This poem is from Tagore’s Gitanjali. It is simply titled “Praan” which means “life” in Bengali. The English translation is by Tagore himself.
January 20, 2013
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Category Archives: Videos
December 7, 2012
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Night Time Earth Video (from NASA)
July 14, 2012
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Learning from the web: The Sagan Series
I can never stop marveling at the wonder that the great big classroom in the skies, the WWW, is. Take a bunch of computers, link them up with high speed communications link, create standards and protocols, and let people do … Continue reading
July 14, 2012
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What about that Higgs boson?
The last time I had mentioned the Higgs boson in connection with the naming of the particle. But what is the Higgs boson? Particle physics is hard to comprehend because it deals with the extremely small. We, middle-sized creatures, are … Continue reading
June 10, 2011
by Atanu Dey
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Hans Rosling: The Magic Washing Machine
Dear old Hans Rosling can always be depended upon to teach while making the lesson interesting and fun. I am confident that one day everyone will realize what an amazing machine the world wide web is and how it can … Continue reading
May 12, 2011
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Pat Condell on the Death of a Terrorist
December 14, 2010
by Atanu Dey
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Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes
Hans Rosling is a favorite academic/activist of mine. He is delightful to watch because of his infectious enthusiasm for his subject — that the world is getting better. Here’s a brief video that presents the evidence for that proposition. (Thanks … Continue reading
October 22, 2010
by Atanu Dey
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Open Thread: Offering Chant
One of these days I will get around to replying to some of the comments that do need a response. Now though is time for an open thread. Say what’s on your mind.
September 25, 2010
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A Favorite video from YouTube Play: “Lucky by All India Radio”
Go check out the videos shortlisted for playing at YouTube Play celebration event at the Guggenheim Museum. What’s that?
March 14, 2010
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Richard Feynman: To live with doubt and uncertainty
Richard Feynman (1908 – 1988) is one of my great heroes. Here’s a short video of his.
February 28, 2010
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TED Augmented-reality Maps Demo Feb 2010
October 10, 2009
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Greatest Story Ever Told
[via Fantasising Zombies.]
September 15, 2009
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Paul Romer: Charter Cities
Cities are the engines of growth. Therefore, a policy that promotes urbanization of the population is an indispensible instrument for economic growth and development. In the following TED Talk, Paul Romer, a world-class growth economist at Stanford, makes the case.
June 17, 2009
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A Fantastic work of Art and Horology
As a comment on YouTube puts it, “What a fantastic work of art and horology.”
April 6, 2009
by Atanu Dey
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“Arithmetic, Population and Energy”
I hold firmly to the conviction expressed in John McCarthy’s signature quote that “those who refuse to do arithmetic are doomed to speak nonsense.” Today I came across a set of videos which graphically illustrates the concept: Dr Albert Bartlett’s … Continue reading
September 29, 2008
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Jon Stewart on Hanky Panky’s Plan
Jon Stewart cracks me up.
September 10, 2008
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Jaime Lerner: “City is not a problem, city is a solution”
If you needed more convincing on the matter of why India needs to build cities (and not futz around in villages), here’s a video of a TED presentation by Jaime Lerner. A video made more delightful by the way he … Continue reading
September 7, 2008
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A couple of education related TED videos
Richard Baraniuk: Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning. (Filmed Feb 2006) Jonathan Drori: Why we don’t understand as much as we think we do. (Filmed Feb 2007) [Thanks to Manish Dharod for the links.}
August 27, 2008
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Dawkins at UC Berkeley
On March 8th, 2008, Richard Dawkins spoke at the Wheeler Auditorium on the UC Berkeley campus during his US book tour for his book “The God Delusion.” I am an absolute admirer of Prof Dawkins. You could see the google … Continue reading
August 9, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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At the gas station . . .
An ordinary Joe at the gas station (note the car license plate at the start of the video.)