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popltree2
09-09-2008, 07:18 AM
The internet is a wonderful source for knowledge, entertainment, and the occasional German shiza video. And while the entertainment and scat videos can be incredible time-sinks and can also be considered career-limiting activies, I would like to focus on the knowledge.
I would like to see some lectures that are enlightening but also entertaining. Here is my submission: Douglas Adams speaking at UCSB not long before he passed. What can you show us?

popltree2
09-09-2008, 07:21 AM
Grrrr...post edit killed my YouTube link. Here is the video. It is almost 90 minutes long, but well worth the watch.

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gonzooo
09-09-2008, 02:09 PM
I was going to dig through TED.com for favorites and make picks, but I realized people would probably benefit more from just browsing through the site themselves. So: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks

skyz
09-09-2008, 02:14 PM
I was going to dig through TED.com for favorites and make picks, but I realized people would probably benefit more from just browsing through the site themselves. So: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks

i honestly love TED

my favorite is by robert thurman

becoming buddha (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/bob_thurman_says_we_can_be_buddhas.html)

bigshotprof
09-09-2008, 04:43 PM
M.I.T. has a program that lets you "sit o" on several of their courses on line for free--listen to lectures, see the course notes, ect. It is some high school program that I can't remember the name of. If you want information check it out.

phatlip12
09-09-2008, 06:14 PM
I'm a big fan of the lecture Randy Pausch gave. The "last lecture".

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5700431505846055184

skyz
09-09-2008, 11:44 PM
M.I.T. has a program that lets you "sit o" on several of their courses on line for free--listen to lectures, see the course notes, ect. It is some high school program that I can't remember the name of. If you want information check it out.

if anyone has or finds this link please let me know

i want to passively 'study' physics

rabidbadger
09-10-2008, 12:26 AM
I was gonna mention TED, too. Also check out iTunes U. Or whatever it's called... I haven't, but I bet there are some real gems in there.

edit: I should mention ItunesU to my stepfather, a media professor at George Mason.

kronos6948
09-10-2008, 01:03 AM
I've got TED in my Miro. I constantly get updates with new vids. Good stuff.

bigshotprof
09-10-2008, 02:17 AM
if anyone has or finds this link please let me know

i want to passively 'study' physics

Here you go
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm

rabidbadger
09-10-2008, 06:14 AM
I've got TED in my Miro. I constantly get updates with new vids. Good stuff.

been missing you dude. Don't be a stranger, what your fave teds? I aint been there in a while. But I loved zFrank, and pre-movie gore.

heyseuss
09-10-2008, 06:18 AM
http://best.online.docus.googlepages.com/

ohhoe
09-10-2008, 07:33 AM
http://best.online.docus.googlepages.com/

What are you doing here? Did you think the title said "Great Lecherers"?

:)

heyseuss
09-10-2008, 11:11 AM
What are you doing here? Did you think the title said "Great Lecherers"?

:)

Good golly, you see a target on my back tonight don't you.

skyz
09-10-2008, 12:07 PM
Good golly, you see a target on my back tonight don't you.

at least you're getting some attention :D

skyz
09-10-2008, 12:11 PM
Here you go
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm

thank you

i can have MIT for free and i don't have to actually go there

i didn't know they had a serious music art drama department

thx

that's great :D

skyz
09-10-2008, 12:13 PM
http://best.online.docus.googlepages.com/

those are excellent :cool:

bigshotprof
09-10-2008, 05:10 PM
thank you

i can have MIT for free and i don't have to actually go there

i didn't know they had a serious music art drama department

thx

that's great :D



There was a character on Big Bang Theory last season who had majored in Theater at MIT.

chefespeff
09-12-2008, 05:19 AM
It's all about the stoned professor.

"Duuuuuuuuuudes"