I viewed the video "Optical illusions show how we see" at
Quite an interesting video about how our senses can be "fooled" or tricked to show different information. It is similar to the philosophical discussions between the empiricists and the rationalist regarding how we know anything. One argument was that the senses could be fooled so how could the empiricists know truth. The rationalists would have enjoyed this video.
The video did show some very interesting illusions. Pay particular attention to the "two dessert scenes" demo.
Dennis
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I really enjoyed this Ted talk.
ReplyDeleteMy sister and her husband raise honeybees in their backyard, in the middle of Raleigh, NC city. They have 10 hives. So, I particularly enjoyed that segment. They are amazing little creatures with an uncannily effective system. It's unfortunate that they are quickly vanishing off the face of the earth. Considering they are instrumental to the survival of humanity, our homework is definitely cut out.
“Endangered Honeybees”
Last night, in Second Life, we discussed the implication of forecasting the future and the implications this has on theology. Someone labeled futuring as a "sticky" topic in face of spiritual notions.
Perhaps things are sticky because, as this video implies, context would have a lot to do with how events have been and, will be perceived. For example, we have no way to re-create the last three years of Jesus's life in different context. Wouldn't it be interesting to witness the same in different context? I'd like to know how this could be applied to the interpretations of significant historical events, to include biblical recounts. I would be curious to see how the world reacts to possibly different conclusions.
I've been listening to "A Short History of Nearly Everything", by Bill Bryson. What is striking to me is how context, in the day, affects the response to a scientific discovery. Since world communication was not where news travelled very fast at the time, the same research/discovery had a different impact and, as a result, a different response and outcome. I find that to be quite dramatic and worth pondering over.
Great choice Dennis!
Excellent video on perception and context!
ReplyDeleteLove the corollary to Bill Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything."