us recoiling in shock and wonder just how the human race could have forgotten the failures of its past, o
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Hermes & Apollo | The Birth of Hermes and How He Stole the Cattle of Apollo | Greek Mythology
Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. Hermes & Apollo | The Birth of Hermes and How He Stole the Cattle of Apollo | Greek Mythology Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis.
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Persephone | The Greek Goddess of Spring | Ancient Greek Mythology
Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. Persephone | The Greek Goddess of Spring | Ancient Greek Mythology Greek Goddess of Spring. Daughter of Demeter and Zeus, Persephone is the beautiful goddess of spring. She is call
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James Galway Plays Syrinx by Debussy
James Galway performing Syrinx by Debussy.
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Khosrau Anushirawan - The Immortal Soul - Extra History - #3
Once the chaos settled, Khosrau enjoyed an unprecedented era of peace. He brought reform to the army and the economy, invested in a great center of learning, imported knowledge from around the world, and earned his new title of "The Immortal Soul." ---- Miss an episode in our Khosrau Anus
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Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings and cutting-edge quiz-playing AI QANTA go head-to-CPU in quiz bowl UW Computer Science and Engineering is pleased to host an event for both trivia aficionados and those interested in artificial intelligence: a quiz bowl match pitting a computer against the
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