Getting to space is hard. Staying in space is harder. Moving in space is even harder. Which is probably why a ton of movies get it wrong. Xuan shows us how to think about space and moving in it intuitively, using Lego, Kerbel Space Program and videos.
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I'm a Theoretical Neuroscientist turned Data Scientist. I enjoy writing taking chances, making mistakes and getting messy.
What We Learn When Brains Get Messed Up
Like most complex systems, one of the ways we learn the most about the brain is when it breaks. Ivana presents how we’ve learned about memory, emotion and brain communication.
Echo Chambers and Strategic Voting
Social networks are pretty homogeneous, which means that most of our contacts are just like us. How does this effect how we vote, especially when strategic voting comes into play? Alan shows us the models he built, the conclusion he reached and why he thinks it’s important to build models in the first place!
Intro to Curling
Curling is an intensely strategic and Canadian. Brendan runs us through some of the basic rules and the tactics used to get you started.
Lucid Dreaming
Lucid Dreaming is a state of mind where you are dreaming, but are still in control of your dreams. Mason gives tips (reality checks, sleeping) and warns of some risks you should be aware of (sleep paralysis) for becoming a lucid dreamer.
Intro to Structure in Music
An introduction to the underlying structure of music (beats, measures, verse, chorus) using “We Will Rock You” and “Billy Jean”.
The Risk of AI
Why are people so worried about Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Is the development of super intelligence inevitable? And if it is, is there any way to make it friendly? Jan goes over the arguments for and against worrying about AI.
Make Your Writing Suck Less
Writing is hard. You either get too many high-level (how to make a good character) or low-level (don’t use the passive tense) tips, with no way to tie them together systematically.
Sean has been writing fiction (for fun) and non-fiction (because academia) for a while and in this talk, he presented a systematic way to review your writing.
Based off this Blog Post
Digital Nomadism
How to balance work and travel. Also, how working and travelling changes your perspective on the places you visit.
Entropy is not Disorganisation
Ryan corrects the pop culture definition of entropy and shows us the benefits (nanostructures!) of a more appropriate definition.
