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Darwin College Lecture Series
United Kingdom
Приєднався 8 лис 2018
In the second term of each academic year, since 1986, Darwin College has organised a series of eight public lectures, built around a single theme, with a multi-disciplinary approach. Each lecture is prepared for a general audience by a leading authority on his or her subject. The lecture series is then published as a book by Cambridge University Press.
The Cultural Revolution - Tania Branigan
The Cultural Revolution is everywhere and nowhere in modern China. It is impossible to make sense of China without understanding what happened in this decade of political fanaticism, brutal violence and chaos, which saw perhaps two million die and tens of millions hounded. But it also seems impossible to truly understand this era, with its constant changes and contradictions. Discussion has been suppressed by both political diktat and personal trauma. Even so, its memory persists.
While many remain deeply scarred by the horrors, there is now a surprising nostalgia for the era. It speaks in large part to concerns about the present day but also reflects the appeal of powerful possibilities for transformation which existed in the era, however briefly and marginally.
What exactly are people remembering when they remember the Cultural Revolution? And how has an era which turned the nation upside down come to be an essential part of the party-state’s maintenance of the political status quo?
Tania Branigan is foreign leader writer at the Guardian and spent seven years as its China correspondent. Her book Red Memory: The Afterlives of China’s Cultural Revolution won the Cundill History Prize 2023 and was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize, the British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding and the Kirkus non-fiction prize. It was named as one of the Wall Street Journal’s ten best books of 2023 and TIME ’s 100 must-read books of 2023.
While many remain deeply scarred by the horrors, there is now a surprising nostalgia for the era. It speaks in large part to concerns about the present day but also reflects the appeal of powerful possibilities for transformation which existed in the era, however briefly and marginally.
What exactly are people remembering when they remember the Cultural Revolution? And how has an era which turned the nation upside down come to be an essential part of the party-state’s maintenance of the political status quo?
Tania Branigan is foreign leader writer at the Guardian and spent seven years as its China correspondent. Her book Red Memory: The Afterlives of China’s Cultural Revolution won the Cundill History Prize 2023 and was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize, the British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding and the Kirkus non-fiction prize. It was named as one of the Wall Street Journal’s ten best books of 2023 and TIME ’s 100 must-read books of 2023.
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Revolution by Natural Selection - Professor Nick Lane, University College London
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Revolution by Natural Selection: A radical history of life from inside our cells Professor Nick Lane’s research is about how energy flow has shaped evolution over four billion years. He uses a mixture of theoretical and experimental work to address the origin of life, the evolution of complex cells and downright peculiar behaviour such as sex. This lecture will outline how a simple cycle at the...
Worlds turned upside down: Quiet Revolutions in Art - Professor Frances Spalding
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This lecture asks why the Western European tradition occupies a hallowed role in world culture. E.H. Gombrich provides one answer to this question in his The Story of Art (1950), with reference to the restlessness within Western culture in comparison with some Eastern cultures that have lasted almost unchanged for a thousand years. His own book has done much to promote the Western view of art, ...
The Exoplanet Revolution - Professor Didier Queloz, University of Cambridge
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Until recently, the solar system provided the only basis for our knowledge of planets and life in the Universe. In 1995 Didier Queloz and Michel Mayor dramatically changed this view with their discovery of the first giant planet outside our solar system. This spawned a revolution in astronomy, both in terms of new instrumentation and in our understanding of planet formation and evolution. Plane...
A Revolution in Thought? - Dr Iain McGilchrist
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A Revolution in Thought? How hemisphere theory helps us understand the metacrisis It is often remarked that though it may seem that we face numerous global crises of different kinds - environmental, social, political, cultural, economic, psychological, and so on - these crises are interrelated. The term ‘metacrisis’ has been invented to describe this predicament. However these crises are not me...
Are Revolutions justified? - Professor Lea Ypi, London School of Economics
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Authors who think about the justifiability of revolution are often divided between those who criticise it on grounds of institutional legalism and those who endorse it on grounds of idealist moralism. Moralists think that since the ends of revolution are right, revolution can never be wrong. Legalists think that since the means of revolution are wrong, revolution can never be right. In this lec...
The Genetic Revolutions - Professor Matthew Cobb, University of Manchester
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There have been many genetic revolutions: The realisation that characteristics could be inherited in the 18th century; Mendel’s experiments on hybrid pea plants in the 1850s; the rediscovery of Mendel’s work in 1903; the identification of the genetic role of DNA in 1944; the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953; the advent of genetic engineering in 1972. And yet none of these moments was i...
On the Disappointment of Revolutions - Professor Sir Simon Schama, Columbia University
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Do revolutions matter? Do they sharply change the course of history or are they programmed for disappointment, or much worse outcomes? Are they mostly a state of mind pumped up with utopian rhetoric or do they profoundly alter the structures they claim to demolish and replace? Are they the necessary engines of progress or a deadweight on its advance? And does the revolutionary temper have anyth...
Darwin College Lecture Series 2024 - Introduction
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The organisers of the Darwin College Lecture Series explain how they came over all revolutionary.
Isolation of Atomic Mechanisms: the Choreographer at Play - Professor Sir Harry Bhadeshia
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Isolation of Atomic Mechanisms - the Choreographer at Play. Emeritus Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge, as well as Professor of Metallurgy at Queen Mary University of London, Harry is a Fellow at Darwin and co-organiser of this year’s lecture series. He was knighted in 2015 in recognition of his development of new forms of steel, including the carbide-free steel ...
The Self-Imposed Isolation of North Korea - Professor Heonik Kwon, University of Cambridge
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North Korea is one of the most secluded societies in today’s world. Its system of rule is often referred to as an enigma of modern politics. This essay asks what has caused this condition of extreme isolation, highlighting the relentless pursuit of a historically durable charismatic political power. The discussion will include Max Weber’s thoughts on the place of charismatic power in modern pol...
Are we alone in the Universe? - Dr Arik Kershenbaum, University of Cambridge
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Is there intelligent life elsewhere in the universe? If not, does that mean that we humans are utterly alone in creation? Recent technological developments make the discovery of life on other planets almost expected within the coming decades. But most of the inhabited planets we hope to discover may well be populated by no more than alien bacteria. Will that make us feel any less alone? What we...
Isolation and Trapping using Optical Tweezers - Professor Philip Jones, University College London
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In 2018 Arthur Ashkin was awarded a half share of that year’s Nobel Prize in Physics “for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems”. The work for which he was recognised had its origins more than thirty years before, and in the years since their invention, the uses of optical tweezers have grown far beyond biological systems, with numerous diverse applications across the...
Antarctica: Isolated Continent - Professor Dame Jane Francis, British Antarctic Survey
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Continents as we know them today emerged as a consequence of the mechanism of plate tectonics, which led to the fragmentation of a super-continent. One such fragment, the Antarctica, now is in the ocean at the South Pole, covered in thick ice-sheets that contrast with its long-past history where it was adorned by forests and inhabited by animals including dinosaurs. It was the natural processes...
The Closeting of Secrets - Physics and Cryptography - Professor Adrian Kent, University of Cambridge
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The definition and properties of information may seem to be fundamental features of the world that are independent of how particles, fields and space-time behave. In fact, though, information is fundamentally physical and twentieth century physics has radically changed our understanding of its nature and properties. Einstein’s relativity theories tell us that information cannot travel faster th...
The Isolation of Asylum Seekers: immigration detention in Australia. Dr Amy Nethery
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The Isolation of Asylum Seekers: immigration detention in Australia. Dr Amy Nethery
Persian Tales of Turtles and Pearls - Professor Christine van Ruymbeke, University of Cambridge
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Persian Tales of Turtles and Pearls - Professor Christine van Ruymbeke, University of Cambridge
X-Rays and Food Safety - Dr Richard Parmee, University of Cambridge
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X-Rays and Food Safety - Dr Richard Parmee, University of Cambridge
Food as Expression - Mr Alex Rushmer, Chef
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Food as Expression - Mr Alex Rushmer, Chef
Archaeology and Discovering the Food of the Past - Professor Martin Jones, University of Cambridge
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Archaeology and Discovering the Food of the Past - Professor Martin Jones, University of Cambridge
Food and Cultural History - Dr Melissa Calaresu, University of Cambridge
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Food and Cultural History - Dr Melissa Calaresu, University of Cambridge
Food, Power & Society - Ms Sarah Mukherjee, CEO Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
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Food, Power & Society - Ms Sarah Mukherjee, CEO Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
Food and Climate Change - Professor Sarah Bridle, University of York
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Food and Climate Change - Professor Sarah Bridle, University of York
The Political Economy of Conservation and Food Security - Prof Bhaskar Vira, University of Cambridge
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The Political Economy of Conservation and Food Security - Prof Bhaskar Vira, University of Cambridge
Should Cats and Dogs go Vegan? - Professor Andrew Knight, University of Winchester
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Should Cats and Dogs go Vegan? - Professor Andrew Knight, University of Winchester
Blood villains and heroes by Rose George
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Blood villains and heroes by Rose George
revoluion is ok if nobody from outside the country finances it. then it is imperialism.
Great chat, thank you! Lots of food for thought in there.
Nature's Source Code ❤. Nature does NOT make jokes or mistakes ❤! Thats why we humans call it GOD ❤! I thank the universe for folks like Nick ❤. Eyes mind heart and soul wide open. NO FEAR ❤! Don't die, we are coming ❤.
In another commentary, Dr. Albert said he was asked to speak on this topic by Darwin College. When he told them he was an engineer who dealt in technology and not an archeologist, they still wanted him to do the topic. I think reactions would have been better if it were called something like "Tech Meets Archeology" or something.
I like listening to Gilchrist, but this time I feel he is missing an important part. He claims that the act of analysing the implicit "right hemishpere" is the downfall of our culture. Later research shows that the dualistic view of the brain is reductionistic in itself, and false. And there in is the kicker. Gilchrist is, as most of us, steeped in an underlying mental infrastructure based on Force and coercion. The dualistic/hierarchical thought pattern forms our understanding of ourselves when analysed based on utilitaristic and capitalistic frameworks, which is the case IMHO. It isn't the analysis in itself that destroys the magic and implicitness. It's the utilitarian idea that something must have an external and capitalistic value to be of worth, that is the problem. It is, to use the terminology of dr. David Hawkin, time to go from a consciousness based on Force to a consciousness based on Power. It is time to leave the Newtonian and dualist frame of mind where everything must be either-or, defined by its relationship to everything else. The reductionistic approach gives us a plethora of juxtapositions like good-bad, light-dark, god-satan, male-female etc etc ad nauseam. Reality isn't made up of pairs. It would behoov us to apply some sacred geometry instead, to use some Einsteinian logic of 'both-and'. One of my favourite examples is the term democracy. We believe we have democracy, because those in power-over us tell us it is so. But looking at politics, the dualistic scale of left-right is the only thought pattern used for comprehension of the situation. To begin with, the problem is that 'democracy' isn't one thing. It's at least three: the idea of democracy, democratic structure and democratic function. We only have democracy as form, as an idea, but retain the old dualistic and hierarchical structures and functions from the pre-democratic and feudal state. There is another "proof" that we don't have democracy yet. Politics is about left and right. The main idea that divides the two, is that the left want a strong state that controls the money, while the right want a weak state controlled by the money. Demos kraitos (and the latin translation Res Publica) means 'popular thing'. The people is the sole main thing in a democracy. Where on the scale of left-right, strong state-weak state, money controlled-money controling is The People? Exactly. Nowhere. We need at least a triangle to be able to define the one most important group of all in a democracy. The most forgotten and shunned of all groups. Gilchrist says the analysis killed beauty. I say that Utilitarianism killed beauty. There's no money in it in a world were The People and human beings don't count.
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Nick Lane's contributions to science have been profound. But I like him as a science explainer and writer even more; he brings the biology of the evolution of eukaryotes from archaea and prokaryotes even the evolution of life itself in fascinating detail; incredibly compelling; incredible lecture!
Brilliant!
Let a philosopher class recruited from the red-green left joined by some Jordan Petersons rule the world… but of course, McGilchrist has something to say. And one should bloody well enjoy nature. But as for the ”divine”, I suppose us guys and girls with the roots in the working class will have a hard time doing that. Thats for the redgreens and Jordans.
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I love to hear sean’s talks even though i don’t agree with his views
Addendum : Some more CRAZY question / points : 1) Electron is spinning! 2) Proton is vibrating! 3 ) Both make neutron/s chargeless! 4 )Electron keeps everything entangled as well as in order or in disorder (entropy)! 5) That means electron photon interaction... may help us to understand the theoretical points : a) The -e- is there, when we look at it...and not there, when not looking at it... right...!!!??? Therefore the above points may also suggest the ELECTRON being part of the classical science and photon being part of the quantum science...could lead us to the territory of GUT...!!! That means all the theories of all those famous Scientists are the contributors for the present TOE and GUT... in micro and macro levels... A BIT- BY - BIT...!!! THANKS AGAIN DR. SEAN CARROLL...!!!
I don't agree with you Prof Lane. You mentioned a lot about bacteria. Let me ask you, many bacteria has got over 2000 proteins. These are not just random proteins but highly interactive proteins. How did random mutations get there and how did natural selection select them. In human brain ypu get 100,000 chemical reactions every second via 50 neuropeptides. These interact with 500 components of the brain in varying combinations which humans even don't understand. How did random mutations and natural selection get there.? When take one step, our brain automatically co-ordinates 200 muscles. Our computer systems can not replicate them. How did the 2 mechanisms get there? DNA most complex code known to man. It took 2800 scientists 13 yrs to decode it. Was this code random and a chance occurrence?
Have you tried reading books? Are you allergic?
A simply wonderful lecture. I cried.
Give lecture with wearing that... must be hard...
Arrrrggg
Take clown as name college...bullshit...full of crap...full of fantasy... wrong mindset....😂🤥🤣
Funny this Darwin wonder who give money to him...
Darwin sounds familiar this name....oh... maybe monkey thing...how stupid...his grandma & father is monkey.... shit... some west believe that...
Nice to meet you ...Darwin😂
Dr Iain McGilchrist has brought me to that very place fromwhere i know what to do ! Thanks !
An absolutely excellent. I learn more about language games.😊
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To the people commenting on cat diets may i suggest you take a look at the actual ingredients in commercially manufactured cat food. Only the very expensive cat food is high in animal protein the more popular Felix, Whiskas , Sheba etc contain much less and include vegetable protein to bulk it out. Felix ingredients Meat and Animal Derivatives* (14% of which Chicken 8%), Vegetable Protein Extracts, Fish and Fish Derivatives, Minerals, Various Sugars, *Chunks: 44% Meat and Animal Derivatives.
well they're certainly making peaceful dissent impossible, so...
Really? You think peaceful dissent is tolerated to a greater extent in Tehran than UCLA? Grow up.
Why not call it the Alfred Wallace series ?
Sums up the main problem with the medical industry and society at large for that matter... It's not about healing and prevention most times, the big picture, (right hemisphere dominant thinking) it's about fixing the individual symptoms, which create side effects which lead to dependence which leads to control... (left hemisphere dominant thinking) It's what happens to government, business, organized religion etc... It becomes divide and conquer because everything becomes scattered... an Empire mentality... It reminds us of the importance of applying balance, humility, consideration, reflection and wisdom in all that we do... 🤔
It seems to me, a perfectly good refutation of the Tractatus is the following: an extremely simple fact can by language be described in the most convoluted of ways.
Précis of Talk for Watchers: Sir Simon Schama follows a classical liberal interpretation of revolution. It begins with transhistorical claims drawn from facile etymological claims to the 'original' meaning of revolution. His contenders are directly English-speaking historians and Anglo historiography, such as Christopher Hill. These are the parameters and the theoretical space of investigation. To be sure, Schama rightly sees the limits of semantics and pedantic observations. To use a concept internal to his observations (which they seem to seldom go into analysis), which may be useful to characterise Schama's general posture toward revolutions- namely include, interpreting transhistorical revolutions in relation to "tactics of incrimination" and the "ritualized hunt of culprits" (~12:30). These heuristic pairs are both Schama's parameters of revolutions. This is a liberal interpretation in that it heavily relies on lamenting rather than clarifying; specifically, as it relates to empirical-historical conditions. Schama's expertise may be squarely in the English revolution. This is both its geographic delimitation as far as it can claim relevance to revolutions of the rest of the world, though the title attempts to fight above its weight-class. This is a talk of the 19th century of the English empire, nothing more - nothing less. It is conversational with the French revolution. This talk runs the risk of being a prolonged bemoaning on the part of Sir Simon Schama. His work is not a scholarly betrayal of conventional literature as Schama claims. It is tangential and derivative at its best (~24:00). His beef with Roger Chartier is entertaining. This talk would have been better if it engaged the ritual of violence (mentioned in 27:00). His self-reflection of the presence of English chauvinism and ironic condescension in the discipline of history is appreciated. It is mentioned in passing, neither theoretically nor epistemically confronted. This talk would have done well to draw on the intellectual history of the idea of oppression (as mentioned in ~32:25).
This is superb!
Extremely irrational comparisons.
There is supposed to be something profound about a person who gains awareness so starts overcompensating?
Peculiar how he always makes the result always be negative for each consideration of an occurrence. 28:05. What if you're a physicist and your office is in the basement because your family takes up the rest of the house?
This video is just another sign of our addiction to probabilities first, find the data later. Everyone is so motivated to think of what might be the next big thing just so they can have something with their name on it.
Great talk!
a damning critique of the left… hemisphere
So I've watched the whole series. The general impression i get from the other lectures is "how this type of risk awareness can be helpful when controlling those around you". This video is how risk awareness controls expectations of population density.
Bottom line he is saying don't worry about blame. The system has rules for that. This shares many interesting results from studies but he uses them in a way that suggests his desired audience is that of people who are interested in causing conflict and surviving the backlash. Rather than not creating the conflict.
Why would nature select?
12:20 the presenter does not point out this is when the super rich organizations started buying news reporting companies to "help with marketing".
10:35. I think the number of views for this series is a nice reflection of how the perceptions given in the series are to be understood : not worth seeing.
This guy seems to be applying the same sort of logic and understanding that resulted in brexit. 46:05 he says this with a smile on his face. Let that sink in.
Iain has just kicked another door wide open on my journey of self discovery and human understanding. Taking the time to comment after my second time listening to this Lecture. Thank you Iain.
21:15 she is using the same methods for the role she is describing. Yet, she claims to have awareness?
21:25. "... Is not the way things work." What you see in the lab will never reflect reality. 25:30. And it takes effort of half of the green lot to make the medication to save the reds, but only 3 use the medication.
So his example team scores being a metric for predicting probabilities is a straw man argument. if a team coach is looking at the same data but the coach's view is: the same plays result in the same score. then you are just echoing the methods used by the coach but assigning convoluted steps for the same process. Why would they use a play that didn't result in a goal?
who came here after the Spectator article ? :)
haha ME. i guess i might have to thank him for introducing me to this amazing lecture
"Hemisphere hypothesis" is likely a more prudent choice.
Beauty goodness and truth did have a growth return spawned by scarcity of easy cheap material goods during the covid pandemic, we were becoming generous and appreciative of heirloom goods that were made to last rather than throw away goods . The tail of this trend is these expensive metal cups people are memetic to purchase