Category Archives: lecture

03/30/2015 – TPP | Chris Hedges on the next 50 years

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Ossington

Ho folks, Business interests are to this world as the massive Kraken is to the ship which it is squeezing, crushing, pulling beneath the waves. Of course, before the ship’s back is broken, we feast on the fruit of the … Continue reading →

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McKenna on creativity | Sagan on Earth | 021715

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Ossington

To say that I have been neglecting this blog is an understatement. I have been putting all of my energies onto my primary project. The status of that project? Stalled. It is very disheartening to see so much valuable time … Continue reading →

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The Power of Empathy | How the economy works | Sounds of the universe

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Ossington

Good morning all, I hope your week is going well. RSA Shorts – The Power of Empathy: What is empathy, and why it is different from sympathy. How the economy works in 30 minutes. From the largest hedge fund manager … Continue reading →

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Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity – Simple to digest youtube playlist thereon

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Ossington

Ho folks, I am not about to say that I understand Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, but the physical world is the way that it is, and this theory goes a long way to explain that world. I have watched about … Continue reading →

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Evolution: Why We Prevailed (World Science Festival talk)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Ossington

Ho folks, This is a great talk on the evolution of the current form of mankind, from the World Science Festival. Good news: We survived because our ancestors responded to environmental changes with rapid change of their own. Bad news: … Continue reading →

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The quantum nature of consciousness | a short film about the multiverse :11/11/2014

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Ossington

Ho folks, Below is a short film about the multiverse, well, the idea of the existence of an infinite plurality of causally-determined paths, entire worlds that are said to exist because you chose a red shirt rather than a blue … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Krauss on the origin, shape, and fate of the Universe | 2014-11-09

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Ossington

Big fan of Lawrence Lawrence M. Krauss. An excellent talk on the idea of a Universe from nothing, and how that is consistent with the current understanding of inflation and cosmology more generally. Great ending too. Well, of the talk … Continue reading →

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Friday free film AND a lecture by Chris Hedges

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Ossington

Before I get to the Friday Film, here is Chris Hedges talking about injustice and corporate greed in Ameria and how Canada is going down the same path. For the Friday Free Film, here is Battle of Algiers (1966) This … Continue reading →

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