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Superkuh discovered 19 months ago- From qoolsqool: ""I suspect that there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamed of or CAN BE dreamed of in any philosophy." Richard Dawkins is Oxford University's "Professor for the Public Understanding of Science." In this talk, titled, "Queerer Than We Suppose: The strangeness of science," he suggests that the true nature of the universe eludes us, because the human mind evolved only to understand the "middle-sized" world we can observe. An amazing lecture."
- lazyraoul rated 5 weeks ago
- Just a random quote from Dawkins during this 20 minute lecture: "What is it that makes us capable of supposing anything? And does this tell us anything about what we can suppose?". Ponder that for a while...
- ShamanicShift rated 6 weeks ago
- Here Dawkins presents an entertaining, throught shifting, and educational summary.
- longhornjoe rated 8 weeks ago
- This is Richard Dawkins. He will be blowing your mind over the next 20 minutes.
- Luke771 rated 2 months ago
- He doesn't say anything that I hadn't been wondering about before. That might well be a consequence of the "100th monkey" effect...
- jolie-laide rated 2 months ago
- Fantastic. I think my brain needs to be set free...
- Arachne929 rated 2 months ago
- From the site: Richard Dawkins is Oxford University's "Professor for the Public Understanding of Science." Author of the landmark 1976 book, The Selfish Gene, he's a brilliant (and trenchant) evangelist for Darwin's ideas. In this talk, titled, "Queerer Than We Suppose: The strangeness of science," he suggests that the true nature of the universe eludes us, because the human mind evolved only to understand the "middle-sized" world we can observe. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 22:42) - More TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com
- NarcisseDeD rated 3 months ago
- A speech of Richard Dawkins at the TED conference, about the complexity of the universe and the difficulties of our brain to perceive quantum mechanics, among other ideas. By the way, you can check the TED conferences website @ www.ted.com for others very interesting and inspirating talks on many subjects.
- matthewbhere rated 6 months ago
- While he's most well-known for crafting arguments to debunk religion, in this video Richard Dawkins abandons the subject of theism, and instead gives a REALLY INTERESTING talk about why the human brain can understand some parts of reality, but finds others very difficult to comprehend.
Dawkins is clearly a brilliant man, and this is one of those rare pieces that make you rethink the way you look at the world. Dawkins goes over why humans have created certain concepts, such as the case of us perceiving certain objects as "solid", even though the atoms that comprise them are filled almost completely with empty space. It all has to do with what models of seeing the world are useful to our brains, and not necessarily with what "reality" truly is. - While he's most well-known for crafting arguments to debunk religion, in this video Richard Dawkins abandons the subject of theism, and instead gives a REALLY INTERESTING talk about why the human brain can understand some parts of reality, but finds others very difficult to comprehend.
- laodan rated 6 months ago
- Richard Dawkins' jaw-dropping talk on our bizarre universe on Google video,a TED talk
Richard Dawkins is Oxford University's "Professor for the Public Understanding of Science." Author of the landmark 1976 book, The Selfish ... all - Gene, he's a brilliant (and trenchant) evangelist for Darwin's ideas. In this talk, titled, "Queerer Than We Suppose: The strangeness of science," he suggests that the true nature of the universe eludes us, because the human mind evolved only to understand the "middle-sized" world we can observe. (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 22:42) Richard Dawkins' jaw-dropping talk on our bizarre universe More TEDTalks http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6308228560462155344&hl=en Please use Greasemonkey's "videoembed" to view this video Many of my past posts are illustrations of my absence of patience for the mechanistic logic of science. This presentation by Dawkins shows that this mechanistic logic of science is not really a failure of science per se but of scientists. Dawkins (biology) rejoins Villenkin (astronomy) in the conclusion that humans are "stuck" in their dimension of reality without any chance to ever have a peak into the other dimensions. - Villenkin defines our dimension as an island bordering other islands that are irremediably inaccessible within the whole of our universe (in the physical sense). - As a biologist Dawkins speaks about the nature of humanity being limited to the function of the individual's survival. Our brains receive the images that our eyes see and analyze them in order to command the response that best will protect our existence as individuals. We are thus not equipped to see further than what habitually impacts our existence what Dawkins calls the middle world. Around the middle world are thus other worlds that we are not equipped to detect nor to dwell into. By recognizing the limits of the human world within the whole of our universe Dawkins and Villenkin are, de facto, recognizing the limits of science and the ensuing necessity for science to find a place within the context of a view of the universe, a view of reality, or a worldview that integrates science in a simple, beautiful, and globally encompassing story of reality or of our universe. Humans are in a dire need to share such a worldview on a worldwide scale. I believe that only the sharing of such a worldview can unite us all behind a sustainable way of life. My painting and writings are about such a post-modern worldview.
- Richard Dawkins' jaw-dropping talk on our bizarre universe on Google video,a TED talk
- Anndaluz rated 6 months ago
- Richard Dawkins discusses the question of limits on human understanding. As a species we evolved to cope with the world within a particular range of physical dimensions. These determine our common sense view of the world. How far can the plasticity of our brains transcend this limitation? Video 23 mins.
